Preparing your Files for Independence Press

One of the greatest obstacles to a successful printing job is improper file preparation. If we discover a problem with your files, we will give you the option of either repairing them yourself, or having us perform the work at our standard hourly rate. Of course, changes will affect the production schedule.

Supported Software

Quark Xpress

Adobe PageMaker, Illustrator and PhotoShop

Microsoft Publisher, Word and Excel

We can open files created with many, many other programs such as Word Perfect, and convert them quickly into page layouts. Please phone to discuss files that may need translating or email a sample file to us at info@independencepress.net

Technical Information

  • Save images at the highest possible resolution. Small JPEG and GIF files, or other low resolution images, are not suitable for quality printing.
  • Don't compress image files
  • Save a separate copy of each image in the file you send us, in addition to the image embedded in your page layout file. (This means .tif, .eps, .psd, .bmp images) We frequently encounter problems with photos that do not look like the printouts that accompany customer files.
  • Keep the original file on your hard drive or an archive disk, at least until the job is printed.

Higher Tech

  • Save final images in CMYK format, not RGB or indexed color.
  • Grayscale images should have a tonal range from 5-90%. Open midtones slightly (read the manual).
  • Notify us of compressed images, if any.
  • Perform all image manipulation in PhotoShop, not in the layout program. Include a copy of the final (not flattened)PhotoShop (.psd) or Illustrator (.ai) image in the file you send us.
  • Convert duotones to CMYK before final placement
  • Do not save images in PICT format.
  • Convert DCS files to TIFF format.

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