Tri-Color Digital Imaging Services
FILE FORMATS
File Formats
You can use a PC or Macintosh as long as you are able to burn a CD in PC format.
Files on CD or sent over the internet must be PC compatible .jpg files only, with no image compression.
To achieve the perfect balance between quality and speed we recommend that you save your files as level 10 (no compression) baseline standard JPGs. These files are up to three times smaller than files saved at level 12. Thus they are easier for you to process on your computer and they transmit much faster over the internet to the lab.
Your JPGs need to be saved in RGB mode, not grayscale mode even if the images are black and white. All files must be in the sRGB color space and have an embedded color profile, and must be flattened with all alpha channels, paths or masks removed.
Do not send DNG, CRW, NIF, CR2 or any other RAW files or Photoshop PSD files.
Digital orders must be kept separate from traditional Film orders to minimize in lab processing time.
We work on a PC based system. Thus, any Macintosh files must be converted to PC format prior to being submitted.
If you have order bags place ONLY the IMAGES ORDERED into a folder with the order bag number for it's name, do not use multiple folders or use folder names like "Mary's Wedding."
Include only one order per CD or DVD.