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Compact ad sizes, non-stitched
(Monday to Friday Herald, Herald on Sunday)
Compact ad sizes, stitched and trimmed
Broadsheet ad sizes
(Weekend Herald)
Square Compact ad sizes, stitched and trimmed
Canvas ad sizes
Technical specifcations newsprint product
Technical specifcations gloss product
Print specifcations
for advertisers
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Compact ad sizes
(Non-stitched, 8x8 modules)
INCLUDING:
Monday to Friday Main Section
(Early General News, World, Sport)
Moday to Thursday Daily Lifout
(Business, Entertainment )*
Friday Daily Lifout
(SuperSport, Entertainment)*
Herald on Sunday Main Section
Travel
Driven
Midweek HeraldHomes**
* Stapled, not trimmed
Module dimensions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Module depth (mm) 44 90 136 182 228 274 320 366
Module width (mm) 30 62 94 126 158 190 222 254
Columns (mm) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Display Compact (7-col) 36 74 112 150 188 226 264
DisplayCompact sizes
General module widths andheights
Columns (mm) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Classified Compact (8-col) 33.5 68 103 137.5 174 206.5 241 275.5
ClassifedCompact widths Classifeds, FamilyNotices, HeraldJobs,
Midweek HeraldHomes, Driven
** DisplayCompact widths Midweek HeraldHomes only
Style Square Compact Size
Modules
H x W
Live size (mm)
H x W
Front Page Solus (Main Section) Set Size 50x254
Front Page Solus (other) 2 x 8 90x254
Double Page Spread / Panorama 8 x 16 366x550
Double Page Spread Half Horizontal 4 x 16 182x550
Full Page 8 x 8 366x254
Half Page Vertical 8 x 4 366x126
Half Page Horizontal 4 x 8 182x254
Junior Page 6 x 6 274x190
Tower 8 x 3 366x94
Lower Banner 3 x 8 136x254
Third Page Island 5 x 4 228x126
Quarter Page Vertical 8 x 2 366x62
Quarter Page Horizontal 2 x 8 90x254
Quarter Page Island 4 x 4 182x126
Eighth Page Vertical 4 x 2 182x62
Eighth Page Horizontal 1 x 8 44x254
Eighth Page Island 2 x 4 90x126
Sixteenth Page Vertical 4 x 1 182x30
Sixteenth Page Horizontal 1 x 4 44x126
Square Small 2 x 2 90x62
Spot 1 x 1 44x30
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Compact ad sizes
(Stitched and trimmed, 8x8 modules)
INCLUDING:
Viva
TimeOut
The Business
Weekend
HeraldHomes*
Living*
View
DisplayCompact live, trim andbleedspecs
Module dimensions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Module depth (mm) 44 90 136 182 228 274 320 366
Module width (mm) 30 62 94 126 158 190 222 254
General module widths andheights
Style Compact Size Modules
Live size
(mm)
H x W
Trim
(mm)
H x W
Bleed
(mm)
H x W
Front Page Solus 2 x 8 90x254 n/a n/a
Double Page Spread / Panorama 8 x 16 366x530 391x552 402x567
Double Page Spread Half Horizontal 4 x 16 182x530 n/a n/a
Full Page 8 x 8 366x254 n/a n/a
Full Page (to bleed) 8 x 8 366x254 391x276 402x291
Half Page Vertical 8 x 4 366x126 n/a n/a
Half Page Horizontal 4 x 8 182x254 n/a n/a
Junior Page 6 x 6 274x190 n/a n/a
Tower 8 x 3 366x94 n/a n/a
Lower Banner 3 x 8 136x254 n/a n/a
Third Page Island 5 x 4 228x126 n/a n/a
Quarter Page Vertical 8 x 2 366x62 n/a n/a
Quarter Page Horizontal 2 x 8 90x254 n/a n/a
Quarter Page Island 4 x 4 182x126 n/a n/a
Eighth Page Vertical 4 x 2 182x62 n/a n/a
Eighth Page Horizontal 1 x 8 44x254 n/a n/a
Eighth Page Island 2 x 4 90x126 n/a n/a
Sixteenth Page Vertical 4 x 1 182x30 n/a n/a
Sixteenth Page Horizontal 1 x 4 44x126 n/a n/a
Square Small 2 x 2 90x62 n/a n/a
Spot 1 x 1 44x30 n/a n/a
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Columns (mm) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Display Compact (7-col) 36 74 112 150 188 226 264
Columns (mm) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Classified Compact (8-col) 33.5 68 103 137.5 174 206.5 241 275.5
