Preparing Your Files for Submission

It is critical to the success of your job that we work together very closely before you submit your files for print. With the countless prepress production systems that are on the market today and with as many different workflows that are employed by printers, it is almost impossible to develop universal submission standards.

Electronic Prepress Submission Specifications [go]

At Century Publishing, we have developed our Electronic Prepress Submission Specifications in accordance with our unique production and manufacturing systems' requirements. Before you begin designing your publication it is important that you understand such things as the live copy area dimensions, minimum bleed area, needed resolution of scans, and acceptable file formats, be just to name a few. We encourage you to review our specifications or call your Sales Representative if you have any questions.

Preflight Check List [go]

Even though we have specific requirements, the basics of file submission remain the same. All graphics on a page are to have either live electronic elements or accompanying copy submitted for them and hard copy proofs of the latest file revision for each page is to be submitted. Please pay close attention to fonts. While missing fonts can be substituted there are inherent dangers associated with this practice such as font reflow. For this reason we have a policy that we will not substitute missing fonts. We encourage you to review the Preflight Check List before submitting your files.

Test File Check List [go]

For all new customers, we ask that you submit test files for our review at least 2 weeks prior to final submission. A set of files that accurately represents the job will be needed for the testing. It is good to send at least 8 pages. This is a very important step and can help avoid some of the pitfalls of electronic pre-press production. Please complete the Test File Check List (PDF) and submit it with your test disks.

More Resources

If you do not have a copy of the Disk and PostScript Submission Standards for Computer to Plate (PDF) or the PostScript Submission for Computer to Plate (PDF) guides you can either call your Sales Representative or download a copy. Additional information can be found on the Technical Support Documents page.

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