MANUAL

FOR PREPARATION AND TRANSFER OF GRAPHIC SOURCES

VERSION 11.0
REVISION: 14. 10. 2014

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Table of contents

Contact details 

Foreword 

Recommendation 

General print specification 

Proof specification 

General data specification 

Requested formats and data transfer 

Contact details
MAILING ADDRESS:

FIOMO, a.s.
U Elektry 838/2d
198 00 Prague 9, Czech Republic
phone: +420 2 8109 1809
fax: +420 2 8109 1818
e-mail: FIOMO@FIOMO.com
www.FIOMO.com

OFFICIAL SEAT OF THE COMPANY:

FIOMO, a.s.
Anny Letensk 11
120 00 Prague 2, Czech Republic

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Foreword
This Manual for the preparation and transfer of the graphic sources to FIOMO and further processing of the
graphic data in FIOMO is based and in accordance with the international standard ISO 12647.

This Manual based on the above mentioned ISO standard shall secure:
A professional and fully intelligible description of the procedure for the preparation and transfer of
graphic sources to FIOMO

Standardization of inputs (graphic sources) and outputs (high quality prints)

A possibility to calibrate properly equipments in the whole chain and to secure a backward control
Prevention of time losses and misunderstandings
Greater flexibility and financial savings throughout the whole chain
(customer design agency repro print)

Recommendation
Within the preparation process of new designs, or design changes, we recommend sending a draft of the
graphic designs/data for a pre-print assessment to FIOMO.
Pre-print assessments, consultations and recommendations are provided by FIOMO free of charge within
the framework of our customer services.
Incorporation of FIOMOs recommendations into designs/data improves the quality and stability of the
subsequent print.

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General print specification

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF COLOURS
Maximum recommended number of print colours: 6 + 2 (white and/or varnish)

PRINT SCREEN, SCREEN DOT SHAPE

Print screen:

min. 150 LPI

Screen dot shape:

Circular Euclidean / Round Fogra

RASTER ROTATION ANGLES

Cyan: 15 Magenta: 45 Yellow: 90 Black: 75

PREFERRED PRINTING INK SEQUENCE/ PROCESS COLOURS/

Surface print:

YMCK

Reverse print:

KCMY

Proof specification
PREFERRED TYPE OF DIGITAL PROOF
Equipment:

Digital Epson

Material:

GMG Substrate: GMG ProofPaper SemiMatte 250 gm2

COLOUR PROFILES FOR DIGITAL PROOFS

Name of the profile: (profiles are available at: www.FIOMO.com/downloads and include a
simulation of the grey tint of the printed substrates)
FIOMO ISO Coated V2_F39_version_1

Fogra 39 for varnished or unvarnished paper substrates

FIOMO ISO Coated V2_F49_version_4

Fogra 49 for laminated matt surfaces

FIOMO ISO Coated V2_F50_version_4

Fogra 50 for laminated gloss surfaces

FIOMO PetAluPe_F50_version_3

Fogra 50 for Pet/Alu/Pe (or Pet/Pet met/Pe) material

FIOMO OPP_F49_matt_version_1

Fogra 49 for OPP matt materials

FIOMO OPP_F50_gloss_version_2

Fogra 50 for OPP gloss materials

Other requirements:

Ugra/Fogra Mediawedge V3a control strip, certification label

with the relevant profile (see above) (all control parameters
passed). Checksum Profile (identification code of the
profile in brackets) has to be visible on the proof so its
possible to verify the correctness of the profile used
and its version. We recommend keeping the original
profile name as it is issued by FIOMO.

Together with the graphic data it is necessary to send a verified proof printed out from the transferred
data.
Preferred type of proof: GMG colour proof.
Note: Please consult the choice of the right profile with a FIOMOs representative.
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General print specification

TONAL RANGES
Minimum / Maximum percentage (1 colour channel):

CMY + PANTONE: 3 %100 %;

K: 0 %70 %
Extract (colour separation) K: 0%-70%, in
some specific cases K 3-70% (see below).
100% Kmay be used for texts and flat areas.
In case of any doubts please get in contact
with a FIOMOs representative in the preprint stage.
Extract (colour separation) of Kcannot, like other extracts, end in the flat areas or in colour transition
areas.

Its possible to take Kdown to 0% in images.

The ending of the Kin this case shall be hidden in a very dark part of the image near some
optic edge determined by the picture.
Should the extract of Kbe long so that some percentage reach up to brighter or flat areas, the
K must be substituted by other extracts (C,M,Y).
If, in such areas, it is not possible to substitute K completely, it must be kept in the minimum of 3%.

In brighter areas, K should be substitude by other extracts (C,M,Y)

If its not possible to substitute K completely, it must be kept in the minimum of 3%.

It is necessary to check the keeping of the minimum of 3% (including K) in an appropriate application:

Viewer in Illustrator or Viewer in Automation Engine Pilot.