* ClassifedCompact widths HeraldHomes, SundayHomes (in Living)
* DisplayCompact widths HeraldHomes, SundayHomes (in Living)
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Module dimensions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Module depth (mm) 44 90 136 182 228 274 320 366
Module width (mm) 30 62 94 126 158 190 222 254
Broadsheet ad sizes
(Non-stitched, 12x12 modules)
INCLUDING:
Saturday Section A
(Early General News, Review)
Saturday Section B
(World, Business, Sport, HeraldJobs)
Saturday Section C
(Business Opportunities*, Classifeds*,
Family Notices*)
Saturday Commercial Property*
Style Broadsheet Size Modules
Live size
(mm) H x W
Front Page Solus Set Size 60x360
Double Page Spread / Panorama 12 x 24 550x786
Double Page Spread Half Horizontal 6 x 24 274x786
Full Page 12 x 12 550x382
Half Page Vertical 12 x 6 550x190
Half Page Horizontal 6 x 12 274x382
Junior Page 8 x 8 366x254
Tower 12 x 4 550x126
Lower Banner 4 x 12 182x382
Third Page Island 8 x 6 366x190
Quarter Page Vertical 12 x 3 550x94
Quarter Page Horizontal 3 x 12 136x382
Quarter Page Island 6 x 6 274x190
Sixth Page Vertical 12 x 2 550x62
Sixth Page Horizontal 2 x 12 90x382
Sixth Page Island 4 x 6 182x190
Eigth Page Island 3 x 6 136x190
Nineth Page Vertical 6 x 2 274x62
Nineth Page Horizontal 1 x 12 44x382
Nineth Page Island 2 x 6 90x190
Square Large 4 x 4 182x126
Square Medium 3 x 3 136x94
Square Small 2 x 2 90x62
Spot 1 x 1 44x30
Module dimensions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Module depth (mm) 44 90 136 182 228 274 320 366 412 458 504 550
Module width (mm) 30 62 94 126 158 190 222 254 286 318 350 382
COLUMNS (mm) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Classified Broadsheet (11-col) 33.5 68 103 137.5 172 206.5 241 275.5 310 345 379.5
DisplayBroadsheet live specs
General module widths andheights
* ClassifedBroadsheet column widths
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** Note that a Double Page Spread and a Double Page Spread Half Horiztonal can only run on
the centrespread pages of a Broadsheet section. Speak to your APN Account Manager for
more details.
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Square Compact ad sizes
(Stitched and trimmed, 6x6 modules)
INCLUDING:
Bite
Element
Outdoors
Canvas ad sizes
(Stitched and trimmed, 6x6 modules)
Style Square Compact Size Modules
Live size
(mm) H x W
Trim
(mm)
H x W
Bleed
(mm)
H x W
Double Page Spread 6 x 12 325x535 340x550 360x570
Full Page 6 x 6 325x260 340x275 360x295
Half Page Horizontal 3 x 6 161.5x260 169x275 189x295
Half Page Vertical 6 x 3 325x128.6 340x136 360x 156
Third Page Horizontal 2 x 6 107x260 114.5x275 134.5x295
Third Page Vertical 6 x 2 325x84.8 n/a n/a
Square Large 2 x 2 107x84.8 n/a n/a
Medium Horizontal 1 x 2 52.5x84.8 n/a n/a
Medium Vertical 2 x 1 107x41 n/a n/a
Square Small 1 x 1 52.5x41 n/a n/a
DisplaySquare Compact live, trim andbleedspecs
Style Canvas Size Modules
Non-bleed
(mm)
H x W
Live size
(mm)
H x W
Trim
(mm)
H x W
Bleed
(mm)
H x W
Double Page Spread n/a n/a 289x534 305x550 315x560
Full Page n/a n/a 289x259 305x275 315x285
Half Page Horizontal n/a 142x259 142x259 152x275 162x285
Half Page Vertical n/a n/a 289x128.2 n/a n/a
Third Page Horizontal n/a 92x259 92x259 102x275 112x285
Third Page Vertical n/a 289x83.5 289x83.5 305x91.5 315x101.5
Strip Horizontal* 1 x 5 54x255 n/a n/a n/a
Strip Vertical* 5 x 1 287.1x46.2 n/a n/a n/a
Large Horizontal* 1 x 4 54x202.8 n/a n/a n/a
Large Vertical* 4 x 1 231.5x46.2 n/a n/a n/a
Square Large* 2 x 2 114x98.4 n/a n/a n/a
Medium Horizontal* 1 x 2 54x98.4 n/a n/a n/a
Medium Vertical* 2 x 1 114x46.2 n/a n/a n/a
Square Small* 1 x 1 54x46.2 n/a n/a n/a
Displaylive, trim andbleedspecs
* Directorysizes
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PRESS READY
Adverts will not be changed by APN.
