Photography & Design Specifications
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Photo Specifications :

It is our desire to provide you the highest quality magazine, a reflection of the properties you represent. Therefore, photo images must be handled very carefully to retain our consistent quality. There are several recommended means of photo submission:

• We Highly Recommend You Hire a Professional Photographer.
  The industry standard is to create photographs in medium or large format chromes, which will render optimal quality for reproduction in our magazine. A professional photographer will best portray the property by accentuating its architectural elements and manipulating lighting and camera angle for the best possible result.
  
  • For extra dramatic images, which may be taken during twilight, it is best to hire a professional as well. This will give the home a warm, glowing, welcoming look. The results may be spectacular, but the photography is challenging.
    
  • It is our recommendation that you purchase the negatives from the photographer, providing you repeat usage and full rights of ownership.
    
    
• Digital Images are Welcome.
  When taking digital images, please be sure to set your resolution to the highest possible setting for your camera. Minimum settings are as follows:
  • 4 x 6 image @ 300dpi - 1200 x 1800 pixels
  • 5 x 7 image @ 300dpi - 1500 x 2100 pixels
  • Cover image @ 300dpi - 9.25" x 11.25" - 2775 x 3338 pixels
    
    
• 35mm Prints are Accepted.
  Please have your photos printed
  with a standard glossy surface. Make sure they are not printed on matte paper.
  
  
• Cover Images Require The Highest Quality. The finished size and clarity demands of the cover image, requires that all images under consideration for the cover be submitted in a digital format, at the highest settings.

Media Requirements :

We accept camera-ready ads supplied digitally on CD-ROM or 100Mb zip disk. All CDs must must be Macintosh formatted. We are NOT able to read PC-formatted CDs. If you are supplying Stuffed files from Stuff-It, they must be self-extracting. Do NOT supply disk doubler or Zipped files. All disk ads should be accompanied by a 4-color Fuji-quality matchprint.

Page Size Specifications :

Full Page Bleed : 9.25" x 11.125"
Final Trim Size : 9" x 10.875"
Live Area : 8.5" x 10.375"
Density : 300%
Line Copy : Must be at least .25" from trim
Color Proof : 4C Matchprint, Chromalin, or Iris
Fractional Ad Sizes-Half Page Horizontal : 8.5" x 5.1875"

Layout Specifications :

• Click Here To View/Download Available Ad Layouts
  
  
• QuarkXpress :
  Must be in Macintosh format, version 6.0 or earlier. All colors must be processed CMYK. Any Pantone or spot colors will be converted to processed CMYK.
• Fonts :
  Must be Macintosh Postscript Fonts. Please include both printer and screen fonts. Only Type 1 fonts are acceptable. We will not accept Truetype fonts or PC fonts.
• Imported Graphics :
  Any graphic file imported into Quark must be supplied, including any images and fonts embedded into EPS files.
• For Position Only :
  If the graphics imported into Quark are FPO low-resolution files, the high-resolution files (300 dpi) must be supplied or the original artwork must be supplied for scanning.
• Color Match :
  We ask that you provide a color proof of your ad in the form of a 3M Matchprint or Chromalin for color comparison. A color laser is acceptable for context only. The proof must be marked for color (CMYK breakdowns for all tints). Images must be marked hi-resolution, EPS or FPO (for position only). We will not accept a black-and-white proof in place of a color proof.

Graphics Specifications

• Adobe Illustrator:
  Must be saved in Macintosh format, version 10.0 or earlier. All embedded EPS, Bitmap or TIFF files must be supplied. If you are supplying an Illustrator EPS file with photos and fonts embedded, all high-resolution photos and Macintosh fonts must also be supplied. In place of supplying fonts, fonts may be converted to outlines. All colors must be CMYK process colors.
  
• Adobe Photoshop :
  Must be saved in Macintosh format, version CS or earlier.
  High-resolution files must be saved as one of the following:
  
  • CMYK Files:
    should be saved in TIFF format at a resolution of 300dpi
  • Grayscale files:
    should be saved in TIFF format at a resolution of 300dpi
  • Bitmap Files:
    should be saved in TIFF format at a resolution of 600dpi
  • All imported high-res images:
    must be sized and/or rotated in Photoshop. Images may not be rotated in Quark, or enlarged more than 175%.

We ask that you provide separate laser proofs of all artwork. The proof must be marked for color (CMYK breakdowns of all tints).