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While each different product type has a few specific requirements, there are FOUR basic things that apply to almost all the products.\u00a0 Just four simple things you need to get right.
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All files must be submitted as a single, multi-page print-ready PDF<\/strong>. This is the only accepted file format.<\/p>\n Building your PDF:<\/strong> We’d prefer the PDF flattened, and your PDF must be compliant with all technical specifications \u2014 size, dimensions, compression, etc.<\/p>\n When exporting to PDF, be sure your export settings are not<\/strong> using JPG compression. JPG compression is destructive by design \u2014 it prioritizes smaller file size over image quality integrity. Beyond the data loss, JPG compression in a PDF export can actually render your pages at screen resolution rather than print resolution, making files that look fine on your monitor completely unprintable on our end. Export using lossless compression settings only.<\/p>\n Preparing your source files before assembly:<\/strong> Before assembling your pages into a PDF, keep these guidelines in mind for your source artwork:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Resolution” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Your files must be 300 DPI<\/strong> (dots per inch). 300 DPI is the optimal resolution for our system.<\/p>\n If the resolution of your files is less than 300 DPI, your print quality will suffer. If the resolution is greater than 300 DPI, you will not see any discernible improvement in print quality \u2014 your file sizes will simply be larger, and you may actually slow down your turnaround time.<\/p>\n Screen-sized images (72 DPI) and screen-optimized, low-resolution formats \u2014 JPGs, GIFs, PNGs, etc. \u2014 are unprintable in all cases<\/strong>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Dimensions” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n This is the height and width (in inches) of your comic book pages or other product. Each product has its own required height and width. We’ve created templates to help you better understand print dimensions \u2014 you can find them in the sidebar.<\/p>\n A note on double-page spreads:<\/strong> Use the double-page templates only<\/strong> if you have continuous artwork flowing from one page to the next. Double-page spreads should always be submitted as one connected file. We cannot guarantee a spread will line up correctly if it is sent as two separate pages. If the artwork on a page is self-contained and does not flow onto the next page, always use the single-page template.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Nomenclature” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n The file you submit to Ka-Blam is a single, sequentially-ordered multi-page PDF<\/strong>. Not a folder of files. Not a ZIP archive. One PDF, with all pages in the correct order.<\/p>\n To get there, we strongly recommend building and organizing your individual page files as TIFFs first, using the naming convention below. This keeps your pages in order and eliminates assembly errors before you ever open your PDF export dialog.<\/p>\n Name your cover files like this:<\/strong><\/p>\n Name your interior page files with a three-digit numerical structure:<\/strong><\/p>\n The first interior page is always Feel free to include a descriptive suffix after the number \u2014 Once your files are named and ordered correctly, assemble them into a single multi-page PDF in the correct sequence \u2014 covers in their proper positions, interior pages in numerical order \u2014 and submit that one PDF file to Ka-Blam.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ka-Blam Technical Specs Here at Ka-Blam, we’ve tried to make the readying of your files for our printing process as simple and as painless as possible. While each different product type has a few specific requirements, there are FOUR basic things that apply to almost all the products.\u00a0 Just four simple things you need to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" Here at Ka-Blam we've tried to make the readying of your files for our printing process as simple and as painless as possible.\u00a0\u00a0 While each different product type has a few specific requirements, there are FIVE basic things that apply to almost all the products.\u00a0 Just five simple things you need to get right.<\/p> 1. File Format<\/p> If you're comfortable building print ready PDFs then you may send us a print ready PDF. Just be SURE that your PDF is compliant with all technical specifications -- size, dimensions, compression, etc. Also, be sure you've converted all fonts to curves.<\/p> If you're not quite ready to build your own PDF, then we can do it for you. You'll just need to supply TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) files for each page.<\/p> Be sure the files are flattened (no extra layers or channels).