Print specifications for advertisers SELECT your desired publication: Compact ad sizes, non-stitched (Monday to Friday Herald, Herald on Sunday) Compact ad sizes, stitched and trimmed Viva ad sizes Broadsheet ad sizes (Weekend Herald) Square Compact ad sizes, stitched and trimmed Canvas ad sizes Technical specifications newsprint product Technical specifications gloss product 1
Compact ad sizes (Non-stitched, 8x8 modules) INCLUDING: Monday to Friday Main Section (Early General News, World, Sport) Monday to Thursday Daily Liftout (Business, Entertainment )* Friday Daily Liftout (SuperSport, Entertainment)* Herald on Sunday Main Section Travel Driven Midweek HeraldHomes** * Stapled, not trimmed General module widths and heights Module dimensions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Module depth 44 90 136 182 228 274 320 366 Module width 30 62 94 126 158 190 222 254 Display Compact sizes Square Compact Size Front Page Solus (Main Section) Set Size 50x254 Front Page Solus (other) 2 x 8 90x254 Double Page Spread / Panorama 8 x 16 366x550 Double Page Spread Half Horizontal 4 x 16 182x550 Full Page 8 x 8 366x254 Half Page Vertical 8 x 4 366x126 Half Page Horizontal 4 x 8 182x254 Junior Page 6 x 6 274x190 Third Page Vertical 8 x 3 366x94 Third Page Horizontal 3 x 8 136x254 Third Page Island 5 x 4 228x126 Quarter Page Vertical 8 x 2 366x62 Quarter Page Horizontal 2 x 8 90x254 Quarter Page Island 4 x 4 182x126 Eighth Page Vertical 4 x 2 182x62 Eighth Page Horizontal 1 x 8 44x254 Eighth Page Island 2 x 4 90x126 Sixteenth Page Vertical 4 x 1 182x30 Sixteenth Page Horizontal 1 x 4 44x126 Square Small 2 x 2 90x62 Spot 1 x 1 44x30 Classified Compact widths Classifieds, Family Notices, HeraldJobs, Midweek HeraldHomes, Driven Columns 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Classified Compact (8-col) 33.5 68 103 137.5 172 206.5 241 275.5 ** Display Compact widths Midweek HeraldHomes only Columns 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Display Compact (7-col) 36 74 112 150 188 226 264 2
Compact ad sizes (Stitched and trimmed, 8x8 modules) INCLUDING: TimeOut The Business Weekend HeraldHomes* Living General module widths and heights Module dimensions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Module depth 44 90 136 182 228 274 320 366 Module width 30 62 94 126 158 190 222 254 Display Compact live, trim and bleed specs Compact Size Trim Bleed Front Page Solus 2 x 8 90x254 n/a n/a Double Page Spread / Panorama 8 x 16 366x530 391x552 402x567 Double Page Spread Half Horizontal 4 x 16 182x530 n/a n/a Full Page 8 x 8 366x254 n/a n/a Full Page (to bleed) 8 x 8 366x254 391x276 402x291 Half Page Vertical 8 x 4 366x126 n/a n/a Half Page Horizontal 4 x 8 182x254 n/a n/a Junior Page 6 x 6 274x190 n/a n/a Third Page Vertical 8 x 3 366x94 n/a n/a Third Page Horizontal 3 x 8 136x254 n/a n/a Third Page Island 5 x 4 228x126 n/a n/a Quarter Page Vertical 8 x 2 366x62 n/a n/a Quarter Page Horizontal 2 x 8 90x254 n/a n/a Quarter Page Island 4 x 4 182x126 n/a n/a Eighth Page Vertical 4 x 2 182x62 n/a n/a Eighth Page Horizontal 1 x 8 44x254 n/a n/a Eighth Page Island 2 x 4 90x126 n/a n/a Sixteenth Page Vertical 4 x 1 182x30 n/a n/a Sixteenth Page Horizontal 1 x 4 44x126 n/a n/a Square Small 2 x 2 90x62 n/a n/a Spot 1 x 1 44x30 n/a n/a * Classified Compact widths HeraldHomes, SundayHomes Columns 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Classified Compact (8-col) 33.5 68 103 137.5 172 206.5 241 275.5 * Display Compact widths HeraldHomes, SundayHomes Columns 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Display Compact (7-col) 36 74 112 150 188 226 264 3
