ALERT! New 48 Web Specs Inside! July 19, 2007 1. Applications and Media 2. Poly Bag Specs 3. Color and Images 4. Spot Color Chart 5. Ad Sizes 6. AdDesk Upload Information 7. Deadlines
120106 Computer Prepress Requirements The Daily Herald's creative art and graphics departments use Apple Macintosh computers. We can use the following software programs: (Please specify when using a different version) All higher versions need to be saved in a lower version. Tt Adobe Acrobat (7) PDFs should be system ready Adobe Illustrator (CS2) Adobe InDesign (CS2) Adobe Pagemaker (7) Adobe Photoshop (CS2) Macromedia Freehand (9) Quark Xpress (7)* We accept electronic documents on the following media: Web Based: http://ads.dailyherald.com (Daily Herald site-see Page 4 of this document for information.) Web Based: (2nd party sites) www.fastchannel.com and www.adtransit.com AdSEND (Code ILARL) PDFs are ideal (color should be in composite form). Documents with elements are acceptable, preferably in a compressed format, such as Stuff-It Deluxe. All electronic files should include the following: 1. The advertiser name 2. A contact name and phone number at your organization. 3. The date your ad will publish. 4. Your Daily Herald sales representative's name. 5. The file format submitted (ie: Freehand 8, Pdf, Quark 3.3) Send fax of ad to 847-427-1266. FONTS: We use TYPE 1 FONTS. The client needs to include ALL SCREEN & PRINTER FONTS used with their document. This includes fonts that are part of a graphic within the document. 3.5 floppy disks Jaz (2GB) Drive Zip Drive (100 & 250) CD-Rom (ISO 9660 formated) In order to provide you with the best quality we prefer to receive your ad materials in digital format IBM or PC Documents: Since we use Apple Macintosh computers, documents created by DOS or Windows must be saved in a format our software can read. A document containing artwork and type should be saved as an EPS or print file with fonts converted to outlined, paths or curves (depending on application) or a PDF file with fonts embedded. Word documents should be saved as.txt text file and will be re-created in-house. If this is the first time your company is supplying us with a computer file for output, we strongly suggest you provide us with the first file or a test file 72 hours in advance of your ad's deadline A PRINTOUT SUPPLIED BY THE CUSTOMER IS REQUIRED showing us what the ad is to look like
093005 Computer Prepress Requirements Spot Color or CMYK (Process colors) Four-color or two colors plus black : All colors need to be converted to CMYK Process colors including the supporting elements inside the ad. One color plus black, The same spot color needs to be used throughout the ad including all supporting elements that are contained in that ad. Please check with your sales rep for acceptable colors or see the next page of this document. Black: We do not support rich black. Be sure all color ads containing black text and fills are only on the black plate. General Information (display and classified) Grayscale and four-color scans are required to be 200 dpi. Art should be within 5% and cropped for the needs of that particular ad. All artwork and scanned photos must be included with each ad. Each graphic needs to have a unique name which does not include special characters (Ex: apostrophe and asterisk). Revised graphics need to be given a new unique name. Line art resolution should not exceed 1200 dpi. ( 600 dpi is preferred ) We can scan art for color seps from color slides, transparencies, negatives, and reflective art. All materials must fit within 11" x 14" area and flexible to fit on drum. Photo reproduction Spectral Highlight=0%, Highlight dot=3%, Quarterton=16%, Midtone=32%, Shadow=85%. 