Columbian Prepress Department

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Fields marked with * are required Company Name: Contact Person: * Phone Number: * E-mail Address: * Columbian Ad Rep: Byron Leeper Carol Doane Charity Hutto Christina Ripley Christine Donaugh Christofer Vinther Corin Kuppler Cris Matta Crissy Barrett Dean Abbott Elizabeth Goodrich Erin Alston Howard Brannon Joanne Kessler Julia Thomas Julie Gorham Karen Magistrale Kathy Welsh Krista Cunningham Lia Dunlap Marjorie Lehman Mark Benecke Meghan Kelly Mike Ripley Rhona Sen Hoss Sharon Eastman Sherry Nelson Stacey Graff Steven Schaljo Tamara Hollenbeck Teresa Davis Todd Frank Wylie Grabisch Color: Color BW Comments:

Digital Ad Requirements
PREFERRED AD file format
Press Ready PDF (PDF/X-1a:2001 preferred)

32 MB file size limit
if your file is larger please contact the Prepress Department.

File Naming
Limit file name to no more than 13 characters. Do not use "spaces", "/" , "% " in file name.
(Please do not name your file "Columbian Ad")


STANDARD DPI RESOLUTION
220 dpi (newsprint)
300 dpi (glossy)

COLOR
Palette colors should be saved to accept both CMYK
conversions and spot color conversion if applicable.
We do not support RGB color formatting.

DOT GAIN & TOTAL INK LIMIT
Newsprint dot gain = 30%
Newsprint total ink limit = 240%
Glossy dot gain = 5-10%
Glossy total ink limit = 320%

QUESTIONS ?
Feel free to call our Prepress Department. We're here to help!
(360) 735-4424 .