File-naming Convention:
Please ensure that all of your files meet the following criteria before you send
them to PM Graphics for Printing and/or Film Output. This applies
to ALL file(s) -- including Layout Files, Picture/Graphic Files, and Logo Files.

• Filename must not exceed 18 characters in length. There should be no spaces in the file name.
• Underscore to separate the words is allowed, but dash (hyphen) is not allowed. For example, "photo_machine1" (with underscore) is acceptable but
  "photo-machine1" (with hyphen) is not acceptable.

To recap: There should be no spaces, periods, slashes, dollar signs, hyphens,
commas, asterisks or capital letters in the name, and the name must be 18
characters or less. Numerals (0, 1, 2, ...9) are allowed.

Miscellaneous Design Tips & Preflight Criteria:
Given below, are some general design tips to help you set up your files
properly. If you are an experienced designer then your files probably
already meet all or most of these criteria. Remember, we can help
with the Preflighting too: << Download This List (pdf format) >>

1. All files were created in one of the programs (Mac or Windows) listed in our "Supported Software" section.
   
   
2. The document's page and panel dimensions are correct (When assembling in PageMaker or QuarkXpress, etc., set your page-size specs to that of the final cut piece. Do not adjust the size of the page to accommodate for a bleed. Simply let your image or color bleed 1/8" on those sides on which it bleeds. Also implement 1/8" to 1/4" gutter margin to allow for trim variance. When setting up a three panel brochure, the far right panel on the inside should be approximately 1/4" shorter than the other two. Depending on the type of binding used, pages in a multipage catalog may need to be sized differently due to fold creep.
   
   
3. No Truetype fonts were used -- only postscript fonts have been used (some exceptions apply).
   
   
4. All process colors are set to Process-separation (make sure Logos and/or imported images are also set to PROCESS if printing in process color)
   
   
5. All spot colors are set to Spot-separation (make sure Logos and/or imported images are also set to SPOT if printing in spot color, and all BLACK is set to overprint in Logos).
   
   
6. There are no RGB or index-color files. All images are CMYK -- either TIFF or EPS (image formats other than EPS or TIFF and digital camera files are usually not acceptable. We can scan photos/transparencies for you).

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