All adverts supplied press ready will
be assumed correct to APN published
specifications.
Clear reproduction of supplied advertising will
rely on the correct production specifications
being followed.
Incorrectly sized material may be scaled to fit
the booked space.
No compensation or resonsibility will be
assumed by APN if material supplied does not
conform to specifications.
CLIENT CHECKS
Job area to match booked size.
Ensure that no important elements of your
material extend beyond the live art area as
trimming variations may occur.
All discs to be scanned for viruses.
Please proof the material from the final files to
check for corrupt files.
Contact numbers (business and after hours)
are supplied.
All electronic files contain a screen preview.
No embedded colour profiles.
Clear instructions are to be supplied.
All elements are to be clearly identified with
the associated job, with publication dates and
relevant information.
Key numbers and file names should be concise
and unique for each booking.
Email subject headings must contain client
name, publication, run date and
advertisment size.
Replacement material should be clearly marked
with a unique key number and file name.
ORIGINAL SIZE
In some sections, production processes may
cause the original size to vary slightly in the
interests of quality but adverts will be charged at
the original size.
CONTACT
For support on press ready advertisements,
phone the Preflight Department on
0800 373 644 #5.
For general production enquiries phone
0800 373 644 #1
General
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS NEWSPRINT PRODUCT
DELIVERY
Material can be submittedby:
Pagestore (Quickcut).
Email. Onlyone attachment per email. Confrm
email address with sales representative.
Nocompensation or responsibilitywill be
assumedbyAPN if material is deliveredbeyond
publisheddeadlines. Always make allowance for
fle transmission or deliverytimes.
ACCEPTABLE FORMATS AND MEDIA
Adobe Acrobat PDFfles. Files shouldbe
exportedas an EPS, andPDFcreatedwith Adobe
Acrobat Distiller. Version 1.4 (Acrobat 5.0) or
below. Donot export directlytoPDFfrom Adobe
CS InDesign or Illustrator. Donot use Object
Level Compression in Acrobat 6.0.
CD - one advert per disk. PCor Mac formatted.
Hardcopyproof is tobe suppliedwith material
suppliedon disk andCD.
TYPE
FONTS
APN does not accept suppliedfonts. All fonts
must be completelyembeddedin the fles
delivered. Donot subset fonts.
Alternativelytext can be convertedtopaths in
Illustrator or Freehand.
Fonts that are not embeddedmaybe substituted
with default fonts. APN takes noresponsibility
for fonts which default.
UseonlyType1 Postscript fonts. Theuseof other
font types mayproduceunexpectedresults.
TYPE SPECIFICATIONS
Text reversedin multi-colouredwork shouldnot
be set below12pt sans serif. and4-colour type.
Small reversedtype with fne serifs shouldbe
avoidedat all times.
Minimum size 8points, sans serif.
IMAGERY
RESOLUTIONS
Mono1200dpi. Contone 200-250dpi.
INK DENSITY
Total ink coverage of 220% max.
Black ink limit is 95%.
Asolidblack shouldonlyhave one other colour
running at nomore than 75%.
OVERPRINTING
Objects not intendedtooverprint are tobe set at
99% or less of solidcolour.