Checking in the Photoshop only is not possible because this software shows only whole numbers
(percentages) and rounds the numbers up.
Maximum sum of all colours in the register (TAC limit):
300%
Maximum sum of CMYK coverage in register of images:
CMYK 300 % from which black
is maximum of 70 %
Note: We recommend to underlay 100% black areas with:
40 % Cyan (CMYK composition: 40-0-0-100) = cold black
40 % Magenty (CMYK composition: 0-40-0-100) = warm black
In any other specific cases please consult the underlaying of black with FiOMOs representative.

Exampes of K adjustment:
Original image

Simulation in the print

Original image K
edge

product

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K completely removed
edge

product

Original image K

Original image

edge

bright areas
K adjustment

Adjusted image

K down to 0%, taking

an advantage of sharp
edges in designs

Vignette supplied

K down to 0%

bright areas

Modified vignette

edge

K kept at min. 3%,

blurred designs
without sharp edges

K down to 3 %

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RESOLUTION OF IMAGES USED

Bitmaps in the print size 1:1 (100 %) = min. 300 DPI

TRAPPINGS
General trapping
Pullback of a lighter colour from a negative text
Overprint of metallic (silver, gold etc.) inks
Pullback of partial covering white
Overprint of partial varnish

Minimum [mm]
0,1
0,1
0,2
0,25
0,3

Standard value [mm]

0,2
0,2
0,3
0,3
0,5

MINIMUM FONT SIZE AND LINE THICKNESS

Font/type/size
San Serif
Serif
Script or ornamental font
Minimum thickness of monochromatic lines

Positive
5 pt
6 pt
6 pt
0,1 mm

Negative
6 pt
7 pt
7 pt
0,2 mm

Note: It is necessary to introduce a pullback in the background in case of a negative line or text. Please do not use
texts and lines created from 2 or more colours, if the text is smaller than 9 pt or the lines are thinner than 0.4 mm.

BASIC TOLERANCES / REQUIREMENTS

Standard cutting tolerance:
Standard misregistration tolerance for any roll
fed printing machines:
Bleed in the graphic data:
Design border lines netto format:
Quoted dimensions:

min. 1 mm
0,2 mm
3 mm
YES
YES

RECOMMENDED PLACEMENT OF THE EYEMARK

Due to the fact that the print is carried out from printing plates please do NOT place a positive eyemark
in the design cutt area (splitting the eyemark between 2 design figures). The recommended placement
of the positive eyemark is anywhere in the design in its full width.
There is no limitation in case of the placement of a negative eyemark.

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SPOT COLOURS
Spot colours and their names in the transferred graphic sources must correspond to colours in
accordance with the valid Pantone Plus Series 2014 coated or Pantone Plus Series 2014 uncoated
guides.
The spot colours are only simulated on the digital proofs with a smaller or larger deviations (depending
on the colour composition of every specific spot colour).
This is valid not only for the 100% spot colour areas but also for areas in which the spot colours are
in raster with other colours the deviations in such cases are even more significant. Due to the above
mentioned the digital proof cannot be used as the final binding colour base for the print for the areas
in which spot colours are used. The 100% spot colour areas are determined for the print with the use
of one of the above mentioned PANTONE guides. In the case of areas in which the spot colours are
in raster with other colours it is necessary that the customers or their representativen is present and
approves the printed design directly at the print.

EAN CODE SPECIFICATION

Size:
min. 80 % max. 200 %
Compensation/reduction:
15 microns (= 0,015 mm)
It is necessary to enlarge the safety zone by 0,5 mm on both sides (left and right) of the EAN code. The
outcome width will thus be as follows:
min. 80 % = 30,83 mm
max. 200 % = 75,58 mm
Note: The EAN code must be printed with only one dark colour (but not red).

Requested formats and data transmission

ACCEPTED DATA FORMATS
Data formats:
Version:
Colour space:

*.ai, *.psd, *.ap

Adobe CS2-CS6, ArtPro 12.1.1
ISO Coated V2300 % (ECI), CMYK + Pantone (ISO 12647-2:2004)

Note: All images (links) and fonts used in the design must be transferred together with the data. PSD files must
be stored with maximum compatibility in individual (unmerged) layers. Links in the JPEG format must be stored
with lossless compression, or without compression.

TRANSFER OF GRAPHIC SOURCES

Preferred media:
Other requests:

FTP (DVD, CD)

Together with the data it is always necessary to send a certified passed
proof created from the transferred data. The preferred type of proofs:
GMG colour proofs (EFI, ESKO).

PRE-PRINT ASSESSMENT
Before the transfer of the final graphic data, we highly recommend to send to FIOMO a PDF/X-4:2008
(CMYK) file of the design/s for a pre-print assessment. The output of FIOMOs pre-print data
assessment are technological recommendations. The incorporation of these recommendations results
in a better printing output (an increased printing quality, stability, a minimization of misregistration
issues etc.).
Note: The entire pre-print preparation and print process in FIOMO is based and in accordance with the
international ISO 12647-2:2004 standard.

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