CD And DVD Printing Artwork Specification
This page gives the required
design specifications and guidelines for our most popular products
including disc on body print and paper parts print for CD replication and CD duplication.
Disc On Body Black
Text Thermal Print for
duplication up to 500 units
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Specification:
Printable area:
Outer diameter 116mm, Inner diameter 44mm
Resolution: 300 or 600 pixels per inch
Minimum Text Size: 8 point, do not use very fine fonts Use of bold text
is recommended.
Maximum logo sizes: 60mm x 30mm
Text & logos must be black only, no tints/gradients.
No photo images, No black backgrounds
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Acceptable File Formats
Illustrator:
convert all text to outlines, save as .ai file
Photoshop:
do not merge, flatten or rasterize text layers, include all separate
design layers and provide any non standard fonts on artwork disc. Save
as photoshop .psd
Indesign:
convert all text to outlines, hide any template layers and export as
PDF at high quality print setting
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Optional On Body Design Service
Text
only designs using arial font: £5
Text only designs using customer fonts: £10
Text and customer supplied logo designs £15
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Disc On Body
Grayscale Thermal Print for
duplication up to 500 units
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Specification:
Printable area:
Outer diameter 118mm, Inner diameter 20mm
Resolution: 300 or 600 pixels per inch
Minimum Text Size: 7 point, do not use very fine fonts
Design and layers should be grayscale
Grayscale photo images & graphics acceptable
Do not crop the inner hub/circle of your design
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Acceptable File Formats
Illustrator:
convert all text to outlines, save as .ai file
Photoshop:
do not merge, flatten or rasterize text layers, include all separate
design layers and provide any non standard fonts on artwork disc. Save
as photoshop .psd
Indesign: convert
all text to outlines, hide any template layers and export as PDF at
high quality print setting.
PDF:
high resolution pdfs output from other design applications with
template layers hidden.
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Optional On Body Design Service
On
body designs from customer supplied content from £15
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Disc On Body
Full Colour Thermal Print for
duplication up to 500 units
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Specification:
Printable area:
Outer diameter 118mm, Inner diameter 20mm
Resolution: 300 or 600 pixels per inch
Minimum Text Size: 7 point, do not use very fine fonts
Design and layers should be CMYK
Photo images and high res graphics acceptable
Effects such as shadows, bevel, emboss all acceptable
Do not crop the inner hub/circle of your design
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Acceptable File Formats
Illustrator:
convert all text to outlines, save as .ai file
Photoshop:
do not merge, flatten or rasterize text layers, include all separate
design layers and provide any non standard fonts on artwork disc. Save
as photoshop .psd
Indesign:
convert all text to outlines, hide any template layers and export as
PDF at high quality print setting.
PDF:
high resolution pdfs output from other design applications with
template layers hidden.
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Optional On Body Design Service
On
body designs from customer supplied content from £15
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Disc On Body
Screenprint Standard Hub Print for
replication of 500+ units
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Specification:
Printable area:
Outer diameter 117mm, Inner diameter 45mm
Designs should be vector based for best results.
Minimum Text Size: 6 point, do not use very fine fonts
No text effects such as shadows, bevel, emboss
No gradients less than 15% or greater than 85% Designs should use spot
colours from the Pantone Solid Coated library, CMYK not suitable for 2
colour print
Do not crop the inner hub/circle of your design
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Acceptable File Formats
Illustrator:
use spot colours, convert all text to outlines, save as .ai file
Indesign:
use spot colours, convert all text to outlines, hide any template
layers and export as PDF at high quality print setting.
PDF:
high resolution spot colour pdfs output from vector based design
applications with template layers hidden.
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Optional On Body Design Service
Vector based spot colour on body designs from £15
Convert customer supplied CMYK designs to spot colour if possible from
£15
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Disc On Body
Screenprint Full Face for
replication of 500+ units
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Specification:
Printable area:
Outer diameter 117mm, Inner diameter 18mm
Designs should be vector based for best results
Minimum Text Size: 6 point, do not use very fine fonts
No gradients less than 15% or greater than 85%
Designs should use spot colours from the Pantone Solid Coated library
for best results. CMYK designs for 5 colour process screenprint also
acceptable.
