Computer Printouts & Outputting

Digital Printing - Every sheet is an original!

Spectrum Imaging use P.C.'s ( we may add Mac's at time unknown )

When using the above software please keep your work in the native file format.

Other Software

We can support a huge range of popular home and shareware applications. Save as:

- please remember that the .jpeg format includes compression, - so while you can store bigger files in less space, - there may be some detail loss.

Fonts

If you are using any unusual fonts, - please bring a copy of that font (just go into fonts in Control Panel and drag the font across to your disc)Please note that PowerPoint 4.0 does not access fonts in placed .eps graphics. Convert fonts to graphic elements or they will appear as courier.

Image Resolutions

Scan in CMYK and save as .eps or .tif for placement into your page layout software. Set colour for scanned files in the originating software working in CMYK as recolouring scans in your presentation software can cause unexpected results. Stretching / shrinking an image can cause pixel distortion and is not recommended. (suggest only .eps scans for use in PowerPoint)

We recommend images should be scanned to print at no more than 300dpi at final printing size. You should scan your images at final print size.

For Newsletters, dissertations etc, 100dpi is usually perfectly adequate, and 200dpi is almost overkill. Most images do not benefit from super high resolution, but only slow you computer down and make file sizes bulky and slow.

Our printers are extremely good, printing at higher resolution than this and will interpret your file, and smooth the image. Our Colour device is 'contone' so dpi is largely irrelevant.

Colour Accuracy& Management

Our Canon Laser device is stable and provides reasonably accurate colour for documents we produce in house.

This whole area is much misunderstood and frequently causes frustration. There will be no matching between YOUR Scanner / Digital Camera / Monitor / Printer, - and those we use at Spectrum. Most clients are very happy with results, but this area is not an exact science ! We will do our utmost to help you achieve the results you desire, but it should be remembered that different origination, display and print technologies all handle colour in their own ways. Simple selection of a PANTONE colour in your origination software is no guarantee of an exact match - Sorry !

Other Software

We will try to printout from what you bring, - but some DTP and CAD packages require that the full software is installed on our system. If you bring your original CD we will install the program on one of our workstations. After printing we will un-install the program and delete all files. Please note there is a charge for this service, - and you must own the original software and not be using it while we offer you the printing service. This allows us to not offend copyright limitations.

Postscript Files

The best and simplest way for us to handle your work is if you 'print to disc' as a postscript file. Then we can print your work as you created it. Postscript files have the advantage of carrying all your document settings including fonts etc. We can provide printdriver software if you do not have it.

Charges

All files received must be virus checked, - and opened to look at a 'print-preview' Charges are per file, not per disc, so make documents long to keep 'per page' prices low.

Files larger than 10mb subject to additional handling fee.

Printing Problems

From experience, any number of problems can occur, - notably connected with fonts, pagination and page layout. We will try, but cannot guarantee success. Please study the print preview carefully as all prints are chargeable. If you wish to amend your documents, - we must make additional charges for our time.

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