Mechanical Information
Acceptable half-tone screen is 85 line. All ads smaller than a full page must be bordered to their exact dimensions. All publications are printed web offset.
Tabloid | ||
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Full Page 9.8333" w X 12.75" h | ||
Pierce: Tacoma Daily Index | ||
1 col | 1.5" | 9 picas |
2 col | 3.1666" | 19 picas |
3 col | 4.8333" | 29 picas |
4 col | 6.5" | 39 picas |
5 col | 8.1666" | 49 picas |
6 col | 9.8333" | 59 picas |
Double-truck | 20.1666" | 121 picas |
ALL TABLOIDS BILL at 13" for ads that measure above 11” in height. (Ad layout height is 12.75” max.) |
Broadsheet | |
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Full Page 10"w x 20"h | |
1 column | 1.563" |
2 column | 3.25" |
3 column | 4.938" |
4 column | 6.625" |
5 column | 8.313" |
6 column | 10" |
Doubletruck | 21" |
Classified | |
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Full Page 10.343" w x 20"h | |
1 column | 1.078" |
2 column | 2.236" |
3 column | 3.394" |
4 column | 4.552" |
5 column | 5.71" |
6 column | 6.868" |
7 column | 8.026" |
8 column | 9.184" |
9 column | 10.343" |
Doubletruck | 21" |
Electronic Media Guide
Electronic File Transfer
FTP: ftp.soundpublishing.com
FTP Username: client
FTP Password: client
Please send email notification of upload with file name.
CD
AdSend Accounts: | WABIS • WAFWM • WAMAR • WAOHW • WABEJ • WASCK
Press Optimized PDF is preferred file type.
ACCEPTABLE FILES
- PDF | Only [Press] PDF files are accepted. Adobe CS or Acrobat Distiller are the only applications that can produce a [Press] PDF file. If your file is built with a non-Adobe application, and you do not have access to Adobe Acrobat, please refer to the “Create Adobe PDF Online” service. http://createpdf.adobe.com/
- VECTOR LINE ART EPS | (i.e. Illustrator/Freehand) all fonts must be converted to outlines (paths) and all placed art linked and embedded.
- ADOBE INDESIGN | Export file as a [Press] PDF file.
- QUARK XPRESS | [Press] pdf file would be accepted
- PAGEMAKER | Files will be opened and converted to an Adobe InDesign file.
UNACCEPTABLE FILES
- MICROSOFT PUBLISHER | CMYK mode ads cannot run as spot color
- MICROSOFT WORD | BW scheduled ads must have all grayscale art (not rgb or cmyk) and not with built black. Please check with PDF output preview.
ARTWORK (for us to build ads)
- PDF, JPG, TIF, EPS, PSD [attr rowspan=”5″] | Photographs: BW & Color = 180 dpi • Gloss = 300 dpi
- Photographs – 180 ppi 85 line screen at actual size used
- Line Art: 300 dpi black & white, no grayscale
- Color art must be RGB or CMYK
- NO LOW RESOLUTION WEB GRAPHICS PLEASE
TEXT (for us to build ads)
- Text files should be saved as plain text (TXT) files. Rich text (RTF) and simple Microsoft Word files may also be accepted. Text may also be pasted into an e-mail.
- Graphics placed into a text file cannot be used.
- No publisher files.