Viva ad sizes (Stitched and trimmed, 8x8 modules) General module widths and heights Module dimensions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Module depth 44 90 136 182 228 274 320 366 Module width 30 62 94 126 158 190 222 254 Display Compact live, trim and bleed specs Compact Size Trim Bleed Double Page Spread / Panorama 8 x 16 366x530 391x552 402x567 Double Page Spread Half Horizontal 4 x 16 182x530 194.5x552 205.5x567 Full Page 8 x 8 366x254 391x276 420x291 Half Page Vertical 8 x 4 366x126 391x137 420x152 Half Page Horizontal 4 x 8 182x254 194.5x276 205.5x291 Third Page Vertical 8 x 3 366x94 391x105 420x120 Third Page Horizontal 3 x 8 136x254 148.5x276 159.5x291 Third Page Island 5 x 4 228x126 n/a n/a Quarter Page Horizontal 2 x 8 90x254 102.5x276 113.5x291 Quarter Page Island 4 x 4 182x126 n/a n/a Eighth Page Island 2 x 4 90x126 n/a n/a Square Small 2 x 2 90x62 n/a n/a Small Rectangle * 2 x 1 90x30 n/a n/a Small Square * 2 x 2 90x62 n/a n/a Sixteenth Page Horizontal * 1 x 4 44x126 n/a n/a Eighth Page Island * 2 x 4 90x126 n/a n/a Eighth Page Vertical * 4 x 2 182x62 n/a n/a Eighth Page Horizontal * 1 x 8 44x254 n/a n/a Quarter Page Vertical * 8 x 2 399x62 n/a n/a * Directory sizes 4
Broadsheet ad sizes (Non-stitched, 12x12 modules) INCLUDING: Saturday Section A (Early General News, Review) Saturday Section B (World, Business, Sport, HeraldJobs) Saturday Section C (Business Opportunities*, Classifieds*, Family Notices*) Saturday Commercial Property* General module widths and heights Module dimensions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Module depth 44 90 136 182 228 274 320 366 412 458 504 550 Module width 30 62 94 126 158 190 222 254 286 318 350 382 Display Broadsheet live specs Broadsheet Size Front Page Solus Set Size 60x360 Double Page Spread / Panorama 12 x 24 550x786 Double Page Spread Half Horizontal 6 x 24 274x786 Full Page 12 x 12 550x382 Half Page Vertical 12 x 6 550x190 Half Page Horizontal 6 x 12 274x382 Junior Page 8 x 8 366x254 Third Page Vertical 12 x 4 550x126 Third Page Horizontal 4 x 12 182x382 Third Page Island 8 x 6 366x190 Quarter Page Vertical 12 x 3 550x94 Quarter Page Horizontal 3 x 12 136x382 Quarter Page Island 6 x 6 274x190 Sixth Page Vertical 12 x 2 550x62 Sixth Page Horizontal 2 x 12 90x382 Sixth Page Island 4 x 6 182x190 Eighth Page Island 3 x 6 136x190 Ninth Page Vertical 6 x 2 274x62 Ninth Page Horizontal 1 x 12 44x382 Ninth Page Island 2 x 6 90x190 Square Large 4 x 4 182x126 Square Medium 3 x 3 136x94 Square Small 2 x 2 90x62 Spot 1 x 1 44x30 ** Note that a Double Page Spread and a Double Page Spread Half Horiztonal can only run on the centrespread pages of a Broadsheet section. Speak to your NZME Account Manager for more details. * Classified Broadsheet column widths COLUMNS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Classified Broadsheet (11-col) 33.5 68 103 137.5 172 206.5 241 275.5 310 345 379.5 5
Square Compact ad sizes (Stitched and trimmed, 6x6 modules) INCLUDING: Bite Element Canvas ad sizes (Stitched and trimmed, 6x6 modules) Display Square Compact live, trim and bleed specs Square Compact Size Trim Bleed Double Page Spread 6 x 12 325x535 340x550 360x570 Full Page 6 x 6 325x260 340x275 360x295 Half Page Horizontal 3 x 6 161.5x260 169x275 189x295 Half Page Vertical 6 x 3 325x128.6 340x136 360x 156 Third Page Horizontal 2 x 6 107x260 114.5x275 134.5x295 Third Page Vertical 6 x 2 325x84.8 n/a n/a Square Large 2 x 2 107x84.8 n/a n/a Medium Horizontal 1 x 2 52.5x84.8 n/a n/a Medium Vertical 2 x 1 107x41 n/a n/a Square Small 1 x 1 52.5x41 n/a n/a Display live, trim and bleed specs Canvas Size Non-bleed Trim Bleed Double Page Spread n/a n/a 289x544 305x550 315x560 Full Page n/a n/a 289x259 305x275 315x285 Half Page Horizontal n/a 142x259 142x259 152x275 162x285 Half Page Vertical n/a n/a 289x128.2 n/a n/a Third Page Horizontal n/a 92x259 92x259 102x275 112x285 Third Page Vertical n/a 289x83.5 289x83.5 305x91.5 315x101.5 Strip Horizontal* 1 x 5 54x255 n/a n/a n/a Strip Vertical* 5 x 1 287.1x46.2 n/a n/a n/a Large Horizontal* 1 x 4 54x202.8 n/a n/a n/a Large Vertical* 4 x 1 231.5x46.2 n/a n/a n/a Rectangle Vertical 3 x 2 170.4x98.4 n/a n/a n/a Square Large* 2 x 2 114x98.4 n/a n/a n/a Medium Horizontal* 1 x 2 54x98.4 n/a n/a n/a Medium Vertical* 2 x 1 114x46.2 n/a n/a n/a Square Small* 1 x 1 54x46.2 n/a n/a n/a * Directory sizes 6
