Tips:
Scan all images in at minimum of 300 dpi.
Check proofs carefully.
Use vector art whenever possible (Illustrator, InDesign).
Particularly CD disc art for monochrome or silkscreen printing.
Use minimum of 7 pt, for CD text.
Placing
An Order
Following
the helpful guidelines below will help your order be processed
quickly. With our FREE proofing, your project will look
exactly as you intended. Three important things to keep
in mind:
1.
Make sure your art is set up according to our specifications.
2.
Carefully listen all the way through your production master.
3.
Have the necessary forms below filled out and signed:
Indemnification
Agreement Letter
Intellectual
Property Rights Form
Resale
and Tax-Exemption Forms
Organizations
that are reselling merchandise purchased from A\S and
charging their clients Texas State sales tax are required
to fill out a resale form. We do require a Texas Sales
or Use Tax permit number.
Texas
Resale Certificate
Some
organizations such as recognized non-profit organizations
and some city and state agencies are exempt from sales
tax.
Texas
Sales and Use Tax Exemption Certificate
Copyright
Indemnity
A\S
values the rights of all artists and in order to protect
the intellectual property of artists we require all non-original
material (songs, graphics, clips) to be licensed. If you
need help licensing materials you can visit the following
websites:
Copyright
Management Center http://www.copyright.iupui.edu/index.htm
The Harry Fox Agency http://www.harryfox.com/
Submitting
Graphic Files
Email
Instructions: You
may submit Zipped (www.winzip.com)
or Stuffed (www.aladdinsys.com)
files up to 10MB to projectmanagement@affordablesound.com.
Don't forget to include the Project Name, Contact name and
information.
FTP
instructions:
1. Make your art files easily identifiable by naming them
with your name, name of your band, or company name. No spaces
are allowed in filenames that are going to be sent via FTP.
2. Open a new browser window and enter ftp.affordableftp.com.
3. Right click on the page and choose 'login as'. The username
is as2000. The password is ftp2000.
4. Right-click
and create a new folder. Please name the folder in an easily
identifiable fashion. Open the new folder, and drag and
drop your files into the browser window to transfer
to our site.
5. Once
upload is complete, please notify us via email at projectmanagement@affordablesound.com
and include the file names that were uploaded along with your
name and contact information.
NOTE: Mac
users will have use a ftp client, such as Fetch, to upload files to us.
DVD/Video/Multimedia
Specs:
DVD Duplication
- DVD-R - Please submit a DVD-R master. Or have us professionally
author one for you! We can also accept DVD+R, DVD-RW, and
DVD+RW with an additional $25 setup to transfer to DVD-R.
DVD Replication:
Please submit a DLT master, or have our video engineers create
one for you.
Video-
We can accept virtually any data format and the following
tape formats: VHS, MiniDV, Digital 8. Beta SP coming soon!
Multimedia
- We can create Flash presentations and menus, CD-ROM autoruns,
custom graphics, and more! Contact us for details.
Art
Proofs
Unlike
many of our competitors A\S offers free proofs printed on
the same stock and media as your final product.
For graphic
arts and CD duplication orders please indicate your choice
of proof method when you place your order:
1. Email proof (available for both CD-R duplication and CD
replication)
2. Printed proof of CD-R projects, available free for pick-up
or shipping (additional cost).
Please
call us for printed proof availability for replication and
offset printing orders of 500 or more at (512)459-5253
or toll free at (866)826-CDCD.
Proof
Turn-Around Policy
In an effort to insure our that our products meet or exceed
our customer's expectations, Affordable Sound has the following
proofing policy in place to eliminate errors made on the manufacturing
end.
- Proofing
of your art is required prior to the start of your order.
- Free
email proofs for all orders or free printed proofs on CD-R
orders. All orders dropped off by noon will have a proof available
over email, or in printed format by 9:00 am the next business
day. All printed proofs output on the same equipment used
to produce your order. If you elect printed proofs over email,
we will be happy to ship you printed proofs for the cost of
shipping. Files loaded to the FTP site are not considered
"received" until a notification email has been received.
- Proofing
is not required under the following circumstances:
Customer provides a printed version of their artwork with
the order and Affordable Sound is not making any additional
changes to your artwork.
Preparing
Your Sound or Data Master
Masters
and Audio Proofs
If your
master was not created at A\S Studios you may submit it to
us as a Redbook Standard CD-R. If you do not have a Redbook
Standard CD-R our audio engineers will take your Audio CD's
or .wav files on CDR, 33 & 45 RPM Phonograph records,
cassette tapes, 44.1 & 48 Khz DAT tapes or MiniDisc and
convert it to a high quality CD master. If you have another
format contact us, we'll work to accommodate your project.
If you are burning your own master CD-R, you must burn it
Disc-At-Once, not Track-At-Once.
- Audio
master proofs are available with most projects within 2 business
days. Complex projects may run longer.
Turnaround
Policy
We offer
free 24 hour policy on 100 or less quantity CD-R orders after
approval of your artwork. If you are placing a reorder, proofing
will not be necessary except in the case that we make a change
to your artwork or master cd. Standard turn-around times are
as follows:
100 -
1 business day
200 - 2 business days
300 - 3 business days
400 - 4 business days
500 - 5 business days
If our
"quickest in the industry" standard turnaround times
do not meet the needs of your project, please contact us about
expediting your order.
For CD
replication orders, our standard turnaround time is 12 business
days from the approval of your artwork. Please contact us
about expedition options.
Payment
Policy
We accept
cash, checks, money orders, Visa, Master Card, Discover,
and American Express credit cards. For all first time customers
and all replication orders, we require a 75% down payment.
The rest of the balance will be due upon completion of the
job when the final quantity is determined. To establish
credit or open an account with Affordable Sound please email
Sales Manager, sales@affordablesound.com.
Over Run / Under Run Policy
In order to complete
your order on schedule, we will print more product than you ordered, to insure
we will have adequate quantity after quality control is complete. Therefore all
duplication and replication are subject to 5% over or under run. Your final payment will
be for the exact amount completed, on a cost-per-disc basis.
