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Digital Color Checklist
What are my limitations as far as size in Color Output?
Is there a fee for processing my files?
What is your typical turnaround time?
What is a Native File?
What are PostScript (.ps) Print Files?
When is it best to use PostScript files?
What are Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) Files?
What does an EPS File do?
How does using an EPS file benefit me?
Can I send PDF files?
Can I send my files electronically?
Please send us these items to help us properly print out your DIGITAL file:
- Fonts used in file
- Graphics used in file
- Black and White GO-BY
- Due Time needed
- Paper stock needed
- Output Size needed
- Quantity needed
What are my limitations as far as size in Color
Output?
Reprographics Fort Worth offers a broad range of
color output options for users of the latest Windows Operating Systems.
In addition to standard letter size (8.5" x 11")
and tabloid-size (11" x 17")
color laser output, Reprographics Fort Worth offers up to 60” wide
by any manageable length on HP 5500PS 600 dpi plotter.
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Is there a fee for processing my
files?
Once suitable files are received by Reprographics
Fort Worth, they must be loaded into a computer and processed before
they can be printed. Most files require only 10-15 minutes of processing
time before they are ready to be printed. More complex files may take
from 30 minutes to several hours to process. Because processing requires
the exclusive use of a computer, it is necessary to charge a processing
fee for all files that take more than 20 minutes to process.
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What is your typical turnaround time?
Normal turnaround
time for orders of color laser prints (less than 100) is less than four
hours. Turnaround time for large format (larger than 11" x 17")
photographic, inkjet, or electrostatic orders is normally twenty-four (24)
hours after receipt of suitable files by Reprographics Fort Worth, unless
it is an unusually large order (more than five files or ten prints) or
requires an unusually long time to process. Laminating and/or mounting
services require an additional twenty-four (24) hours. Rush charges of
100% may apply to jobs requiring faster than normal turnaround time. Additional
overtime charges may apply to rush jobs requiring work outside of normal
working hours.
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What is a Native File?
Native files are all the files necessary
for successfully creating the desired printed output. These files include
the primary data file and all linked screen font, printer font, graphic,
and image files. Native files require Reprographics Fort Worth to have
the same or later version of the application software that created the
primary data file. If Reprographics Fort Worth does not have the proper
application program, a PostScript (.ps) print file or an Encapsulated PostScript
(.eps) file can be provided as an alternative, depending upon the type
of output desired.
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What are PostScript (.ps) Print Files?
PostScript (.ps)
print files are computer files that contain all the data required to print
directly to a PostScript printer. They have the advantage of automatically
combining all the font, graphic, and image files linked to the primary
data file into a single print file. This guarantees that Reprographics
Fort Worth receives all the necessary support data to successfully create
the desired output.
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When is it best to use PostScript files?
PostScript (.ps)
print files are most appropriate for small format color laser printing
at Reprographics Fort Worth, because most users have access to Postscript
printer drivers that can print to 8.5" x 11" and
11" x 17" paper sizes. PostScript (.ps) print files
may contain multiple pages per file. For small format output, PostScript
(.ps) print files are the easiest, fastest, and most reliable type of file
to provide.
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What are Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) Files?
When submitting
files for large format output (larger than 11" x 17"),
Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) files can be generated and delivered to Reprographics
Fort Worth for sizing and printing. EPS files are similar to PostScript
(.ps) print files except that they have the added advantage of being able
to be sized and positioned on a page where PostScript (.ps) print files
can not be sized or positioned. Importantly, EPS files may contain only
one page per file.
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What does an EPS File do?
Many graphics and illustration
programs, as well as many image-editing programs, provide specific commands
for saving a page as an EPS file. When created from direct commands, EPS
files typically combine into a single file the primary data file and all
linked graphic and image files, but not font files. When created in this
manner, all printer font files used by the primary data file must be provided
to Reprographics Fort Worth in addition to the EPS file for proper output.
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How does using an EPS file benefit me?
EPS files can also
be created using a Postscript printer driver, similar to the creation of
PostScript (.ps) print files. When created in this manner, the user is
typically given the option to include or exclude the fonts in the EPS file.
Including the fonts simplifies the task of collecting all the proper files
and guarantees that Reprographics Fort Worth will receive all the necessary
data to successfully complete the color imaging job in a timely manner.
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Can I send PDF files?
Yes. For small format color output
make your file fit 8.5x11 or
11x17 paper. As far as DPI is concerned, the larger the file size the longer
it takes to process.
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Can I send my files electronically?
Absolutely. If your
file's size is 5 MB or less, you can e-mail it to us at one of the addresses
on our E-mail Directory page. Let us know what kind of file it is (PostScript, Zipped,
etc.), and what the native application of the file is (Photoshop, Illustrator,
Quark XPress, etc.).
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