MCG SmartReader ePublishing

For Newspapers, Magazines and Special Editions, Real Estate, Brochures, Manuals, Newsletters, Catalogues, Marketing, Photo Stories

SmartReader provides a completely customizable digital epublishing experience. SmartReader takes a giant leap forward from simple page turning epublishing systems, and it's very affordable. Unlimited pages, hosting included on our server or host on your web server.

UpLoad PDF's Below.....
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You can use the following form to upload up to 20Mb files.
If the form is slow or problematic please then use FTP.
FTP: ftp.mcgdata.com, user: upflip, pass: EZflip1
If you don't have FTP software and using FireFox, go to Tools in Firefox and then Addons, add FireFTP it's free or stand alone FileZilla (also free).
Note: if sending by FTP, please fill out the form info below to cue your order and give us details on the file being sent
(you will not need to click the "Upload File" button, simply click "Send Message").

If the form below does not show up in your browser, please email us at: forprocessing@mcgdata.com, with your contact info and any details you have for processing your PDF after you have sent your PDF by FTP.

Upload your PDF using our form below!

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Prep Instructions

What's Required:
1 PDF file (that includes from 2 to 100 or more pages) is required by us for processing. This is not the same file that would be used for print publishing because print publishing requires much higher resolution, much bigger files.
You have two options: 1) take the print PDF file and reprint using Acrobat 9 to the specs below or 2) output the file directly from Quark/InDesign to the specs below.

PDF Specs:
- Colors in the PDF must be RGB
- PDF for e-edition must be 150 DPI
- Embed all fonts and images
- Save for Acrobat 4 compatability
- Convert gradients or drawing nodes to "simple or smooth"
- Optimize and flatten layers (transparencies)
- Each PDF pge should be 1Mb or less (eg 40pg PDF=40mb)

Set Links
Setting links in Acrobat prior to uploading your file is important because this way your links will be "live" in the e-edition. Some links in the PDF will be actual live text, some will be embedded in graphics. Acrobat can automatically make live text links live in seconds. Links that are embedded in graphics will have to be done manually. Setting both are done using Acrobat

Performing automatic links in Acrobat 9:
Open PDF, go to Advanced, then Document Processing, then click Create Links from URL's and then save.

Performing manual links in Acrobat 9:
Open PDF, go to Tools, Advanced Editing, Link Tools and then highlite the area in the PDF page that you want to link to a web site or email address.

Getting your PDF to us:
On the SmartReader, FlipBook or NewsReader pages the form on the page has an "Upload Button" where you can locate the PDF on your computer and upload the PDF to us with other information that we need like your company name, contact info and other relative information.

Potential Problems:
Sometimes when ads come in from outside sources and are placed in your production makeup, the incoming file might have corrupt fonts or unconventional artwork. If you notice when outputting a file that it hangs at a certain page indicates problems at a certain page, this should be corrected at once. Remember, your final file must be optimum to work efficiently online.
To fix this problem you can either route out the problem on the page or as a last resort take a screen capture of the troubled page and replace it in the workflow, then output again.

The most common problems in a PDF regarding optimization are:
A) Corrupt fonts
B) Digital drawing with far to many nodes
C) Gradient fills used too much in one drawing
D) Layering and use of non RGB colors
E) Locked PDF's can not be converted

Note: Additional fees apply when files are not prepped properly or pages have corrupt components that do no process. Therefore, please check your files closely before sending. If a page is suspect, either source the problem, or replace the page in the PDF with a Jpeg of the page, to save additional expenses.

That's it!

Addendum: While we suggest Acrobat 9, any version of Acrobat will perform a similar result. Also, if you don't have Acrobat 9 or don't feel comfortable setting to the above specs, we can do this for you at a small additional charge. However, if this is the case we suggest that you at least downsize the PDF size and the graphic files to 150 dpi, otherwise if you try to upload a PDF "print quality" file, the huge size will take a very long time to upload.
Also very large files can not be uploaded using our "Upload Form". Files larger than 50mb will have to be uploaded using FTP software. Free FTP software is available...we suggest Mozilla FireFox's "FireFTP.
Naturally our "Upload form" lets us know immediately when a file is sent. If you are sending your file by FTP, send an email confirmation.