Mechanicals

Mechanicals How does The Daily Press print color?: The Daily Press prints full color with CMYK separations at 85 line per inch resolution. Negative material should be sent right reading, emulsion down. It is important to remember that The Daily Press is printed on newsprint and color shifts can occur. What size newspaper is The Daily Press?: The Daily Press prints a 10-column page with a 21.5 inch depth on a 24.5-inch web. The printable image area on a broadsheet page is 11.5 inches by 301 agate lines deep. Columns are 6p6 wide, gutters 6 points each. Does The Daily Press print on other sizes?: The Daily Press printing plant stocks different sizes and grades of newprint. The most common are 24.5 and 33 inch webs in standard newsprint and Premium 80. Call for availability of size and stock. What type of computer equipment is used at The Daily Press?: We use both PCs and Macs for various tasks. Our ad design and layout platform is Macintosh. What software applications do you use at The Daily Press?: We use Quark Xpress, Adobe , and Adobe Photoshop as our primary design applications. All these applications are Macintosh based. In what format would you prefer to receive data or finished ads?: 'Camera-ready' electronic ads (e-ads)should be sent in a format compatible with our Macintosh platforms. It is important to remember to supply fonts as well. We stock hundreds of fonts in-house, but specific logotype or display fonts may not be available. We can accept data through e-mail or direct data transmission or on various media including. What is your preferred method to receive e-ads?: The preferred e-ad type is Adobe Acrobat format pdf optimized for print. Can files be FTPd to The Daily Press?: The Daily Press has two FTP sites for ad materials and commercial print projects. If I have any other questions or need more detailed information, who do I contact?: If I have any other questions or need more detailed information, who do I contact?: Contact our production department. They can be reached via email at production@thedailypress.ca or by phone at (705)268-5050 ext. 227.