April 15, 2014
Boston College
Are Your Files Ready For Print ?
Presented By:
Richard Downing
Flagship Press, Inc.
B.C. Account
Representative
Meredith B. Nichols
Flagship Press, Inc.
Director, Digital Services
& Color Management
April 15, 2014
Boston College
Are Your Files Ready For Print ?
Today’s Agenda
 Introductions
 File Preparation
 Working with PDFs
 Color Management
 Image Manipulation
Q&A
Flagship Press Inc • 150 Flagship Drive • North Andover MA• www.flagshippress.com
April 15, 2014
Boston College
Are Your Files Ready For Print ?
File Preparation
 Page Layout & Bleeds
Single Pages
Document Size = Final Trim Size
Linked Files VS. Embedded
1/8” Bleed
Perfect Bound Projects
 Fonts and Supporting Artwork Files
InDesign Package for Output
Quark Collect for Output
 InDesign Preflight
Settings
Flagship Press Inc • 150 Flagship Drive • North Andover MA• www.flagshippress.com
April 15, 2014
Boston College
Are Your Files Ready For Print ?
Exporting a PDF
 InDesign Export Settings
 Adobe Acrobat Pro Tools & Plug-ins
Enfocus PitStop
More Info Here:
www.enfocus.com/en/products/pitstop-pro
Callas PDF Toolbox
More Info Here:
www.callassoftware.com/callas/doku.php/en:products:pdftoolbox
Microsoft Office Files
10 Tips from Microsoft
More info. Here: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/publisher-help/tips-for-preparingyour-publication-for-commercial-printing-HA001218947.aspx
Flagship Press Inc • 150 Flagship Drive • North Andover MA• www.flagshippress.com
April 15, 2014
Boston College
Are Your Files Ready For Print ?
Color Management
 Synchronize Creative Suite
Adobe Bridge
 Monitor, Proof & Press Calibrations
Calibration software
XRite Pantone i1 profiler
 Lighting Conditions
D50 Standard
Ambient Lighting
 The GRACol Standard & G7
More Info Here:
www.idealliance.org/specifications/gracol/g7-vs-gracol
Flagship Press Inc • 150 Flagship Drive • North Andover MA• www.flagshippress.com
April 15, 2014
Boston College
Are Your Files Ready For Print ?
Color Management
 Photoshop CS 6
Image Manipulation
Image Resolution vs. Effective Resolution
Adjusting for Paper
Photoshop File Formats
Color Space Conversions
Rendering Intents
Working in layers
Camera Raw Filter • Photoshop CC 7
Flagship Press Inc • 150 Flagship Drive • North Andover MA• www.flagshippress.com
April 15, 2014
Boston College
Are Your Files Ready For Print ?
Q&
A
Flagship Press Inc • 150 Flagship Drive • North Andover MA• www.flagshippress.com