Springboard can offer a complete CD Replication & Mastering service for Audio CD. On body print finishes can be supplied, ranging from single colour print to full colour print, including Offset Printing for Picture Disks. Both large & small runs receive the same meticulous attention.

Springboard can supply small (or large) one off orders for Audio CD. The complete product can be supplied including print and packaging, All you need to do is supply us with the following:

1. Your master in a suitable format (DAT or C3D/CD-R preferred.
2. A computer graphic file of your artwork in a suitable format (Corel 8, Adobe Photoshop or Quark preferable for transfer to final film. Or you can supply final film but for full details refer to our specifications section.
3. Full clear instructions of what you want.
4. A cheque to cover the costs of the project. We will do the rest.

PACKAGING OPTIONS
	Black   Blue   Orange   Rubine Red   Clear   Frosted   White   Yellow

Introduction to Packaging and Specifications

Plastic Cases or Jewel Boxes - Made from clear plastic with capacities from 1 to 6 discs depending on the design chosen. Several different styles exist which offer different facilities. Trays used in the standard Jewel Box and Brilliant boxes are grey as standard but can be obtained in a variety of colours. Check availability before committing yourself to a particular colour or design combination. Each case has different paper parts depending on the design. See below. 

Sleeves - Discs can be packed in a variety of sleeves including plastic, tyvec, plain paper and printed card. Printed card sleeves can be made in a wide variety of styles. Please discuss the options with your sales contact.

Other Cases - Discs can be packed in containers which have a location plate, to hold the disc, fitted to a printed card outer which opens like a book. There are a number of patented designs which can all be supplied. Digipak, Ecopac, Compac etc.

Slip cases - A card sleeve which can be closed at one end. Can be used to bundle a number of the above items together .e.g. for a 4 disc pack.

Specifications for Films for Printing of Paper parts

All images for printing on paper parts e.g. Inlays, Booklets, boxes must be supplied according to the following guidelines. If films are received which do not follow these specifications then either a delay or an additional charge may be incurred to overcome the problem.

Polyester based film 100 micron (0.004"), positive right reading, emulsion side down, one piece hard dot.

Free from scratches and packed so that they cannot be damaged in transit or handling including folding or creasing.

Screen ruling at 150 lines per inch (60 lines / cm)

Screen Angles - Yellow = 90 deg.: Cyan = 75 deg.; Magenta = 45 deg.: Black = 15 deg.

Text / Logos etc must have a minimum distance of 3mm from the cutting edge of folding line. See Layout grids.

Reversed out lettering should not be below 8 point.

Films for booklets must be correctly paginated into "Printers Pairs" and each set of films should have the page numbers indicated on the films.

Allow a bleed of 3 mm around all outer edges. The film its self must be a minimum of 20mm larger on each side than the image to be printed.

Each film must be marked with the correct colour either one of C,Y,M,K or a PMS reference if a special colour is to be used.

Marked to indicate registration, cutting and folding marks. (indicated outside the bleed area. (Lines of 0.1 mm width are normally used)

SEE DIAGRAM BELOW (not to scale)

Specifications for Films for Printing of Paper parts

All images for printing on paper parts e.g. Inlays, Booklets, boxes must be supplied according to the following guidelines. If films are received which do not follow these specifications then either a delay or an additional charge may be incurred to overcome the problem.

Film Type

• Polyester based film 100 micron (0.004")

• Positive right reading, emulsion side down,one piece hard dot.

• Free from scratches and packed so that they cannot be damaged in transit or handling including folding or creasing.

Film Labelling

• Each film must be marked with the correct colour either one of C,Y,M,K or a PMS reference if a special colour is to be used.

• Marked to indicate registration, cutting and folding marks with lines placed outside the bleed area. (Lines of 0.1 mm width are normally used)

• Product Title / Catalogue or Identification number to be marked on all films

• All page numbers should be marked outside the bleed area if not included in the the design of the printed part

Film Dimensions

• For the dimensions of the printed parts please see the detailed specifiction sheets

• Bleed of 3 mm must be provided

• Page 1 is defined as the front cover

• All multipage documents must be paginated into printers pairs before film is output. i.e. for an 8 page booklet  the pages should  paired and numbered  as 8 +1, 2+ 7, 6+3, 4+5. a 6 page folder would be 5+6+1, 2+3+4

• Film size must be large enough for a 20 mm margin around the design including the bleed.

