BOOKLET/FOLDER INSERT

The Booklet is the paper graphic seen through the front of the Jewel Box

PLEASE NOTE

If supplying film, it must be 150 line screen, composite negative right reading emulsion down (RRED). Must include 1/8" bleeds all four sides.

Printed packaging materials: CD Digital Work Order No. or Customer Selection No. must be printed on Booklets. Inlay Cards and Boxes. Please provide 10% more than quantity of discs ordered.

The thickness of the booklet must not be greater than 1.5 mm or .06" or it will not fit in the jewel box.

Opaque, coated 2-sided (C2S) cover and text stock in the following weight are recommended:

1 page cover card: Use 100 lb. book or 80-100 lb. cover

4 pages: Use 100 lb. book or 80-100 lb. cover

8-24 pages: Use 80-100 cover (for cover) with 70 lb. book (for text)

28-36 pages: Use 80-100 cover (for cover) with 40 lb. book (for text)

Your printer must score and pre-fold booklets (opening to the left). And staple with a non-corrosive staple.

Accordion/Special folds not recommended; additional charges will apply.

Booklets which do not conform to the above specification will not fit properly in the jewel box and may alter appearance.

Out of spec packaging materials will incur a surcharge.

2 PAGE BOOKLET

4 PAGE BOOKLET

6 PAGE BOOKLET

8 PAGE BOOKLET

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INLAY CARD INSERT

The Inlay Card is the paper graphic seen through the back of the Jewel Box.

CD LABEL SCREEN PRINT

1. Print in shaded area only. Key lines should not appear on film.
2. Registration marks should be added as shown to assure proper film orientation.
3. Printing into the mirror band will cause color variation unless a solid background is authorized.
4. Films not meeting these specifications will delay your order and may cause additional charges.

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FILM:

Artwork must be received 24 hours prior to order start.
Customer must provide Match Proof for all orders.
Film POSITIVE, RIGHT READING, EMULSION SIDE UP.
Color separated (one film per color) with specified ink color clearly marked on each piece of film
Customer Selection No. or CD Digital Work Order No. must appear on each piece of film
Artwork should exhibit sharp resolution and should be free from scratches.
Maximum printed area without solid background is 47mm DIA to 116mm DIA. (Prints from the outer edge of the mirror band to slightly

inside the outer edge of the disc.)
Maximum printed area with solid background is 37mm DIA to116mm DIA. (Prints from the outside of the knock out ring or groove to

slightly inside the outer edge of the disc.)
Maximum printed area with solid background and knock out ring or groove is 18mm DIA to 116mm DIA. (Prints from slightly outside the

center hole edge of the disc to slightly inside the outer edge of the disc.)
Knock out ring or groove is required between 32.5mm DIA to 37mm DIA. (You cannot print in this area.)
Choke/Spread of 0.5 pt. To be applied whenever conditions permits. Example: Solid white base below 4-color process print.
Recommended line screen is 85 lpi with a maximum of 100 lpi.

LINE WIDTH AND TYPE SIZE:
Sans Serif type face recommended for all minimum font sizes.
Minimum line width is 0.5 pt.
Minimum font size is 4 pt. Bold.
Minimum line width in knock out or reversed out from is 0.75 pt.
Minimum font size in knock out or reversed out from is 6 pt. Bold
Minimum font size reversed out of halftone print without a base is 7 pt. bold.

REGISTRATION:
Registration marks should be on each piece of film, in 4 places (Top, Bottom, Left and Right). Registration marks should be 1" to 1-1/2"

from the outer edge of the CD (see diagram).
The line width of the registration mark is to be 0.25 pt. maximum and 21mm long (see diagram).
Please indicate "top" or "this way up" at the top of each piece of film.

INK COLOR:
Ink colors, coated only (CV), from the Pantone Matching System Formula Guide are available (uncoated colors are not available).
Color printed on disc may vary from paper printing colors. Please allow for (+or-) 1&Mac218;2 shade deviation tolerance.
Color may not reproduce accurately when they are overprinted.
If printing inside 47mm DIA, color may vary due to mirror band and/or clear inner hub.

HALFTONE AND 4-COLOR PROCESS SCREEN IMAGES:
All film received for process orders must include a film produced color proof. Example: Chromalin, Iris, Composite Match Proof, etc.

Laser printed artwork proofs are not acceptable.
Printing a halftone without a white solid base will alter the ink color.
Color separation should be done specifically for Screen Printing using ELLIPTICAL dots. Lithographic separations are not acceptable.
The separations must be angled to reduce moir’e. A variety of angles can be used successfully, but the colors should be angled in the

following order:

YELLOW - 7 degrees MAGENTA - 52 degrees

CYAN - 22 degrees BLACK - 82 degrees
Separation tonal ranges should be adjusted to be no less than 20% and no grater than 80%.