Do not crop the inner hub/circle of your design
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Acceptable
File Formats
Illustrator:
convert all text to outlines, save as .ai file
Indesign:
convert all text to outlines, hide any template layers and export as
PDF at high quality print setting.
Photoshop:
use CMYK, do not merge, flatten or rasterize text layers, include all
separate design layers and provide any non standard fonts on artwork
disc. Save as photoshop .psd
PDF:
high resolution pdfs output from vector based design applications with
template layers hidden.
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Optional On Body Design Service
CMYK
or spot colour on body designs from £15
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Disc On
Body Offset Litho Print for
replication of 500+ units
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Specification:
Printable area:
Outer diameter 117mm, Inner diameter 23mm
Designs should be CMYK
Minimum Text Size: 6 point, do not use very fine fonts
CMYK photo images & high res graphics acceptable
High detail gradients acceptable
Effects such as shadows, bevel, emboss all acceptable
Do not crop the inner hub/circle of your design
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Acceptable
File Formats
Illustrator:
use CMYK, convert text to outlines, save as .ai file
Indesign:
use CMYK, convert all text to outlines, hide any template layers and
export as PDF at high quality print setting.
Photoshop: use CMYK, do not merge, flatten or rasterize
text layers, include all separate design layers and provide any non
standard fonts on artwork disc. Save as photoshop .psd
PDF: high
resolution CMYK pdfs output from other design applications with
template layers hidden.
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Optional On Body Design Service
On
body designs from customer supplied content from £15
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Paper
Parts Litho Print for booklets,
inlays, inserts & wallets
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Specification:
Printable area: see relevant template
Resolution: 300 pixels per inch
Designs should be CMYK
Minimum Text Size: 6 point, do not use very fine fonts
CMYK photo images & high res graphics acceptable
Effects such as shadows, bevel, emboss all acceptable
Designs MUST have a 3mm bleed!
Leave templates visible as a background layer
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Acceptable
File Formats
Illustrator:
use CMYK, convert text to outlines, save as .ai file
Indesign:
use CMYK, convert all text to outlines, export as PDF at high quality
print setting.
Photoshop: use CMYK, do not merge, flatten or rasterize
text layers, include all separate design layers and provide any non
standard fonts on artwork disc. Save as photoshop .psd
PDF: high
resolution CMYK with template layer visible
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Content Proofs
Wherever
possible please supply a printed proof or a flattened reference file
for each page of your designs.
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Using
Our PDF Templates
Download the required pdf
template from Template
Downloads by right clicking and saving to your computer.
Start your preferred design application and from within your
application open the pdf template.
If prompted by your application be sure that you open at 300 pixels per
inch in the correct colour mode.
Lock the template and keep it visible as a background layer.
Overlay your design and text layers checking that all text falls within
the permitted areas.
For paper parts designs ensure you provide a 3mm bleed where indicated
on the template.
On body designs do not require bleed.
Convert all text to outlines if working in a vector application.
For on body designs hide any template layers before saving.
For paper parts designs leave template layers visible before saving.
Save your design in the correct file format including all separate
required design layers.
Provide a printed content proof or a flattened reference file for each
page of your designs.
Artwork Design Amendments
If we receive designs that are
not to correct specification we may be able to correct the designs.
Amendments are charged as follows:
General design amendments: £25 per hour
Re-size design if possible: £5 per template page
Add artwork to correct template: £5 per design file
Generate and add barcode to a design: £10
3mm Bleed!
For all paper parts artwork
please ensure that you include a 3mm bleed as clearly indicated by the
red dotted line on the template. Your designs should be the exact size
as indicated on the template plus an extra 3mm bleed on all trimmed
edges. If there is no 3mm bleed on your artwork we cannot proceed with
your order! Re-submission of your artwork will inevitably lead to
delays and possible extra charges.
Proofs
Once we have received suitable
artwork we will process your order and produce a set of proofs.
All artwork must be approved
before we can proceed to production.
You can chose to receive email PDF proofs or hard copy printed proofs.
Email PDF Proofs are the fastest way to
approve your artwork but approval is given on the understanding that
there may be slight colour variance between how your artwork is
displayed on a RGB computer monitor and the final CMYK printed matter.
Hard Copy Laser
Printed Proofs are available at no extra cost but will
delay start of production by around 4 days due to post. All laser
proofs must be signed and returned by post.
