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Since our inception we have been considered one of the most technically capable digital pre-press shops in the area. From the early challenges of getting anything to print at all, to the more recent challenges of sophisticated image manipulation and simulating reality, in Tandem Design has always been capable of providing the best of what the technology can do. This is due to our combination of technical abilities and a solid foundation in art working in tandem to produce what the client wants and needs.

We provide top-notch color and greyscale image digitization for our many clients. We have a small studio for product shots. We do a tremendous amount of food work, which attests to our skill with color.

We also can help with any layout questions and problems you might have, and are proficient on both Macintosh and Windows platforms (we are still biased heavily in favor of Macintosh).

Below is an outline of our various pre-press capabilities. If you don't see what you're looking for, call anyway (410-832-8706). We might be able to help.


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Pre-Press Services

Digitizing Images

Fine Art, Illustrations and Photographic Images

  • All digitizing is done at up to 6000 X 4,000 pixels (20 X 13 inches at 300 dpi)
  • Originals as small as 1.375 X 1 inch (35mm slide or film) transparent or reflective
  • Originals to 11 X 17 reflective or transparent
  • Large originals (several feet by several feet) if they are rigid (canvas on stretchers; mounted on foam board; etc.)
  • File formats include *.tif (default) or *.eps, *.gif, *.jpeg, and other formats; MAC or MS-DOS®/Windows
  • We normally work in the CMYK color space. You can request RGB files.
  • FPO can be provided separately
  • Duotones, Tritones, and Quadtones can be made from digitized grayscale images

Product Photography

  • We have a small cyclorama ("cyc") for small product shots.
  • We can do portraiture.
  • We can visit you for onsite photography.
Other Image-Related Services

  • Placement of Scans in Document
  • Re-Linking High Resolution Files to Low Resolution FPOs (if provided by iTD originally)
  • Photo Manipulation
    • Color cast removal
    • Color correction
    • Alteration of image
    • Marriage of multiple images
    • Restoration of image
  • Write to CD-ROM, DVD, Zip for FTP transfer or internet based file services, etc.

File Manipulation

  • Alterations
  • Manual Trapping
  • Troubleshooting
  • Pre-Press Production
    • Composition
    • Page Layout and Assembly

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Output Services

CD-ROM & DVD Writing

  • CDs are nominally 650 Meg (74 Minute)
  • DVDs are nominally 4.7 gig (120 Minute)
  • Small Quantity Multiple Copies in-house
  • Large Quantity Duplication can be arranged

Proofing and Printing

  • We can provide proofs from an HP Indigo offset digital press
    • Proof individual images or pages
    • Proof multi-page booklets or books for traditional production
    • Proof multi-page booklets or books for digital production
  • Small format digital printing on our HP Indigo Press
  • Large format digital printing on our HP Z6200 wide format printers

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