IMPORTANT: When supplying your own graphics files for printing, or your own pre-printed inserts and traycards, the following specification MUST be met. Failure to do so will result in delays in production and additional charges. Please read the following guidelines carefully before proceeding.

CD Insert & Traycard Specifications
Disc Art Specifications
Templates
 

CD Insert & Traycard Specifications

• Keep all pertinent information a minimum of 2mm from all trim and perf lines.
• We don't recommend using type smaller than 8 points when reversing out of a color field.
• Extend artwork at least 4mm beyond trim lines for bleeds.
• When submitting negative films, artwork must be submitted as 150 lpi Separated Negative Films, Emulsion Down, Right Reading.
• Artwork NOT submitted as plate-ready will incur an additional charge to get the artwork into that form.
• Digital graphics files must be submitted as CMYK (not RGB).
• Include all fonts and linked graphics with any digital layouts supplied.
• A Colorkey or Matchprint must accompany composite negatives (not necessary for B/W art).
• Cut lines, score lines, and registration marks must appear on all film layers.
• All folder panels of a particular side must appear together as they are expected to be printed (your work should appear as "printer's spreads" not "reader's spreads"). Booklet page film must appear as a 2-page printer spread-for example: pages 2 and 7 (of an 8-page booklet) would appear together with score marks dividing them.
• If traycards are supplied pre-printed, the spines must be perforated. If booklets are supplied, staples on the booklet must be placed accurately on the fold and cannot protrude above or below that fold.
• Booklets cannot exceed 1.8mm thick.

Disc Art Specifications
 

Outer edge of the physical disc = 120mm Outer limit of printable area = 116mm Outer edge of mirror band = 45.5 mm Inner edge of mirror band = 38mm Stacking ring (w/3.25 pts.) = 35mm Inner limit of printable area = 20mm Actual hole of physical disc = 15mm

• There must be, at least, a corresponding center registration mark appearing on each film layer of a particular project.
• Do not include printable lines representing the outer edge or inner edge (the hole) of the disc. Only leave elements you want printed.
• The center hole area (20mm in diameter) must be knocked out, therefore meaning, no image can appear (or bleed) inward, beyond this 20mm circle. The actual hole opening is 15mm.
• If art must extend inward, somewhere beyond the mirror band, a "stacking ring" must be knocked out on all film seps. This stacking ring exists as a 35mm circle with a line thickness of 3.25 points.
• No art can bleed, outward, beyond a 116mm diameter circle (the outer physical edge of a disc is 120mm).
• All halftones are to be screened at 120 lpi.
• Trapping should be stipulated at 0.35 points.
• Be absolutely sure that all placed image files, all screen fonts, and all printer fonts are included on your disk along with your application files.
• Include composite layer proofs of all files needing output.
• Include a laser print of the complete contents list of your submitted disk.
• Be sure you've followed all measurement and placement specifications as well as all instructions as to correct knockouts and masks as it applies to center hole, stacking ring, and edge printing limit.
• Try to avoid using any typeface smaller than 6 points.
• A serif font, like Times or Garamond, is difficult to print if less than 7 points. A less delicate font like Helvetica or Univers works better at smaller point sizes.
• Any type reversing out of a color should not be less than 7 points.
• Type reversing out of the four process colors should not be smaller than 8 points.
• If you are building type out of the four process colors, go no smaller than 10 points.
• A white base coat may be printed first on Full-Color Process jobs. If a proof is not submitted with the job, we can produce one at an additional charge. To proceed without a color matching proof, we would require prior approval.
• If submitting films: we need Film Positives, Emulsion Side Up, and Right-Reading. If you send us something other than this configuration, you will incur an additional charge and it will delay production of your disc.
• We need one film positive for each Pantone color or Process color being printed.
• Most colors will change when printed over another so, it is often necessary for artwork and type to have their "under color" knocked out before laying in your trapped artwork or type. Colors will be more accurate when printed over a base-coat of white. Black, however, can overprint without the need for a knockout.
• Although we have a great deal of experience resulting in high quality projects, screen printing is not as precise as fine printing on paper-tonal ranges simply aren't as wide nor as subtle. Understand that screen percentages less than 20% may not show up at all. Screen tints over 85% may likely print as a solid color. You should design your projects accordingly.

Templates

The following templates may be downloaded as an EPS file for vector file manipulation or as a PDF file to use as a reference for your layout.

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