Abilities Magazine

Specifications For Submitting Advertising Materials

Important Notice: Production charges at an hourly rate of $80 will apply for file submissions that do not meet Abilities' specifications.

• Fuji colour art or colour key if supplying film
• Digital Pictro colour proof or comparable is to be supplied for all colour advertisements. Proof should be made directly from the supplied file.
• Black-and-white ads to be accompanied with a laser made directly from file

• Ad set-up must be accurate to publication size, plus appropriate bleeds
• Supply single pages as individual files. Break crossover pages into two pages.
• Send application files only (e.g., Quark XPress, Illustrator, Photoshop)
• Type safety should be no less than ¼" from trim pages
• All spot colours to be converted to CMYK unless a special ink is to be used
• Ensure all placed images, fonts (screen and printer) are included with your files
• Do not use true type fonts
• Do not use "special characters" within file names
• Overprint and knockout settings should be properly set in your file format

• Place high-resolution images directly in your supplied file.
• Avoid file compression of images (e.g., JPEG or LZW)
• All RGB or LAB colour images to be converted to CMYK
• Save images to composite TIFF or EPS

• CD, Macintosh-based JAZ, ZIP (110 MB) media are supported
• Each disk should be accompanied by a disk contents printout
• Files may also be sent via our FTP site. Site information will be provided upon request.
• Include contact name with phone number and/or e-mail address with your file