
In this section you can find articles and links mostly concerning the technical side of printing and publishing. There are file specifications for your pdfs, instructions on how to send us files, information about new technologies like QR codes, illustrations on different ways of folding brochures or binding your publications.
We will be updating this section frequently, so don't forget to check in every now and then.
Preflight PDFs
From version 8 Acrobat is also able to apply fixes, correcting some problems by thickening lines, converting colours or removing colour profiles. Our profiles do not perform any operations that change your file, but if you go into the preflight options you can find them under "fixups" and add them.
What is Adobe Acrobat?
Adobe Acrobat and pdf, the portable document format, have become a de facto standard for the distribution of documents. Adobe Acrobat is software that enables the exchange, management and printing of formatted documents regardless of computer platform. It is not a layout program like Quark Xpress or InDesign. The Adobe Acrobat file format was created to manage and distribute documents across different computer platforms (Mac, PC, UNIX) using the internet, disks or other means.
How does Acrobat work?
The benefits of using Acrobat PDF files are
At SOS we have been using pdf files for many years to transfer artwork reliably. Showing customers how to prepare pdf files sucessfully has helped us to achieve incredible turnaround times, for example when producing the nightly research documents that have to be distributed within a couple of hours from receipt of the files. Further information about Acrobat and pdf can be found at the Adobe website. Xeikon specifications
The Xeikon is a high speed, high quality digital colour press. It prints on paper fed from a reel, that's why it can print very long banners, posters and other oversize documents.
We have a range of stocks on hand, they include
Other stocks can be ordered, a sample book is available from your SOS representative. Like most presses the Xeikon prints in CMYK. When preparing files remember the image width should be no more than 475 mm, the length is virtually unlimited. |