Country Style is a perfect bound publication.

The full right hand page of a OFC gatefold (first page of text) must be supplied with a 5mm white or back strip on the fore-edge. Please contact production prior to sending material to confirm which colour strip to supply. *DPS - double page spread.

ACCEPTABLE MEDIA

NewsLifeMedia only accepts advertising material via Quickcut (Adstream), Quickcut (Digital Ads International) or Adsend. For more information regarding one of the providers contact:

- Quickcut  (Adstream): visit quicksend.com.au or to get additional Quickcut software, queries or support call Adstream on 1300 768 988 (Australia only tech support) or email print@adstream.com.au

- Digital Ads International (Sendlite): visit news.sendlite.com.au or call support on +61 2 9818  1965. 

- Adsend: visit adsend.com.au or call +61 3 8689 9000 or 1300 798 949 (Australia only tech support). For online support go to dubsat.com/adsend/support or email support@adsend.com.au 

• When supplying advertising material, please ensure that the on-sale date and magazine name are entered. This will assist in keeping track of your advertisement.
• Ensure that the order of consecutive advertisements and left/right hand pages on double page spreads are noted in the material instructions.
• Please contact production prior to sending revised files and when sending revised files add an ‘R’ at the end of the file name. If production have not been advised there is no guarantee that revised material will appear.

FILES

• NewsLifeMedia  uses 3DAPv3 separation profiles (3DAPv3_papertype-3_280.icc), a standard  for proofing and printing.
• Acrobat Distiller 6 or above is preferred.
• Files to be created in PDF version 1.3 or 1.4.
• Files to be supplied as single pages.
• PDF files to be supplied in CMYK format. RGB or spot colour files will be rejected.

IMAGES

• Images to be supplied in CMYK format. RGB or LAB files will be rejected.
• 4 colour black and white images should use a GCR separation profile.
• Images should be saved as PSD or composite  EPS files and supplied at 100% scaling, 300dpi and using the correct 3DAPv3 separation profile, the 3DAPv3 profile will set the correct CMYK separation and total ink limit (see files).
• For more information regarding separation profiles, visit www.3dap.com.au

PAGE LAYOUT

• All advertising material to include a minimum of 5mm bleed (where required).
• Crop, bleed and registration marks plus page information to appear on all advertising material.
• PLEASE NOTE: when uploading advertising material via Quickcut  do not include crop marks on the hi-res PDF file, as these will be automatically generated.
•  No text or important page content should appear within 10mm either side of the spine on double page spreads (total 20mm) due to this space being optically lost within the spine of the magazine. Using double imaging is at the discretion of the client/agency, as it is not ideal for all pages within the magazine. If specifications are required for double imaging, contact production prior to sending advertising material.
• Ensure that all text and logos are supplied to the correct type/design area specifications (see sizes).

COLOUR/ TYPE/ LINES/ BORDERS

• The total ink limit is 280%. Registration colour in the swatches palette should never be used as it is made up of 100% of each colour.
• Solid black panels should be made up of rich black (100% black and 50% cyan).
• White elements to be set to knock-out.
• All fonts must be embedded into the PDF file.
• Type is to be no smaller than 8 points.
• Reverse type to be no smaller than 10 points  bold or made up of more than two colours.
• Black type smaller than 24 points to be made up of 100% black only and set to overprint.
• Black type larger than 24 points should be made up of rich black (100% black and 50% cyan).
• Coloured type with a black drop shadow should be set to knock-out, otherwise the black drop shadow may overprint the coloured type.
• For white reverse type we recommend 12 points bold as the minimum size.
• White type to be set to knock-out.
• Extremely thin and fine type, particularly type with serifs, should be avoided.
• Thin lines and box rules should be made up of one colour and a minimum thickness of 0.25mm is recommended.
• Due to the trim and binding variance, even distances from trim to borders may vary during the print run, therefore we recommended that solid borders to be supplied no thinner than 8mm and key lines to sit no less than 10mm in from the trim.

COLOUR PROOFS

• For accurate colour reproduction, all advertising material must be accompanied by a 3DAPv3 colour proof created from the supplied file at 100%. NewsLifeMedia  uses guidelines for ISO  12647-2 (3DAPv3), a standard for proofing and printing.
• In order to verify that a proof is in compliance with the 3DAPv3 proofing requirements, each proof must be supplied with a 3DAPv3 endorsed control strip printed next to the advertisement.
• No responsibility will be taken for print colour reproduction when a 3DAPv3 colour proof is not supplied.
• For more information regarding 3DAPv3 proofing guidelines, visit www.3dap.com.au

DISCLAIMER

• While NewsLifeMedia is committed to producing  magazines of the highest calibre and will ensure advertising material is reproduced  as intended, the responsibility is firmly with the client/agency to supply advertising material according to our specifications. No responsibility will be taken if advertising material is not supplied according to NewsLifeMedia specifications.
• NewsLifeMedia cannot accept requests to modify supplied advertising material.
• Advertising material must be delivered on time so that quality checking procedures can take place.
• Advertising material will be archived for three issues and advertising related correspondence  ie: MI’s, emails confirming repeats etc will be archived for six months.
• NewsLifeMedia reserves the right to refuse any advertising material.

PRODUCTION CONTACT
Carina Nilma
Email:  adproduction@news.com.au
Tel.  02 8045 4923
NewsLifeMedia - Level 2 Production
Loading Dock, 61 Kippax Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010