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DIGITAL ARTWORK FOR PRINTING

DIGITAL SOURCE FORMAT
Acceptable source formats are as follows: Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark Express or Pagemeaker files. (Preferred format extensions: psd, eps, ai or tif; Other acceptable formats: pdf) DO NOT USE LZW compression.

DOCUMENT SIZE
Create your document to to actual size you want output. A minimum of 1/8 inch bleed line should be added to all sides of printed materials

FONTS
Use postscript fonts only. Use the actual stylized font only. Include the font used in a separate folder "FONTS" for any non standard font.

COLORS
Files should be designed in CYMK, Grayscale, or duotone (Do Not Use RGB, LAB or Index colors)

RESOLUTION
Files should be designed and saved in a minimum resolution of 300 dpi. Files saved in a resolution of 72 dpi (common for websites) will be rejected.

FINALIZE FILES
Please clean up/delete all unused layers, fonts, images, etc...

CD AUDIO MASTER SOURCE

DIGITAL MASTER SOURCE FORMAT

Acceptable master source is 3/4" U-matic broadcast quality tape, pre mastered using Sony PCM-1630 (or 1610), DAT or JVC 900 format, 8mm Exabyte with DDP, or Yellow Book standard CD Recordable (CD-R). Sampling frequency must be 44.1 KHZ. There will be a service charge for DAT or JVC tape transfers to 1630. All sources should include a master log.

TIME CODE

SMPTE non-drop frame time code should be placed on analog audio track 2. It should be continuous, unique and up counting from beginning of tape through program and tape lead-out. Tape lead-in should be 2 minutes minimum of digital black. Tape lead-out should be 30 seconds minimum. Include COMPACT DISC MASTER TAPE LOG. A sample follows:

Customer:_________________________     Section #_______________________

Artist:       _________________________    Prepared by:____________________

Title:_____________________________     Date:__________________________

TRACK #	INDEX #	EMP (Y/N)	TRACK TITLE	START TIME	END TIME
Lead in				00:00:00:00	00:02:00:00
1				00:02:00:00	00:05:36:22
2				00:05:39:03	00:09:42:05
3				00:09:45:12	00:12:33:06
				: : :	: : :

CD Digital CANNOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONTENT OR QUALITY OF THE MASTER TAPE OR DISC YOU SEND US. WE WILL MASTER AND MANUFACTURE EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE SENT. WE URGE YOU TO LISTEN TO YOUR TAPE OR DISC IN ITS ENTIRETY BEFORE SENDING IT TO US.

MASTER TAPE GUIDELINES

MAXIMUM (in Spec) PROGRAM TIME is 74:30. A release is required for tapes over 74:30.

LEAD-IN -One minute (minimum) SMPTE Time Code (Digital Silence) starting at 00:00:00:00.

LEAD-OUT - 30 Seconds (minimum) SMPTE Time Code (Digital Silence).

START AND END TIMES (SMPTE) should be logged accurate to the frame number (although end time may include safety margin).

CROSS FADES - Should indicate if cross fades should be used. They will be used automatically if less than one second of pause time is left.

EMPHASIS - Should be indicated on log whether it is ON or OFF. Add 2 seconds (minimum) pause time between tracks when there is an emphasis change.

AUDIBLE ERRORS OR MUTES - Will cause tapes to be returned.

DIGITAL TAPE ANALYZER REPORT - Printout should accompany your tape.

MAXIMUM (IN SPEC) PROGRAM TIME: IS 74:30. (A signed release form will be required for all tapes over this length.)

SAMPLING FREQUENCY: Must be 44.1 KHZ. (Do not include both on one tape.)

A QUE SHEET LOG: Containing the exact start and stop times of each track. SMPTE time code logs need to be frame accurate. A notation is required on the QUE. sheet track log if the pause time in between tracks is longer than 10 seconds.

ALL TRACKS: Must have an index point on the DAT that corresponds to the QUE. sheet track log provided with the DAT tape.

CROSS FADE: Please indicate if cross fades should be used. They will be used automatically if the pause time between tracks is less than 1 second.

SMPTE TIME CODED DATS

SMPTE TIME CODE: Must be non-drop frame.

LEAD-IN: One minute (minimum) continuous SMPTE Time Code (Digital Silence) starting at 00:00:00:00

LEAD-OUT: 30 seconds (minimum) continuous SMPTE Time Code (Digital Silence)

START AND END TIMES: (SMPTE) Should be continuous and logged accurate to the frame number. A 10 frame offset may be used at the beginning of each track and must be noted at the start times of each track. End time may include a safety margin, (If offset is included, please note on your documentation).

