Artwork Templates

Dress your media for a grand performance!

Eye-catching templates and sharp graphic production by our Art Department makes sure your program leaves Transfer West Duplication looking professional and striking — allowing you to reap the benefits of making an impression even before playback begins.

We make the process easy by providing you with multiple format choices, fast turnaround, and templates for every conceivable medium and placement area.

You will find CD / DVD and cases printing specs and templates in pdf and eps format. Our art department is ready, waiting and darn eager to make your artwork look spectacular.

Printing specifics:

Supported Applications: In order of preference

Adobe InDesign CS 2 or earlier
Adobe Illustrator CS 2 or earlier
Quark Express 6.5 or earlier
Adobe Photoshop CS 2 or earlier
Please contact the art department regarding support for Microsoft Word documents or PowerPoint slides

Preferred Files:

.INDD

.EPS

.QSD/.QXD

.PSD

.TIF

.PDF

Page layout files: Files that combine text and images to make up an image.
Acceptable File Formats:

Adobe Photoshop CS 2 or earlier
.PSD
.TIFF
.EPS
Adobe Illustrator CS 2 or earlier
Illustrator format
EPS
Quark Xpress 6.5 or lower
Quark Express format only

Acceptable Colors:

Artwork should be submitted in CMYK or Pantone color except art for thermal transfer optical disc labels which should be RGB.
Some color variation should be anticipated on material printed in- house. If your project requires precise color matching, please
contact us to determine how we can best serve your needs.

Platform Issues:

While we prefer the Mac OSX platform, we also support Windows XP. We are glad to accept your artwork, regardless of platform.
To avoid problems with fonts, all type should be converted to outlines or paths.
If the program you are using does not allow you to do this, please include all printer and screen fonts.
OpenType and most TrueType fonts can be used under either OSX or Windows XP; PostScript (or Type 1) fonts only work on one platform or the other. We are prepared to work with your art, regardless of platform.

Providing Your Files:

3.5 floppy
CD ROM
Email: artdept@transferwest.com (No larger than 3mb)
FTP can be accessed by request.

Please call Transfer West Duplication if you require any other media types.