DOT
Dot gain is 30% in the 50% dot area.
Anything greater than 80% will print solid.
Max of 75% in shadow.
Highlights set at 5% with 0% for catchlights.
Single solidcolours not intendedtoprint solid
are not toexceed75%.
PROCESS COLOUR
Cyan (C) Magenta (M) Yellow(Y) Black (K)
MONO
All monowork shouldbe representedas true
mono, or greyscale.
Laser proofs not acceptable for scanning as
press readycopy.
COLOUR CONVERSION
Greycomponent Replacement (GCR) is used.
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PRESS READY
Adverts will not be changed by APN.
All adverts supplied press ready will
be assumed correct to APN published
specifications.
Clear reproduction of supplied advertising will
rely on the correct production specifications
being followed.
Incorrectly sized material may be scaled to fit
the booked space.
No compensation or resonsibility will be
assumed by APN if material supplied does not
conform to specifications.
CLIENT CHECKS
Job area to match booked size.
Ensure that no important elements of your
material extend beyond the live art area as
trimming variations may occur.
All discs to be scanned for viruses.
Please proof the material from the final files to
check for corrupt files.
Contact numbers (business and after hours)
are supplied.
All electronic files contain a screen preview.
No embedded colour profiles.
Clear instructions are to be supplied.
All elements are to be clearly identified with
the associated job, with publication dates and
relevant information.
Key numbers and file names should be concise
and unique for each booking.
Email subject headings must contain client
name, publication, run date and
advertisment size.
Replacement material should be clearly marked
with a unique key number and file name.
ORIGINAL SIZE
In some sections, production processes may
cause the original size to vary slightly in the
interests of quality but adverts will be charged at
the original size.
CONTACT
For support on press ready advertisements,
phone the Preflight Department on
0800 373 644 #5.
For general production enquiries phone
0800 373 644 #1
General
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS GLOSS PRODUCT
DELIVERY
Material can be submittedby:
Pagestore (Quickcut).
Email. Onlyone attachment per email. Confrm
email address with sales representative.
Nocompensation or responsibilitywill be
assumedbyAPN if material is deliveredbeyond
publisheddeadlines. Always make allowance for
fle transmission or deliverytimes.
ACCEPTABLE FORMATS AND MEDIA
Adobe Acrobat PDF les.
Files shouldbe exportedas an EPS, andPDF
createdwith Adobe Acrobat Distiller. Version 1.4
(Acrobat 5.0) or below. Donot export directlyto
PDFfrom Adobe CS Indesign or Illustrator. Do
not use Object Level Compression in Acrobat
6.0. Donot supplymultiple page PDFs.
EPS les.
All fonts embedded. All graphics embedded.
Level 1 or 2 Postscript only.
TYPE
FONTS
APN does not accept suppliedfonts. All fonts
must be completelyembeddedin the fles
delivered. Donot subset fonts.
Alternativelytext can be convertedtopaths in
Illustrator or Freehand.
Fonts that are not embeddedmaybe substituted
with default fonts. APN takes noresponsibility
for fonts which default.
UseonlyType1 Postscript fonts. Theuseof other
font types mayproduceunexpectedresults.
TYPE SPECIFICATIONS
Text reversedin multi-colouredwork shouldnot
be set below12pt sans serif. and4-colour type.
Small reversedtype with fne serifs shouldbe
avoidedat all times.
Minimum size 8points, sans serif.
IMAGERY
RESOLUTIONS
Mono1200dpi.
Contone 280dpi.
INK DENSITY
Total ink coverage of 280% max.
Asolidblack shouldonlyhave one other colour
running at nomore than 75%.
OVERPRINTING
When using 100% black toblockout pics and
backgrounds etc, please use 50-60% cyan and1 or
2% magenta andyellowin the mix. This enables
the riptoknock out all colours behindthe black.
Otherwise the ripprints the black on overprint.
PROCESS COLOUR
Black (K) Cyan (C) Magenta (M) Yellow(Y)
MONO
All monowork shouldbe representedas true
mono, or greyscale.
Laser proofs not acceptable for scanning as
press readycopy.
COLOUR CONVERSION
Under colour removal (UCR) is used.