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How to submit custom artwork and custom sound.
SUBMITTING CUSTOM ARTWORK
The trigger mechanisms of our light, sound and voice modules are very sensitive. It is extremely important that the die lines are followed exactly when setting up artwork. Countless custom sound and light products have been produced in many sizes and shapes. Templates for all jobs are available to you via email, FTP, or on disk (for the cost of shipping). If you are planning to supply us with film or printed pieces, it is essential that you precisely follow the supplied template. We recommend that you allow us to “pre-flight” your files before having film output, to be sure that everything will align properly on the finished piece.
If you are unable to send files via E-mail or FTP, we can accept files in the following media: CD, and DVD.
We use the following software (feel free to contact us if you would like to submit a file in another format): Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Macromedia FreeHand, Adobe PhotoShop and Quark Xpress.
When submitting art in QuarkXpress, please be sure that our provided Illustrator template is used for all dielines.
• When submitting artwork, please include everything necessary to output the file, including all printer and screen fonts or outlined fonts and be sure that any and all images are embedded into your artwork document. It is also extremely important that we know how many colors you would like to use on the printed piece, and whether it is spot or process color. If you are going to submit spot color artwork, be sure that the artwork does not have any gradient colors in it.
We strongly suggest submitting all artwork in a vector format via Adobe Illustrator or similar applications.
If submitting a JPEG for pad printing, be sure that it is a one color image with adequate dpi (dots per inch). 72 dpi images will not print properly and delays can occur when artwork is not submitted correctly. If you are uncertain about any of these issues, please feel free to contact our Art Department.
• When e-mailing your art please state the PO# in the subject line.
• Although most files are submitted digitally, you may also submit camera-ready art, which is usually provided on Linotronic paper, Veloxes, or PMTs from a camera. Please be sure that the art is correctly sized and that the colors are properly separated and labeled.
• Inkjet and laser prints, faxes, or files taken from web sites generally do not have sufficient resolution to be used as cameraready art for offset printing. If this is all that is available to you, contact us and we may be able to recreate your artwork for a reasonable price.
• If you need to have images scanned, our flatbed scanners are usually adequate. If color reproduction is critical, however, we can have high-resolution scans done for you.
• In order for you to proof your job before we go to print, we can provide a mock-up that shows placement and functionality. For fourcolor process or color-sensitive jobs, we highly recommend that you allow us to provide a matchprint for your approval since a mockup is strictly for approval of art placement, not color. Please let us know what type of proof you would like to see before we print your job and your rep will quote accordingly.
• Most sound cards are printed on one side only & fold to enclose the sound module.
SUBMITTING CUSTOM SOUND
Our standard custom voice chips have a 10-second recording capacity. Submissions should be ten seconds or less. For custom recorded sound we suggest the following submission guidelines:
• Sound may be supplied on any of the following media types: DAT, CD, Mini-Disc, Chrome/Metal standard cassette tape or computer WAV file.
• For best results, recording level should be between –6db and +3db.
• Please supply only one message per media type supplied. Example: if supplying three different recorded messages, please submit on three different CDs.
• Acceptable Media Support Files: We use Windows PCs for editing and programming. Please submit sound on any of the following compatible file types: WAV, Aiff, Au, Voc or MP3.
• FTP Transfers: If your sound file is located on an FTP site, please supply us with the specific site address and password. |