Applications supported:

Adobe Acrobat

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe PhotoShop

Adobe PageMaker

Adobe InDesign

CorelDraw

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Publisher

Quark Express

…and other applications on Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, Unix and Linux computers. Cal Repro also supports most graphic files, such as: EPS, DXF, TIF, BMP, GIF, JPEG. Most applications will let you export, print or "save as" one or more of the file types listed above.

Design Boundaries

In drawing programs such as Illustrator, Freehand and CorelDRAW, enclose your design in a rectangle that is proportional to your final size. This can be a no-stroke, no-fill rectangle, or it may be part of the design. Avoid extraneous design elements beyond the rectangle's edges. In PageMaker and QuarkXPress make your page size proportional to the final size.

Fonts

You can use both TrueType or PostScript® fonts. Since there are many different manufacturers of fonts with the same name, please send Cal Repro both the screen fonts and the printer fonts. Do not use the various type style functions under the Type Style Menu (e.g.: bold, outline, shadow etc.). Instead, use Times Bold, Helvetica Bold (B Helvetica) etc. in the font menu. If you convert your fonts to outlines (paths), you do not need to send any printer fonts.

Print Sizing

Leave the scaling and tiling (if required) to Cal Repro. Cal Repro's maximum width is 52.5 inches and maximum length is 20 feet. Requirements for larger posters or murals (e.g.: 20 ft. wide by 15 ft. high or larger) can be achieved by tiling, similar to wallpaper. Call for more information.

Color Matching

Never rely on the colors you see on your computer's screen!

Rely on a printed reference such as Pantone®'s PROCESS COLOR IMAGING GUIDE. Specify colors as Pantone® or Process (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow & Black) rather than screen colors, RGB (Red, Green & Blue). Most non graphic applications such as Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc., use only RGB colors therefore the printed colors will not match the screen colors. If you need exact colors call Cal Repro and we will convert the colors to your specifications. Cal Repro 's colors are close to the Pantone® Coated Process Colors, but are not exact matches. For rich blacks use four color Blacks, 40% Cyan, 40% Magenta, 40% Yellow and 100% Black.

Bit-mapped (scanned) files

If you are including scans or other color bit-mapped files (Photoshop, Photostyler, Pixel Paint, etc.) in a layout or design, for optimum results the image should be approxmently 100 dpi at the final size. If this results in extremely large files 100MB or larger, save files as below. When placing files in a page layout program, save the Photoshop file as a CMYK EPS File with JPEG set to Maximum. This not only preserves the color information but also compresses the file so it is faster to send. When placing an EPS file into an application you will only see a low resolution 72 dpi preview image of that file, but it will print out correctly.

Proofing

You can proof your files by saving them as EPS files and then placing it into another program and printing to a PostScript printer. Choose Reduce or Enlarge in the Page Setup dialog box of your application's File Menu. Specify the same percentage enlargement that Cal Repro will use. This will show design element mismatches and effects of scale on the design.