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SatinCards.com works primarily on a MAC based platform. However, we do accept PC files as EPS, and TIF. Please call us toll free to discuss your options or email us at art@satincards.com. For your order to go smoothly, please read the following artwork specifications. If you are not a designer and have hired a third party to do your design work, please make sure that they have a copy of this page before they start working on your design. All postcards are printed CMYK on the front and CMYK on the back. All colors must be converted to CMYK prior to submission. NO SPOT COLORS. Any authors alterations that have to be made at this end will be billed at an hourly rate of $75.00 per hour with a minimum charge of $35.00. We can not accept any JPEG or Gif Files.

Digital File Guidelines
For best results please follow our step by step guidelines. SatinCards.com cannot be held responsible for errors due to incorrectly submitted files. We have found the most common source of delay is improperly sized files, files with the wrong size bleed, or files with text or other critical design elements placed too close to the edge of the file!


Acceptable Media Formats:
- 100 mb Zip Disk - Mac
- CD Rom - Mac
- 3-1/4 Floppy Disk
- Email art (no larger than 8MB) to art@satincards.com
  Larger files please call 1-800-866-7886 for FTP Uploading Instructions
   
  Acceptable Programs and Files:
- Adobe Photoshop 6.0 Mac or PC
(flatten image and convert to Tif or EPS)
- Adobe Illustrator 10.0 - Mac or PC 7.0
(create outlines for fonts and submit as EPS)
- Freehand 8.0 - Mac or EPS files for PC
(convert fonts to paths and save as an EPS)
- Quark XPress - Mac or PC
(please call for instructions on converting)
678-395-7378
  Layout Specifications
- Document size should be set up to actual card size.
- Your document should have an 1/8" bleed on all 4 sides, if needed.
- Keep all text and important images at least 1/8" - 1/4" from
the edge of the card.
- All images should be 300 dpi at 100% size.
- Do not link any images.
- Do not include crop marks.
- Illustrator & Freehand document fonts should be converted to outlines.
- Do not stylize fonts in Freehand. This means do not use the type style option for bold, italic, shadow or outline effects.
   
   
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