CREATING A DIGITAL FILE: Details

ACCEPTED FILE FORMATS

Application File Formats Supported by Webcom

As previously stated, PostScript files for the text portion of your job and application files for covers will ensure a more efficient prepress process.

Please note that as new versions of software are released there is a brief testing period before we can support them. Please call if you are unsure as to whether or not we support the version you are using.

While both application files and PostScript files are accepted, supplying PostScript for text and application files for your cover will ensure smooth and stable processing through the all-digital prepress system. By supplying application files for your covers, we can easily make adjustments to the spine width, as necessary. All fonts and images should be in place and the file should be saved to conform to Adobe Document Structuring Conventions (DSC). Before converting to PostScript please refer the sections on creating PostScript files (CREATING POSTSCRIPT FILES - Print Driver Setup, CREATING POSTSCRIPT FILES - Applications) or call your Webcom Sales Representative. Your Webcom Representative will put you in touch with a prepress customer support specialist who will instruct you on the best way to save your file. It’s very important that you save your files in a consistent format to ensure that you receive the full benefits of our CTP system.

Application File Formats Supported by Webcom
Application	Mac (OS9 and earlier)	Mac OSX	Win 95/98	Win NT	Win 2000	Win XP
PageMaker 5.5, 6.0	x		x
PageMaker 6.5	x		x	x	x	x
PageMaker 7.0	x	x	x	x	x	x
QuarkXPress 3.32, 4.1, 5.0	x		x	x	x	x
QuarkXPress 6.0		x				x
InDesign 1.0, 1.5
InDesign 2.0	x		x	x	x	x
InDesign CS		x				x
FrameMaker 4.0	x		x	x
FrameMaker 5.0, 5.5, 6.0	x		x	x	x	x
Illustrator 6.0	x			x
Illustrator 7.0, 8.0, 9.0	x		x	x	x	x
Illustrator 10.0	x	x	x	x	x	x
Illustrator CS		x				x
Freehand 5.5, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0	x
Freehand 10.0	x	x
Freehand MX	x	x
Photoshop 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, 7.0	x		x	x	x	x
Photoshop CS		x				x
CorelDraw 6.0	x		x
CorelDraw 7.0			x
CorelDraw 8.0, 9.0, 10.0			x	x	x	x
CorelDraw 11					x	x
MS Publisher 2000, 2002			x	x	x	x
Acrobat 4.05, 5.0	x		x	x	x	x
Acrobat 6.0		x			x	x

PostScript Files
If the application you are using is not listed in the table above, we are often able to accept PostScript files generated from that application. PostScript® files must be saved to conform to Adobe Document Structuring Conventions (DSC). Please contact our prepress specialists before supplying PostScript files. Below is a short reference list of some of the applications from which we can only image PostScript files.

Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF)
We are happy to take print-ready PDFs generated from Acrobat® 3, 4, 5 and 6. Please note that the PDF Writer Driver is not acceptable for generating print-ready PDFs. Click this link for information on appropriate distiller setting for CREATING PRINT-READY PDFs.

Regardless of what file format you intend to submit, we strongly encourage you to take advantage of our free FILE TESTING service. Contact your Sales Representative for more information.

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