240 Total Ink Coverage. Dot Gain: 20%. Line Screen: 100 lpi. Printer Resolution: 1200 dpi. General Information (Inserts, Post It Notes and Polybags) Grayscale and four-color scans are required to be 300 dpi. Line art resolution should be 1200 dpi. Line Screen: 133 lpi. Printer Resolution: 2400 dpi. Illustrator eps is the preferred format for Post It Notes and Polybags Regarding RGB and JPEG modes from Adobe Photoshop... We cannot accept files from Adobe Photoshop saved in RGB mode. If you send us a file in RGB mode it will appear in the ad as a grayscale (B&W) image. Unused Art or fonts Please refrain from sending art or fonts that are not needed to output your ad. Laser proofs of the ad are required. Ideally, a color ad should include a color proof. Ad Sizes See Page 3 of this document for assorted ad sizes. Our goal is to provide the finest ad production output possible. We can achieve this only with the assistance of you, our supplier of electronic ads to the Daily Herald. Thank you for your cooperation. For further assistance please contact: Prepress Customer Service (847) 427-4742 E-mail: lnordlund@dailyherald.com Fax: (847) 427-1266 Graphics Desk: (847) 427-4744
DAILY HERALD POLY BAG PRESS CAPABILITIES AND ARTWORK REQUIREMENTS STANDARD BAG COLORS Clear, White, Yellow, Orange, Blue, Red Other colors available as needed STANDARD INK COLORS White, Black, Brown PMS 483, Reflex Blue, Red PMS 199, Green PMS 348, Orange PMS 165, Yellow PMS 109 Custom colors available as needed AVAILABLE IMAGE AREA Width of bag minus 1, Length of bag minus 3 (minus 4 if bag has a doorknob hole) PREFERRED IMAGE SIZE: Sunday: 17 x 8 ; Daily: 17 x 6 COPY SPECIFICATIONS TEXT - Minimum of 12 pt medium for positive text, minimum of 14 pt bold for reverse text LINE & FREE POINTS - Minimum of 1 pt rule weight for positive, Minimum of 2 pt for reverse COLOR TO COLOR TRAP - Minimum of 1/16, preferably with a black trap line of 1/8 or greater to trap opposing colors PRESS CAPABILITIES Up to 6 colors on 1 side Must allow for a registration variance of 1/8 total between color Up to 3 colors on 2 sides Screening should be no finer than 45-line screen LEAD TIME Standard lead-time is 4-6 weeks from receipt of approved art to our specs: Consult rep for possibility of shorter lead times STANDARD ARTWORK REQUIREMENTS Suffocation Warning is included in the artwork and is within the image area Right reading negative, emulsion side up; density of 3.8 to 4.0 Pre-Separated negatives required for multiple colors Color to color trap must be within above referenced specs ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMITTED ART/ART ON DISK (charge for imaging as quoted) All support files must be included on disk. All screen and printer fonts must be included on disk. Scanned-in art is not acceptable. Must include mechanical color proof with scale indicated. All art must be vector images set-up in spot color, raster images are not acceptable. Preferred applications are: Quark Express, Adobe Illustrator and Freehand. Use of Multi-ad creator is discouraged. However, if must be used, Creator files must be exported as EPS files. No PDF or jpeg files. HALF TONE SCREEN SPECIFICATIONS Avoid photographs and fine screening since they tend to cause considerable light-to-dark variations. If screening is used, screen line ruling should be 65 lines per inch, with a tonal range of 10 ñ 75% and a screen angle of 50 If screening is used, supply artwork on a disk or call for an email address. PLEASE NOTE: ARTWORK REQUIRING CHANGES TO CONFORM TO ABOVE SPECS WILL BE SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL CHARGES AS QUOTED. SAVE TIME AND MONEY BY DOUBLE CHECKING FINISHED ART BEFORE SUBMITTING.
SPOT COLOR SELECTION Version 2 Reading the Color Code 30% tint of Color 05A1 10% tint of Color 05A1 05A1 70% tint of Color 05A1 0 5 A 1 The first digit in the code is the cyan dot percentage The 0 represents 0% cyan The second digit in the code is the magenta dot percentage The 5 represents 50% magenta The third digit in the code is the yellow dot percentage The A represents 100% yellow The fourth digit in the code is the black dot percentage The 1 represents 10% black 50% tint of Color 05A1 0 = 0% 1 = 10% 2 = 20% 3 = 30% 4 = 40% A =100% 5 = 50% 6 = 60% 7 = 70% 8 = 80% 9 = 90% 00A0 00A0 0170 0170 01A0 01A0 02A0 02A0 03A0 03A0 04A0 04A0 06A0 06A0 0770 0770 0AA0 0AA0 0640 0640 0440 0440 0A50 0A50 0610 0610 0A10 0A10 0A00 0A00 1A00 1A00 2500 2500 3800 3800 5A00 5A00 6800 6800 AA00 AA00 5400 5400 8600 8600 A303 A303 A400 A400 7300 7300 6100 6100 A100 A100 A000 A000 A010 A010 5010 5010 8020 8020 6030 6030 A040 A040 8050 8050 8080 8080 A0A3 A0A3 A0A0 A0A0 6080 6080 4080 4080 3050 3050 2080 2080 0774 0774 05A1 05A1 Note: Colors may look different depending on your monitor calibration.
