File Specifications for Large Format Output:
Preferred file format: Illustrator cs5 or cs6 (saved as .ai)
- all text converted to outlines
- all placed images supplied in a separate folder
- all images used should be in the same colour space RGB (preferred) or CMYK and tagged with the same icc profile (sRGB or adobe-RGB or swop-cmyk or Euroscale Coated).
- placed raster images should be 100dpi or higher at their final output size. For very large output, lower resolutions are also acceptable.
- all significant/corporate colours should be in Pantone solid coated or Pantone+ solid coated
- Illustrator generated transparencies, soft shadows, large area gradients should be avoided, as they sometime lead to problems when rasterized. Instead build those components as raster graphics in Photoshop. Large area gradients (especially in dark colours) result in noticeable banding.
- if artwork needs to be scaled down, a scale factor should be clearly indicated.
For die cut graphics: a separate layer should be provided with a simple, closed loop and non-printable cutting path. To avoid mistakes, this layer should be named "cut"
If white ink is to be used: a separate layer should be provided where everything to be printed in white should be filled with a spot colour named "white1"
- all text converted to outlines
- all placed images supplied in a separate folder
- all images used should be in the same colour space RGB (preferred) or CMYK and tagged with the same icc profile (sRGB or adobe-RGB or swop-cmyk or Euroscale Coated).
- placed raster images should be 100dpi or higher at their final output size. For very large output, lower resolutions are also acceptable.
- all significant/corporate colours should be in Pantone solid coated or Pantone+ solid coated
- Illustrator generated transparencies, soft shadows, large area gradients should be avoided, as they sometime lead to problems when rasterized. Instead build those components as raster graphics in Photoshop. Large area gradients (especially in dark colours) result in noticeable banding.
- if artwork needs to be scaled down, a scale factor should be clearly indicated.
For die cut graphics: a separate layer should be provided with a simple, closed loop and non-printable cutting path. To avoid mistakes, this layer should be named "cut"
If white ink is to be used: a separate layer should be provided where everything to be printed in white should be filled with a spot colour named "white1"
