1. Acceptable platforms are Macintosh and Windows. Only electronic 

files can be accepted. We are a completely digital offset printing 

shop and all files are output at 175 line screens.

2. Acceptable applications for ad creation are Adobe Illustrator, 

Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Quark XPress (version 6.5 or 7) and 

PageMaker 7. MS Word documents are not acceptable for color ads 

unless output quality is not an issue. All color artwork used should 

be in CMYK format and at 300 dpi resolution at the size in the 

document. High-resolution (press optimized) pdf files are acceptable 

if created with the appropriate color conversion settings.

3. Native files submitted must be accompanied by all placed artwork 

and fonts used.

4. Black & white ads must be submitted as black and white files. 

Converting color ads to black and white may cause discrepancies in 

blacks or grays.

5. Ads submitted in non-standard formats may require additional labor 

for correction, at an additional charge.

6. Ads up to approximately 25 Mb in size can be received as e-mail 

attachments.

Questions? Please contact emilia@metrodisc.com