AD SIZES Picas & Inches Updated 6/12/07 Conversion 1/32 1/16 3/32 1/8 5/32 3/16 7/32 1/4 9/32 5/16 11/32 3/8 13/32 7/16 15/32 1/2 17/32 9/16 19/32 5/8 21/32 11/16 23/32 3/4 25/32 13/16 27/32 7/8 29/32 15/16 31/32 1.0312.0625.0937.125.1562.1875.2187.25.2815.3125.3437.375.4062.4375.4687.5.5312.5625.5937.625.6562.6875.7187.75.7812.8125.8437.875.9062.9375.9687 1 p2.25 p4.5 p6.75 p9 p11.25 1p1.5 1p3.75 1p6 1p8.25 1p10.5 2p.75 2p3 2p5.25 2p7.5 2p9.75 3p 3p2.25 3p4.5 3p6.75 3p9 3p11.25 4p1.5 4p3.75 4p6 4p8.25 4p10.5 5p.75 5p3 5p5.25 5p7.5 5p9.75 6p 5 Column Tab Stitch & Trim: Full Bleed Spread: 21.125 x 12 Trim Spread: 20.5 x 11.375 Live Image Area Spread: 19.875 x 10.875 Trim Size Folded: 10.25 x 11.375 Full Page (non bleed): 9.188 x 10.875 Half Page Horizontal (non bleed): 9.188 x 5.25 Page Folio on outer side of pages Miscellaneous: Ear Mark Ad (Front page) 2.5" x 1" Rack Cards (image area) 16" x 10" Newspaper Poly Bags Sunday Poly Bag: 17 x 8 Daily Poly Bag: 17 x 6 Weather Page Ad 3.167" x 1.583" 2 Sided We Print 11.125" x 9.75" 1 inch gutter (internal use) 4 Page insert Single Page: 10" x 11.125" Center Spread: 20.75 x 11.125 Gatefold (front only) 5.452" x 18.75" (New Homes and Homes Plus) 48 WEB Broadsheet Page Gutter.787 Tab Page Gutter 1.374 TV Book Out On The Town Fleet Play R.O.P. Column Widths: 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column Double Truck Tab Double Truck TV Magazine Size: Entertainment Booklet Size: Module Tab Ad Sizes: Full Page 1/2 Page horiz. Holiday Preview 1/2 Page vert. Holiday Traditions 1/4 Page Holiday Wish List 1/8 Page horiz. Holiday Wrap Up 1/8 Page vert. 1/16 Page Classifed Sizes: Pica/Point 10p3 21p6 32p8 43p11 55p1 66p9 138p3 126p Full Page ROP height: 20.75 ; Tab FP height: 11.125 55p1 x 66p9 55p1 x 32p10 27p1 x 66p9 27p1 x 32p10 27p1 x 16p6 13p x 32p10 13p x 16p6 1 Column 6p6 2 Column 13p6.3 3 Column 20p6.6 4 Column 27p6.9 5 Column 34p7.2 6 Column 41p7.5 7 Column 48p7.8 8 Column 55p8.1 9 Column 62p8.4 10 Column 69p8.7 Classified fractions and decimals have been Rounded Inches 1.716 3.584 5.452 7.320 9.188 11.125 23.042 19.75 Width x Heights 7.75 x 2 3.75 x 5.125 3.75 x 10.5 7.75 x 5.125 7.75 x 10.5 7.75 x 10.75 Cover Strip Ad* 46p6 x 12p 1/4 Page 22p6 x 30p9 1/2 Page vert.** 22p5 x 63p 1/2 Page horiz. 46p6 x 30p9 Full Page 46p6 x 63p Full Page (Back page only) 46p6 x 64p6 *Cover Strip only available on TV Magazine **1/2 Page vert. on Ent. Book only Dream Homes Summer Fun Motion BEEP Tab Ad Sizes: Full Page 1/2 Page Vertical 1/2 Page Horizontal 1/4 Page Vertical 1/4 Page Horizontal 1/8 Page Horizontal Center Spread Strip Ad Special Booklet Size: 1/8 Page 1/4 Page 1/2 Page vert. 1/2 Page horiz. Full Page 58p x 66p9 28p7 x 66p9 58p x 31p7 28p7 x 31p7 58p x 15p 28p7 x 15p 13p11 x 64p2 21p9 x 12p10 21p9 x 27p9 21p9 x 57p 45p x 27p9 45p x 57p 9.67" x 11.125" 4.77" x 10.708 9.67" x 5.277" 4.77" x 5.277" 9.67" x 2.5" 4.77" x 2.5" 2.323" x 10.708" 3.625" x 2.15" 3.625" x 4.625" 3.625" x 9.5" 7.5" x 4.625" 7.5" x 9.5" 15.75" x 9.5" Double Truck 94p5 x 57p Page Trim Size: 8-1/4 x 10-1/2 (Image: 7-1/2 x 9-5 ); DT Trim Size: 16-1/2 x 10-1/2 Full Page Plage Bleed: 8.5 x 10.75 9.188" x 11.125" 9.188" x 5.479 4.514" x 11.125" 4.514" x 5.479" 4.514" x 2.75" 2.177" x 5.479" 2.177" x 2.75" 1.083 2.254 3.425 4.595 5.766 6.937 8.108 9.279 10.450 11.625
http://graphics.dailyherald.com/addesk/htmlfiles/home.jsp Uploading & Proofing ADS To register: Go to our web site http://graphics.dailyherald.com and click on Membership Fill out your Membership information... You choose your login name and password. Required fields have a red * next to them. When finished be sure to click on the submit button. http://graphics.dailyherald.com/addesk/html- You Are Registered! By registering, you will be able to upload, view, and make corrections to your ad via the internet. Within 48 hours of registering you will be linked to your account. When Your Proof is READY! You will receive an e-mail notification with a link that takes you to the AdDesk home page. Click on Proof My Ad and Sign In... Click on VIEW Click on the Response Tab, choose a response type. For changes you will place pins on the ad and then type your comments. When finished be sure to click on the submit button. Remember it is important to always supply your sales rep with up to date account information regarding email address(es). If you have any questions please call our Digital Prepress Department at 847-427-4681 We at the Daily Herald are committed to making your advertising experience effective and hassle free. AdDesk is designed to provide you easy access to essential information and services that you need when advertising with us.
