Sony DVD Rom/DVD Video manual Printing Process, Physical Films, Digital Films Data Sources

5. Services

As part of our full service philosophy, we can provide you with printwork and any special packaging request. Due to high yearly volumes we order with our qualified printwork suppliers, Sony DADC can offer competitive prices. If you wish to utilize this service, we request that your graphic studio provides components according to chapter 5.2., with chapter 5.3. being valid for the print- work carried out by us.

5.1Printing Process

Generally, the printwork is manufactured by qualified printers in four-colour offset print and the use of addi- tional special colours and varnishing is possible.

5.2Physical Films

Film specification

We need full-page films positive, wrong side reading, emulsion up for the offset print of packagings. Optimum screen width for these printwork films: 70 l/cm (180 lpi).

All printwork must have a catalogue number.

Page numbers on all films.

Please do not indicate origin details except ”Made in EU”. Other data with regard to origin are not admissible and will be removed.

Please mark each film with the correct colour specifica- tion (e.g. Black, P100C, etc).

Please arrange films in such a way that the booklet is closed at the left. With special products such as leporello, posters, etc. please enclose a confirmed folding sample.

Films must have a bleed of 3 mm. The cutting marks have to be positioned outside of the bleed.

To avoid mismatches, please supply a compulsory print target (like Cromalin, Matchprint or similar) with the films. However, please note that there may still be slight colour differences between your proof and the produced printwork.

The films should not be damaged and must be packed in a roll container or carton to prevent folding.

If you request a colour match between printwork and DVD label print, spot colours have to be specified in the same colour system (Pantone is preferred).

To protect your product against piracy and to clearly identify the copyright holder, we ask you to indicate the name and address of the music company on the label and on the printworks films.

When producing your films, please note that a base of polycarbonate with reflective aluminium coating is printed on and therefore colour differences between the printwork and the DVDs may occur.

To provide (as much as possible) a compliance of the printwork colours (e.g. booklet) with the DVD label print, we advise to preprint a full white base on the DVD.

Non-compliance with the specifications and any addi- tional expenses caused shall be charged separately.

For artwork specifications please refer to our hand- books. You can download templates from the Sony DADC homepage or request a DTP-Service disc from our Customer Service department.

5.3Digital Films

5.3.1Data Sources

Sony DADC can handle the following sources for gra- phic data input:

•3.5" Floppy Disk

•SyQuest Cartridge; 44, 88, 200 MB

•MO 3,5" – Magneto Optical Disc (up to 1.3 GB)

•ZIP – 100, 250 MB

•JAZ – 1 GB

•CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R

•ISDN for large volume data transfer (more than 20 MB) with use of 4-Sight ISDN

•Manager, Leonardo Pro or EasyTransfer v3.2 software

•Internet FTP Transfer – ftp.sonydadc.com (username, password required – will be given to you on request)

Sony DADC will be happy to assist you in all kinds of data transfer. Please contact our Customer Service.

Please transmit all files in one folder with a distinct name (e.g. catalogue number) including an ”info.txt” file. This file must contain the following information:

•Contact address

•Customer Service contact at Sony DADC

•Catalogue number

•Product, format

•Type of artwork, number of pages, colours

•Requested packaging

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