Digital File Set Up And Formats
Applications Supported:
Our Prepress Department is primarily Unix and Macintosh based. We will accept PC files, however we will usually convert the files to another platform. If you do not see your program below, call our Prepress Department at 763-531-7340 or email us at prepress@nscf.com.
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Primary Supported Applications and Versions |
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| APPLICATION | USAGE | MACINTOSH | IBM PC | UNIX |
| Quark XPress | Page Layout | 4.11 | 3.32 |
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| Adobe Pagemaker | Page Layout | 6.5 | 6.5 | --- |
| Adobe Photoshop | Image Editing | 6.0 | 4.01 | --- |
| Adobe Illustrator | Illustration | 10 | 10 | --- |
| Adobe Acrobat | 5.0 | 5.0 | --- | |
| Freehand | Illustration | 8.0 | --- | --- |
| F3 Pro Designer | Layout | --- | NA | Converted to MECCA |
| Mecca 2000 | Layout | --- | --- | V2.48 |
| Mecca III | Layout | --- | --- | V10 |
| Block F3 | Layout | --- | NA | Text Converted to Mecca |
| *Microsoft Word | Word Processing | Not Supported* | Not Supported* | --- |
*Microsoft Word files can only be accepted when they are used to send copy electronically for a job. All art and layouts need to be composed in the appropriate application. See below.
FILE TYPES PREFERRED:
We can accept many different file types, however some work better than others depending on their usage. Be sure to use the right tool when composing your job. Use a page layout application to build your layout, not an illustration progra, and use a drawing/illustration program to design logo's, not a painting program. For example, don't use Microsoft Word to design a logo or as a page layout program, and don't use Photoshop to design and save your logos. If you have any questions, please call or email our Prepress Department for assistance before you send your job. Any files that need to be redesigned in the appropriate software package after we receive them could add time and expense to your job.