August 2007 M MON. Tu TUE. W WED. Th THU. F FRI. Sa SAT. Su SUN. Double Truck Deadline: 24-hours prior all usual deadlines Product Neighbor / Auto / Health / Class. Neighbor / L&E / Classified BEEP Neighbor / Food / Classified Neighbor Auto / L&E / Classified Timeout Neighbor / PrepSports / Classified Auto / Real Estate Auto Neighbor / Classified New Homes / Condo Comics TVBook Home&Garden/Going Places/Commitments Neighbor Auto Homes Plus Business / Employ / Classified A D V E R T I S I N G D E A D L I N E S ALL Space Reserve AND Materials for New/Partial P.U. Thu. Thu. Thu. Fri. Fri. Mon. noon Mon. Mon. Tue. noon Tue. Tue. Tue. Thu. Tue. Wed. noon week prior ADS CREATED IN-HOUSE Proof Final Proof TO Return TO Sales/Client Graphics Fri. 9 pm Fri. 9 pm Fri. 9 pm Mon. 9 am Mon. 9 am Tue. 9 am Tue. 9 am Tue. 9 am Wed. 9 am Wed. 9 am Wed. 9 am Wed. 3 pm Mon. 9 am Wed. 9 am Mon. Mon. Tue. Tue. Wed. Wed. Wed. Thu. Thu. Thu. Thu. Fri. Fri. Fri. Mon. Fri. ADS CREATED OUTSIDE Materials for Non-PDF Completed AD Fri. 4 pm Fri. 4 pm Fri. 4 pm Thu. Thu. Fri. 4 pm week prior Materials for System-Ready PDF -No Proof Fri. 2 pm Mon. 10 am Mon. 1 pm Mon. 1 pm Tue. 10 am Tue. 1 pm Wed. 10 am Wed. 10 am Wed. 1 pm Thu. 10 am Thu. Thu. 1 pm Fri. 10 am Fri. noon Fri. Fri. noon Fri. noon Fri. 2 pm
August 2007 DEADLINE TO Print Center 3 days A D V E R T I S I N G D E A D L I N E S Outside Printing Products Product P.I.D. / Gloss Text / Newsprint Insert ADVO & DH Insertion ALL Space Reserve AND Materials for New/Partial P.U. Mon. 17 business days ADS CREATED IN-HOUSE Proof TO Sales/Client 14 business days Final Proof Return TO Graphics Fri. 13 business days ADS CREATED OUTSIDE Materials for Non-PDF Completed AD Wed. 15 business days Materials for System-Ready PDF -No Proof Fri. 13 business days P.I.D. / Gloss Text / Newsprint Insert DH Only Insertion 10 business days 9 am 7 business days 6 business days 8 business days Gloss Magazine / Automotive ADVO & DH Insertion Mon. 14 business days Thu. 14 business days Gloss Magazine / Automotive DH Only Insertion 10 business days 7 business days Post-Its (4-color) Versa Card 21 business days 9 am 18 business days 17 business days 17 business days Post-Its (spot color) 19 business days 9 am 16 business days 15 business days 15 business days Poly Bags 25 business days 9 am 22 business days 21 business days 21 business days 6 business days Fri. 13 business days 6 business days 16 business days 14 business days 20 business days Preprint (Mon-Sat insertion) Preprint Reserve DEADLINE 3 business days Note: No more than 14 days BEFORE Insertion Preprint (Sunday insertion) Note: Tue. No more than 16 days Tue. BEFORE Insertion