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The following text standards should be considered:  

• PDF File Recommended backup to be setup within 0.25mm
• Mint Copy Scanned Recommended backup to be setup within 1mm (variable controlled by original printed material)
• Images in text should  be supplied per Griffin Press standards
• Corrections Setup as the original supplied file, (making sure trim size is exactly the same, text block, foilios and running headers/footers are in the exact same position as original)
• Any more than 10 pages of corrections to be supplied, a new full file is recommended and a new set of Digital Dyelines is to be run and supplied back to you for full sign off
• Contone Images (greyscale) - Highlight 3-5%, Midtone 35-40%, Shadow 85-90% (this is to compensate for Press dot gain)
• Line Images (Bitmap) - These are black and white, no stippled areas, should be solid black, but should not be large blocks of image area
• Following the scanning of line/greyscale images, please remove any scum dot appearing in the background. Our Platesetters are calibrated to not produce a dot 3% or less
• Screen rulings: 100° screen
• Shaded/stippled area settings are recommended to be no less than 5%.