PDF Files

• We can only accept PDF 1.3 files (Acrobat 4.0 compatible)

All layers and transparencies must be flattened before exporting. PDFs containing layers can produce unexpected results in print. Any that are supplied to us containing layers or transparency will be automatically flattened by our PDF processing software. This may cause undesirable results for which we cannot accept liability.

Resolution

• All Colour and greyscale images should be set to 300dpi.
• No OPI information should be included within any file.

Supplying images at a lower resolution can lead to a loss of quality. We don’t check for low-resolution images, and we can’t accept liability for quality issues relating to this.

Colours

• All colours must be set to CMYK. It is recommended that the PSO LWC Improved (FOGRA 45L) colour profile be used.
• RGB, Pantone, Lab or Spot colours will be converted to CMYK automatically by our software, and we cannot accept liability for undesirable colour shifts.
• Total ink coverage should be no more than 300%.
• To create a rich ‘Super Black’, use the following values: 20c20m20y100k

Documents / Bleed

• Single full pages or fractional adverts should be supplied as separate files.
• Clients supplying multiple adverts should send 1 file per advert.
• Double-page spread adverts must be supplied as a single pdf file containing 2 pages.
• Adverts must be supplied at either bleed size (3mm of bleed must be included on all edges) or type area size.
• Please ensure that live matter is a minimum of 10mm inside the trim area and the centre of any spread of your advertisement.

For DPS’ that run across the inside front cover or inside back cover, please note: Due to a difference in thickness of paper between the cover and body of the magazine, there may be a colour difference between the two halves of the spread.

If your advert is not supplied to our size specifications but within a 5% tolerance, we will automatically re-size the advert without asking you. We cannot accept liability for undesired results. If the size of your advert is not within tolerance, you will be asked to resupply the file at the correct size. Any text or graphics that are outside this area risks being cropped off when the page is trimmed by the printer.

If bleed is not present, you will be asked to re-supply or, depending on the design of the advert, we may add bleed for you, but this could delay the ad by up to 24 hours.

Knockout / Overprint

• Ensure knockout and overprint are set correctly in the source application document. These settings will be present in the PDF generated from the application file and will be honoured in print.
• All white matter should be set to knockout and not overprint.

Future Publishing cannot accept liability where an advert appears incorrectly in print, and the fault is shown to originate from the application file.

Fonts

• All fonts must be embedded in the document.

Please Note: It is the advertiser’s responsibility to ensure that all fonts embedded in the document are licensed appropriately. Future Publishing does not accept any font licensing liability for adverts.

We cannot receive fonts from customers because it’s illegal.

If you’re supplying an EPS file then please ensure that all fonts have been converted to paths or outlines before saving. If fonts aren’t embedded in the document, we will ask you to re-supply the file.