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Preparing images for printing To prepare your finished file for printing , please be sure it is set up as follows: RGB 8 bit TIFF No compression, layers or extra channels 100% size @ 300 dpi ICC profile If you set up your files to be directly printed onto the Chromira, you will receive the 2nd print price. This does not apply to the digital package units since they are already priced taking this into consideration. Note: If your have borders, please put a one pixel stroke around your print in a contrasting color. We use this trick to tell the images apart when trimming them off the roll. Example: >Select >All >Edit >Stroke In the Stroke box: Width:1 px Color: With white borders, choose black Location: Center Blending: Normal, Opacity: 100% Always add borders after you have applied the ICC profiles or the borders will have a color cast. Naming your file: Please do not use the characters \ / < > : * ? " in your file name. Also, include the number of copies of each image(unit) you wish to have printed in your file name, in parentheses, at either the beginning or end of the name. Example: image(2).tif or (2)image.tif. This would mean you want two copies of the file "image". The Frontier will not except four character file extensions. So please send your files as .tif and not .tiff. top Downloading instructions The ICC Profiles are available as links in self extracting compressed format at the link in this sentence. There is a separate profile for each type of paper surface, glossy or matte. They are in either "zipped" Winzip or "stuffed" Stuffit format. Winzip is generally associated with PCs and Stuffit with Mac. Both should work in either, but if you have trouble with one type, you may want to try the other. You will need extraction software to extract the files after download. You may get free evaluation copies using using these links: Winzip Stuffit If you have trouble downloading these profiles we can send them to you in the mail on CD for a small fee. Call us at 575-5553 or email the Digital Department . The profiles are also available for pick up at The Lab for free. ICC Profiles These ICC profiles were made exclusively for The Lab by Mike Strickler of MSP Graphic Services from custom RGB targets with GretagMacbeth Profilemaker 5 and a GretagMacbeth Spectroscan spectrophotometer. They were designed to exploit the full color gamut of our ZBE Chromira printer and print media while providing accurate reproduction of neutrals, smooth color gradations and extended tonal range for improved shadow and highlight detail. As with all ICC profiles, successful outcomes require a properly adjusted and profiled monitor and strict adherence to the procedures outlined on our ICC Profiling page. top Installing the profile(s) Windows 2000, XP: Save the profiles to the Windows/System32/Spool/drivers/Color folder. At first the profile ICC may be grayed out, appearing that it has not been installed. After copying the profile there, right click on it. Select "Install profile" in the menu that appears. The profile should then no longer be grayed out. Mac Mac OS 9.x: Save the profiles to the System Folder/ColorSync Profiles folder.

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