EXAMPLE: 01:05:10:20 Hours: Minutes: Seconds: Frames.

SMPTE TIME CODE is optional but preferred for accuracy. Minimum acceptable DAT’s will have index points for each track and a matching QUE sheet track log with start and stop times for each track as listed above.

OTHER INFORMATION: Sampling rate, alignment tones, and emphasis need to be provided on the QUE sheet track log.

AUDIBLE ERRORS: Mutes, time code jumps, clicks, ticks, or pops must be noted on the QUE sheet track log as known errors and okayed by the customer to include in the master. Any errors not noted on the QUE sheet track log will cause the tapes to be put on hold until the customer is notified and a resolution is made. This will cause delays in your order.

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CD DATA INPUT

This specification describes acceptable formats and input media for most CD data formats including CD-ROM, CD-I, Enhanced CDs, and DVD.

DATA FORMATS:

Send data as a CD image ready for mastering. This would normally be an image file on either CD, CD-R (CD-WO), 8mm, 4mm or 9-track tape.

Image Format

A CD data image is an identical copy of the data that will be placed on a CD. CD images need to be supplied to MixMatters on CD, CD-R (CD-WO), 8mm, 4mm, or 9-track tape. Blocking factors of 8192 bytes or more are required for 8mm and 4mm tape. Please include the total number of 2K sectors with your order. CD data images are created with proprietary CD data publishing systems available from several companies.

Acceptable IMAGE input media types:

9-track, 8mm and 4mm (DAT-DDS Format) tape, CD, CD-WO or CD-R.

Tape Labels

ANSI Labeled (must conform to ANSI X3.27-1978), IBM Labeled. Unlabeled (not recommended).

Block size for 9-track:

Integral Number of 2048 bytes, not to exceed 8192. Please note that 8192 bytes is recommended because it results in faster processing.

Block size for 8mm:

Integral Number of 2048 bytes between 8192 and 16384. Please note that 16384 bytes is recommended because it results in faster processing.

Recording Density for 9-track:

1600 or 6250 bytes per inch.

Compact Disc, CD-R (CD-WO):

CD-R (one-offs) should not be confused with CD Glass Masters. The Glass Mastering Process is still required for manufacturing.

MEDIA LABELING

All input materials sent to MixMatters must be externally labeled for identification. Each label should contain the following applicable information: Customer Name, CD-ROM Title, Original Date, 9-track tape recording density (1600 or 6250), Block size (2048, 4096, 6144 or 8192), 9-track tape sequence # (i.e. volume 1 of n,…..), total number of 2K sectors.

FILE FORMATS

ISO9660

CD-ROM images may be in any file format recognized by the customer’s application retrieval software. ISO9660 is a widely used file format for CD-ROM. The ISO 9660 (FORMERLY High Sierra) standard defines a directory structure, which has been accepted by the International Standards Organization. This standard, supported by Microsoft in the MS/DOS Extensions, allows ISO 9660 formatted CD-ROMs to be read like a DOS write-protected hard disk. Formatting a CD-ROM to this standard will allow CD-ROM interchange on any platform that supports the ISO 9660 Standard.

ISO naming limitations: ISO 9660 file names are limited to characters A-Z, 0-9 and an underscore _. File names may be eight characters followed by a period and a three character extension (FFFFFFFF.EEE). Directory names can have eight characters and no extensions are allowed (DDDDDDDD). Volume ID’s may consist of thirty-two characters, but only eleven characters will be displayed in the DOS environment. Please include a Volume ID with your order form if you would like one on your disc.

Apple HFS

CD-ROMs used in the Apple environment typically use the HFS (Hierarchical File System) format. HFS formatted CD-ROMs can be identical to the hard disk used for development. Twenty seven characters are allowed in HFS volume labels.

Enhanced CDs

Enhanced CDs contain computer data and CD quality audio in a variety of formats. Each audio track on the CD must be a minimum of 4 seconds long and pauses between CD audio tracks will be 2 seconds unless otherwise specified by the customer. To insure the playability of each audio track, MixMatters adds an additional 15 frames (SMPTE frames) of CD silence to the beginning of a track. There are 75 CD frames per second and 30 SMPTE frames per second.

CD-I, XA, Photo CD

MixMatters accepts CD-I, XA, and Photo CD orders, which have been pre mastered according to CD-I specifications (Green Book).

RECOMMENDATIONS

CD-R and 8mm tape (new, good quality, error-free, verified, write-protected tapes submitted in duplicate) are the preferred input media for images ready for mastering. In DOS, please limit the number of files per subdirectory to 250 to avoid performance degradation.

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