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS NEWSPRINT PRODUCT DELIVERY TYPE IMAGERY Material can be submitted by: Pagestore (Quickcut). Email. Only one attachment per email. Confirm email address with sales representative. No compensation or responsibility will be assumed by NZME. if material is delivered beyond published deadlines. Always make allowance for file transmission or delivery times. ACCEPTABLE FORMATS AND MEDIA Adobe Acrobat PDF files. Files should be exported as an EPS, and PDF created with Adobe Acrobat Distiller. Version 1.4 (Acrobat 5.0) or below. Do not export directly to PDF from Adobe CS InDesign or Illustrator. Do not use Object Level Compression in Acrobat 6.0. CD - one advert per disk. PC or Mac formatted. Hard copy proof is to be supplied with material supplied on disk and CD. FONTS NZME. does not accept supplied fonts. All fonts must be completely embedded in the files delivered. Do not subset fonts. Alternatively text can be converted to paths in Illustrator or Freehand. Fonts that are not embedded may be substituted with default fonts. NZME. takes no responsibility for fonts which default. Use only Type 1 Postscript fonts. The use of other font types may produce unexpected results. TYPE SPECIFICATIONS Text reversed in multi-coloured work should not be set below 12pt sans serif. and 4-colour type. Small reversed type with fine serifs should be avoided at all times. Minimum size 8 points, sans serif. RESOLUTIONS Mono 1200 dpi. Contone 200-250 dpi. INK DENSITY Total ink coverage of 220% max. Black ink limit is 95%. A solid black should only have one other colour running at no more than 75%. OVERPRINTING Objects not intended to overprint are to be set at 99% or less of solid colour. DOT Dot gain is 30% in the 50% dot area. Anything greater than 80% will print solid. Max of 75% in shadow. Highlights set at 5% with 0% for catchlights. Single solid colours not intended to print solid are not to exceed 75%. PROCESS COLOUR Cyan (C) Magenta (M) Yellow (Y) Black (K) MONO All mono work should be represented as true mono, or greyscale. Laser proofs not acceptable for scanning as press ready copy. COLOUR CONVERSION Grey component Replacement (GCR) is used. General PRESS READY Adverts will not be changed by NZME. All adverts supplied press ready will be assumed correct to NZME. published specifications. Clear reproduction of supplied advertising will rely on the correct production specifications being followed. Incorrectly sized material may be scaled to fit the booked space. No compensation or resonsibility will be assumed by NZME. if material supplied does not conform to specifications. CLIENT CHECKS Job area to match booked size. Ensure that no important elements of your material extend beyond the live art area as trimming variations may occur. All discs to be scanned for viruses. Please proof the material from the final files to check for corrupt files. Contact numbers (business and after hours) are supplied. All electronic files contain a screen preview. No embedded colour profiles. Clear instructions are to be supplied. All elements are to be clearly identified with the associated job, with publication dates and relevant information. Key numbers and file names should be concise and unique for each booking. Email subject headings must contain client name, publication, run date and advertisment size. Replacement material should be clearly marked with a unique key number and file name. ORIGINAL SIZE In some sections, production processes may cause the original size to vary slightly in the interests of quality but adverts will be charged at the original size. CONTACT For support on press ready advertisements, phone the Preflight Department on 0800 373 644 #5. For general production enquiries phone 0800 373 644 #1 7
