PRINTING TERMS:
Here are some terms that will help you when placing your order with us.

Disc face
The surface of the CD or CD-r.
Keep in mind that the natural colour of the surface of a CD is silver and a CD-r can come in silver or white.

Insert
The piece of printed material in the front of the jewel case.

1 panel (2 pg.), 2 panel (4 pg.), 3 panel (6 pg.), etc…
Panels are the portions of the 'insert'.
For example, a birthday card has 2 panels (left and right).
You can also count the number of panels on an insert by the number of folds an insert has.
(1 panel = no fold, 2 panel = 1 fold, 3 panel = 2 folds, etc.)
The maximum amount of panels an insert can have is 6.
If more than 6 panels are required for your project, you can move on to a booklet (a CD-sized book with stapled pages).

Tray card
The piece of print material in the back of the jewel case.

Bleed
The area in which graphics extend beyond a documents final trim size. Because print material moves during the printing and cutting stages, bleed is necessary to avoid white space on the edges of your product. It should be 1/8” on all sides.

Safety Zone
This is the area that ensures that no important type or images will be cut when the final product is trimmed.
It should be about 1/8” inward from the trim size.

Die Line/Trim Size
The final size of a printed product after the last trim is made.

Fonts/Text
All text must be converted to outlines or simply flatten the image. Please also make sure that you are not using a font size smaller than 7pt or it may not print clearly.

Resolution
All submitted artwork should be 300dpi.
Submitting files with a lower resolution than 300dpi can make the image look pixilated and blurry.
* Staci's Note - "Web graphics are generally 72 dpi and will look lousy once printed. Do not use graphics from the web."

Accepted File types
We can work with .psd, .tif, .jpg, .pdf, .eps, and .ai.
**Any submitted artwork with externally linked images/files will be subject to an additional $30 charge.

Accepted File Formats
We can accept artwork on CD-r, DVD-r, USB Flash drive, email and FTP

COLOUR TERMS:
Here are some terms that will help you when placing your order with us.

4+4 (4/4)
Full colour on both sides of print material.

4+1 (4/1)
Full colour on one side of print material and black & white (or grayscale) on the other side.

4+0 (4/0)
Full colour on one side of print material and blank on the other side.

CMYK (Process Colours)
These are the 4 colours the professional printing industry uses to create all colours.
All artwork should be converted to CMYK mode before sending off for print.

C – Cyan
Process blue, used in combination with the other three process colours to create every available printed colour.

M –Magenta
Process red, used in combination with the other three process colours to create every available printed colour.

Y – Yellow
Process yellow, used in combination with the other three process colours to create every available printed colour.

K – Black
Process black, used in combination with the other three process colours to create every available printed colour.
Process black is not a deep rich black, but more of a really dark gray. To get a “Rich” black, use a combination of all four process colours (C = 30, Y=30, M=30, K=100)
Do not use a “Rich” black on small text sizes or a registration problem will occur.

White counts as a colour
When it comes to printing on the "disc face", white counts as an extra colour because the natural colour of the disc itself is silver. If white is part of your design, a layer of white ink must be applied to the surface of the silver disc.

EXTRA TIPS

• Check for spelling mistakes on the finished artwork
  
• Accurate Audio requires a %50 deposit on all orders

Thank you for considering Accurate Audio for your next CD/DVD project

If you have any questions or want to place an order, please email us at info@accurateaudio.com or call 416-928-2978.