<\/p> Be sure they are saved using LZW compression.\u00a0 LZW compression is lossless, meaning that there is no loss of image quality.\u00a0 Uncompressed files are much larger (often 400% larger than uncompressed files) and will take a lot longer both on the upload and the download.\u00a0\u00a0 There is no benefit to sending uncompressed files.\u00a0 There is only the downside of increased upload and download times.<\/p> NEVER save files intended for print as JPGs or with jpg compression. JPG compression is destructive by design. It prioritizes smaller file size over image quality integrity. If you've already saved your files using JPG compression, then some damage has already been done. If it's possible for you to start over from a master copy we recommend that.<\/p> Color files are best sent in RGB mode.\u00a0\u00a0 If your files are already in CMYK, then leave them that way.\u00a0\u00a0 Don't convert them back to RGB.\u00a0 You'll only distort your colors by doing that.<\/p> Black and white files should be in Grayscale mode.<\/p> 2. Resolution<\/p> Your files MUST be 300 DPI (dots per inch).<\/p> 300 DPI is the optimal resolution for our system.<\/p> If the resolution of your files is less<\/em> than 300 DPI, your print quality will suffer. If the resolution of your files is greater<\/em> than 300 DPI you will not see any discernible improvement in print quality, your files sizes will be larger (much larger in some cases), and you may actually slow down your turnaround time.<\/p> Screen-sized images (72 DPI) and formats (jpgs, gifs, pngs, etc.) are UNPRINTABLE in ALL cases.<\/em><\/p> 3. Dimensions<\/p> Simply put, this is the height and width (in inches) of your comic book pages or non-comic book product.\u00a0 Each product has its own required height and width.<\/p> 4. Name your files properly!<\/p> Sorry, but this is a big issue with us and one that causes way, way too much confusion and consternation, not to mention lost productivity and even a few reprints.<\/p> Here's a simple naming scheme that works terrifically --<\/p> Name your cover files like this -- Name your interior page files with a three digit numerical scheme, like this -- The first page of the comic is always 001.tif.<\/em> The second page is 002.tif,<\/em> etc. It doesn't matter if the first page of the comic is an introduction page or a credits page or a special thanks page or a dedicated to page while the story proper begins on the second page or even the third page. The file that will be the first interior page of printed comic is NOT intro.tif<\/em> or thanks.tif<\/em> or credits.tif.<\/em> It is 001.tif.<\/em><\/p> Make sense?<\/p> There's no need to send a pagination guide, or a page order resource file, or any special instructions on how to assemble the book. Just name the files properly.<\/p> By the way, the important part of this is the numbering.<\/em> Feel free to include the prefix of your choice in the file name. For example it doesn't have to be just 001.tif<\/em>, it could be KungFuMonkey_001.tif<\/em> or KFM001.tif<\/em>.\u00a0 Including the proper page number in the file name is the key.<\/p> 5. And lastly ... Zip it Up!<\/p> After you've got all of your files whipped into shape, then please, please, please, archive them into a single downloadable file! You can use winzip<\/a> or WinRaR<\/a> or StuffIt<\/a> or whatever else you've got so long as we get a single downloadable file.\u00a0 It's less trouble for you in the upload and far, far less trouble for us in the download.<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ka-blam.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ka-blam.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ka-blam.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ka-blam.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ka-blam.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ka-blam.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7014,"href":"https:\/\/ka-blam.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4\/revisions\/7014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ka-blam.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ka-blam.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ka-blam.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
2. Resolution<\/h2>\n
3. Dimensions<\/h2>\n
4. Name Your Files Properly \u2014 Then Assemble Them Into One PDF<\/h2>\n
A_frontcover.tif\nB_insidefront.tif\nY_insideback.tif\nZ_backcover.tif<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n001.tif, 002.tif, 003.tif, 004.tif, etc.<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n001<\/code> \u2014 regardless of whether it’s a credits page, introduction, dedication, or blank page. The file that prints as the first interior page is 001.tif<\/code>, not intro.tif<\/code> or credits.tif<\/code>.<\/p>\n001_KungFuMonkey.tif<\/code> or 001KFM.tif<\/code> are both fine. The leading page number is what matters.<\/p>\n
A_frontcover.tif
B_insidefront.tif
Y_insideback.tif
Z_backcover.tif<\/p>
001.tif, 002.tif, 003.tif etc.<\/p>