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS GLOSS PRODUCT DELIVERY TYPE IMAGERY Material can be submitted by: Pagestore (Quickcut). Email. Only one attachment per email. Confirm email address with sales representative. No compensation or responsibility will be assumed by NZME. if material is delivered beyond published deadlines. Always make allowance for file transmission or delivery times. ACCEPTABLE FORMATS AND MEDIA Adobe Acrobat PDF files. Files should be exported as an EPS, and PDF created with Adobe Acrobat Distiller. Version 1.4 (Acrobat 5.0) or below. Do not export directly to PDF from Adobe CS Indesign or Illustrator. Do not use Object Level Compression in Acrobat 6.0. Do not supply multiple page PDFs. EPS files. All fonts embedded. All graphics embedded. Level 1 or 2 Postscript only. FONTS NZME. does not accept supplied fonts. All fonts must be completely embedded in the files delivered. Do not subset fonts. Alternatively text can be converted to paths in Illustrator or Freehand. Fonts that are not embedded may be substituted with default fonts. NZME. takes no responsibility for fonts which default. Use only Type 1 Postscript fonts. The use of other font types may produce unexpected results. TYPE SPECIFICATIONS Text reversed in multi-coloured work should not be set below 12pt sans serif. and 4-colour type. Small reversed type with fine serifs should be avoided at all times. Minimum size 8 points, sans serif. RESOLUTIONS Mono 1200 dpi. Contone 280 dpi. INK DENSITY Total ink coverage of 280% max. A solid black should only have one other colour running at no more than 75%. OVERPRINTING When using 100% black to blockout pics and backgrounds etc, please use 50-60% cyan and 1 or 2% magenta and yellow in the mix. This enables the rip to knock out all colours behind the black. Otherwise the rip prints the black on overprint. PROCESS COLOUR Black (K) Cyan (C) Magenta (M) Yellow (Y) MONO All mono work should be represented as true mono, or greyscale. Laser proofs not acceptable for scanning as press ready copy. COLOUR CONVERSION Under colour removal (UCR) is used. General PRESS READY Adverts will not be changed by NZME. All adverts supplied press ready will be assumed correct to NZME. published specifications. Clear reproduction of supplied advertising will rely on the correct production specifications being followed. Incorrectly sized material may be scaled to fit the booked space. No compensation or resonsibility will be assumed by NZME. if material supplied does not conform to specifications. CLIENT CHECKS Job area to match booked size. Ensure that no important elements of your material extend beyond the live art area as trimming variations may occur. All discs to be scanned for viruses. Please proof the material from the final files to check for corrupt files. Contact numbers (business and after hours) are supplied. All electronic files contain a screen preview. No embedded colour profiles. Clear instructions are to be supplied. All elements are to be clearly identified with the associated job, with publication dates and relevant information. Key numbers and file names should be concise and unique for each booking. Email subject headings must contain client name, publication, run date and advertisment size. Replacement material should be clearly marked with a unique key number and file name. ORIGINAL SIZE In some sections, production processes may cause the original size to vary slightly in the interests of quality but adverts will be charged at the original size. CONTACT For support on press ready advertisements, phone the Preflight Department on 0800 373 644 #5. For general production enquiries phone 0800 373 644 #1 8