• Over draw - Reprographics houses must allow for overdraw where necessary (Over draw is also know as trapping spread/ choke, key)

Film - Optical Requirements

• Screen ruling at 150 lines per inch (60 lines / cm)

• Screen Angles - Yellow = 90 deg.: Cyan = 75 deg.; Magenta = 45 deg.: Black = 15 deg.

• Density - minimum film density = 4.0

• A Euro standard colour control strip (original not contact) such as Gretag cms2/cms3 FOGRA/UGRA or a Brunner strip must be present on all colours running across the direction of inking

• Under Colour Removal - where black is created from 4 process colours the combination of tints should not exceed 310 %

• Black Solids - if solid black is present then it must be underpinned with a 40 % tint of Cyan or alternatively it must be a "rich" black with cyan,magenta and yellow.

Design Guidelines

• Text / Logos etc must have a minimum distance of 2mm from the cutting edge of folding line. See Layout grids.

• Reversed out lettering must not be less 4 point.

• Metallic / Fluorescent colours must be reversed out

• Films for booklets must be correctly paginated into "Printers Pairs" and each set of films should have the page numbers indicated on the films.

 Allow a bleed of 3 mm around all outer edges. The film its self must be a minimum of 20mm larger on each side than the image to be printed.

Printable Area of Disc

Notes The "Master Identification Band" of the disc is visible within the area from 25 mm diameter to 45 mm diameter. This may obscure the appearance of any image or text placed in this area if it is not on a full colour background. 4 target points with an outer diameter of 2 mm each are required. These must be positioned outside the printing area of the compact disc at the following co-ordinate positions in relation to the centre of the disc. (45,45), (45,-45), (-45,-45), (-45,45) all in mm.

Spot Colour Text Line Sizes & Types

Half Tone Designs

PICTURE PRINTS OR DESIGNS USING PROCESS COLOURS (CYMK)

INLAY SPECIFICATION

FEATURE DESCRIPTION Paper Type Wood free machine coated art paper.  The grain should run parallel to the top and bottom edges. Density 150 gsm minimum, 170 gsm preferred Perforations Required to allow folding.Perforations of 2-4 didot points should be used Printing Standard printing is a single sided inlay printed in 4 process colours. Where a clear tray is to be used or when used in a Brilliant Box then a double sided printed inlay can be specified, printing on both sides will incur additional costs.

J CARD (USED FOR SINGLES JEWEL BOXES)

GENERAL INFORMATION

Printing of Text, Lines and Patterns using solid Colours

• Each colour is printed separately and each colour is a specific colour mixed to match a Pantone Matching System (PMS) reference no.

• This style / process is also called Spot Colour.

Printing using Shaded images or Half Tones

• Typically 1 or 2 colours are printed using a screened film to give an image which has shades or half tones.

• The colours printed are selected from the PMS range of colours.

• May be printed on a solid background. Please specify when placing your order.

Printing using 4 Process Colours or Picture printing

• Printing using the four process colours CYMK ( Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black)

• Some times called "4 Colour Printing" or "Full Colour Printing".

When a design using the process colours in printed on a CD it is normal practice to print a white background first.

FEATURE	FORMAT NAME	DESCRIPTION
	Compact Disc Digital Audio (CD-DA)	This logo must only be used on discs complying with the CD-DA specification, the IEC 908 standard and or the Philips-Sony Compact Disc Digital Audio System Description also known as the Red Book

Don’t forget to include provisions for a Catalogue Number and a Bar Code.  Further information can be obtained direct from info@e-centre.org.uk by e-mail or visit www.e-centre.org.uk 

The diagrams on these pages are for reference only and are not to scale.  To download templates please visit www.u-m-l.com/download.htm  

For prices, delivery schedules and further information please contact

duplication@smltd.net
Or telephone
00 44 (0) 1202 540604