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File formats

We operate both Apple Macs and Windows PCs with a variety of software packages on each platform. There are two computers available for customers to use with both Windows XP and MacOS X 10.5.

Making a PDf can save a lot of the hassle that people often get when they try to print certain types of files, e.g. Word documents. More information can be found on the Make a PDF page.

The programs available are shown below. Note that programs in grey are not available on the customer PCs and can be used only by u-print.com staff, likewise the Macs.

Windows programs

  • Microsoft Office 2007 - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher
  • Adobe PhotoShop Elements 2
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader 9

Macintosh programs

  • Adobe Acrobat Reader 9
  • Microsoft Office 2008 - Word, Excel, PowerPoint
  • Preview (for JPEG, PSD, etc)
  • Macromedia FreeHand MX
  • Adobe PhotoShop 7
  • Adobe PhotoShop Elements 2
  • Adobe PageMaker 7

Graphics Files

Graphics can be supplied in a variety of formats. If you are using a vector drawing package then for best results, we recommend an EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) with Macintosh or TIFF preview; don't forget to embed the fonts. If you cannot make an EPS with Mac preview, then save it as PDF version 1.3 using PrimoPDF (see Make a PDF) and we can convert this to EPS.

If you are using a bitmap drawing program then there are many different formats that are acceptable. These include TIFF, Photoshop, Windows Bitmap, GIF, and JPEG. If you use Photoshop format, please flatten the image to reduce the chance of problems with missing fonts. We would not recommend JPEG as it is a lossy format but if this is all you can produce, save it at the highest possible quality for best results.

Vector EPS files do not have a fixed resolution so can normally be scaled up without any loss in quality. For all other formats, please ensure that the graphics you supply (especially those that include text) are at least 300 dots or pixels per inch (600dpi recommended) at the actual size of the final image. The effective resolution decreases as images are scaled up; for example, if you send us an A6 image at 300dpi to be printed at A4 size, the resolution halves to 150dpi resulting in text that looks more blocky and rough. Furthermore, if the image being scaled up is a JPEG, the quality is even worse as the effects of the lossy compression become more visible.

Please, if at all possible do not send us graphics inserted into a Word or other document. Always send the separate graphics file, if you have it.

 

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