Cosmoprof North America

Mandalay Bay Convention Center

Sunday, July 29 - Tuesday, July 31, 2018

The deadline to order for this Show has already expired

Digital File Preparation

We are committed to partnering with you to provide comprehensive and effective graphic solutions for your event. The graphics print and production industry continuously evolves, and we want your graphics and images to look their absolute best. To ensure the highest quality output from your digital files, and to make file transfers as seamless as possible, please review and follow these guidelines when submitting artwork to GES. We also offer layout and design services for a fee. Please contact GES for details.

Suitable Programs for images or logos

Program
Adobe Illustrator CS6, CC 2014
Adobe Photoshop CS6, CC 2014
Adobe InDesign CS6, CC 2014
Adobe Acrobat

Preferred Format
.ai, .eps
.tif (LZW), .jpg (High Quality), .psd
.indd (include all links)
.pdf (Press Quality Setting)


Suitable Media for images or logos

Media
CD-ROM
DVD-ROM
Email Attachments
FTP
Preferred Format
Hard copy color proofs
Hard copy color proofs
Limited to maximum size of 5MB
Mandatory ZIP or SIT compression

Avoiding Additional Costs

Files obtained from the internet (JPG, GIF, PNG) or artwork created in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) are often not suitable for high quality output, and require additional hourly charges. Artwork should be created at actual size, however for larger files, such as banner artwork, files can be scaled down to accommodate the limits of the software. Scans should be no smaller than 300dpi at quarter size. To avoid additional costs associated with these file types, please supply files as defined herein.


AI/EPS
(vector)

GIF
(raster)


Low Resolution
(72 dpi)




High Resolution
(300 dpi)





Editable Text

Outlined Text

Color Set Up

If your artwork uses Pantone colors, please supply a Pantone color reference. Some colors are more likely to be achieved than others, but due to printer limitations Pantone colors are matched to the best possible interpretation for the specific output device. Hard copies such as brochures or print-outs can be used as a reference for color matching.

Vector Artwork

For the best quality, create graphics in vector format (AI, EPS). Logos taken from websites are generally GIF files, and those are not acceptable as they will not print clearly. See visual.

Artwork produced in vinyl, such as solid company logos or text, must be supplied in a vector format (AI or vector EPS). Artwork created in a pixel format (TIF, JPG) is not suitable because the vinyl plotter cannot interpret raster images. See visual.

Bitmap/Raster Artwork

TIF and PSD - These are the preferred file formats for raster images. Files should be supplied at 100dpi at full size, or they should scale to those dimensions. If the resolution is lower than 100dpi, images can look blurry or pixelated when printed. If there is a lot of small text in the raster image, the file can be provided at higher resolutions to ensure print quality. See Visual.

JPEG - We can use JPEG files, but because JPEGs use file compression this can sometimes affect image quality. Therefore, this file type should only be used if the files are being emailed.

PDF - These are print files only and cannot be altered to fit different sizes, artwork must be set up at the correct proportion and at print-ready quality Ensure images are saved at high resolution (100dpi at final size).

Fonts

Outline all fonts before sending the files. If you are using a program where this is not an option, include all fonts with your files. Open Type Fonts (OTF) are preferred.