Ad Specifications
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Media Specifications
General Notes
- Materials should be prepared to compensate for a dot gain of 20% to 25%.
- All artwork should be converted to CMYK.
Resolution
Your artwork/ads should be saved to 300 dpi at 100% of the dimensions at which they will print to ensure high quality printing results.
Acceptable File Formats
- Adobe Acrobat Document (*.pdf) (recommended)
- embed all fonts in pdf
- Adobe Illustrator Artwork (*.ai) (recommended)
- Adobe Photoshop Image (*.psd) (recommended)
- TIFF Image (*.tif, *.tiff)
- Bitmap Image (*.bmp)
- JPEG Image (*.jpg,*.jpeg)
- save jpeg at maximum quality (12)
File Size & Submission
Digital ads may be submitted via email to: alcutri@makingmusicmag.com
if less than 6MB. Anything greater than 6MB should be submitted via FTP. Please contact: alcutri@makingmusicmag.com
for FTP information.





