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Upload Prep


Two ways to get PDF's to us:

1) Email - There is a 20Mb limit to email attachments, so if sending by email make sure they are no larger. Also please fill out the form in the right column so we know what to do with your PDF and who they are coming from. 
upload@mediacom.co

2) FTP is the most reliable source because there is no limit to file size
and if there is an Internet service interuption, FTP has the intelligence to hold and correct to ensure the proper and complete file is sent.
FTP Details:  ftp.mediacom.co user: upflip, pass: EZflip1

If you don't have FTP software and using FireFox, go to Tools in Firefox and en Addons, add FireFTP free or download stand aloneFileZilla (also free).

Note: if sending by FTP or email, please fill out the form info on the right to cue your order and give us details on the file being sent.



PDF ePublishing Prep Instructions: 

Please note that on the form to the right it asks if the PDF being sent has been optimized. Indicating "Yes" means that you have adhered to the info below. Select "No" if for any reason you have trouble with these requirements. We can then make some changes to our processing. However, in all cases, we will need all fonts and graphics to be embedded in the PDF file
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What's Required:
1 PDF single 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 Important Prep Configuration:
- Colors in PDF set RGB
- PDF for e-edition 150 DPI
- Embed all fonts and images
- Save for Acrobat 4
- Convert gradients/drawing nodes to "simple or smooth"

Properly optimized, each page of the PDF 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. If you have trouble doing this, we can do this for you at a small extra charge. See rates. If your links are not set, please let us know in the form on the right by clicking "No".

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.
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) Drawing too many nodes
C) Gradient fills - too many
D) Layering - improper use
E) Nonstandard colors
F) PDF's that are locked

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. 

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.


Word Doc Prep (.doc, rtf, etc. for EZPublisher)
Whether you are using Word, WordPerfect or other, most current word processors allow for you to save your main document in RTF format. RTF (.rtf) is rich text format and retains all the custom format properties so it can be opened in any word processor. RTF helps ensure your document will look the way you see it, regardless whether you are using an older word processor or not.

You can use the form on the right to upload your RTF document with no problems whatsoever, however, archiving your document using Zip or any number of other archiving products is the gold standard for transmitting files because it protects files from any kind of corruption through the sending process.
 
ePublishing Processing
We need to know what you want done and how you want your ePublish file prepared. Filling out this file properly is very important for each file you FTP to us. See FTP details on this page. Files processed latest by 6am following morning.
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  • SmartReader is the "only solution" where files can be hosted on a client server. Full prepayment is required prior to delivery of files.
  • If "No" you are indicating you have optimized PDF.
  • If "No" you are indicating links are already set.
  • We receive a lot of files, some with very obscure names, please help us identify your file, by providing name.
  • Please make sure you enter the "exact Title Name" you want entered into your processed page. If left empty, there will be no Title on your ePublished product.
  • Google Analytics tracks multiple web properties and sets up reporting access for a variety of users. More info: http://code.google.com/apis/analytics/docs/concepts/gaConceptsAccounts.html
  • For SmartReader and above, not available for FlipBook. If you would like a thumbnail pic of your ePublished file, please specify. Thumbnails are provided at 180 pixels.
  • For SmartReader and above, this is an add on feature forfile processing to run on a computer or distribute on CD rather then web or email. Additional cost for .exe, $25 provided in a zip format by email.
  • Do you want a Table of Contents? If you do, the PDF file you provide must have a Table of Contents or set of Adobe Bookmarks to be visible and function properly.
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