Building Files for Film Separations

Be sure to read General File Preparation Tips.

Image Area
Maximum imageable area for film imaged at Subia is 12.7" x 22" including crops, bleeds and printer's marks. We can outsource larger film for you if needed.

Specifications
Be sure to indicate the printer's specs for the film. These are:
• Line screen
• Emulsion up or down
• Positive or Negative Film
• Type of Proof
• Dot gain, if printing on a stock with an unusual gain, i.e., newsprint
• Dot shape and screen angles if other than standard, as in the case of silk screening

Scans
• 300ppi effective resolution at final size for color and grayscale images, 1200ppi effective resolution for line art

• CMYK or grayscale

• EPS or TIFF; for a TIFF image in Quark the picture box must not be set to "none". EPS images must be saved with a "TIFF (8 bits per pixel)" preview, and the encoding set to "Binary", NOT "JPEG",. Be sure the Halftone Screen and Transfer Function check boxes are not selected in Photoshop.

• Avoid compression such as JPEG and LZW.