The Dallas Sportsguide printer uses computer-to-plate technology. Therefore, we cannot accept film for ads. All materials must be submitted on disk per specifications detailed below. Disk formats accepted are:
• 100 MB Zip Disk   • CD ROM

Materials can also be emailed to materials@dallassportsguide.com. Please compress all files before sending and check with your ISP to make sure that the size of the file you are sending falls within their limitations.

A color proof, preferably a Matchprint® or other high-quality proofing material, must accompany your disk. Without a proof, we will be unable to determine whether our output matches what you sent.

All colors are printed in four-color process. Please build your ad as CMYK, since no PMS matches or spot colors are available. A color proof must accompany the disk.

The Dallas Sportsguide is a Macintosh-based publication. While most of our software is cross-platform compatible, we prefer that you supply materials in Mac format whenever possible. We use the following production software:
• Quark 4.11   • Adobe Illustrator 9.02   • Adobe Photoshop 6.01

All fonts (both printer and screen) and supporting graphics files MUST be supplied on disk. All photos and line art should be in Mac TIFF or EPS format. Please do not send GIFs or any other low resolution graphics formats. We will not accept or download logos or images from websites.

Magazine Trim Size:   5-1/4 x 8-1/4
Magazine Bleed Size:   5-1/2 x 8-1/2
Magazine Live Area:   4-7/16 x 7-3/8

Sample Layout

Click here for an illustration on layout specifications for 1/2 page and
full page ads. (.PDF, 321kb)

Line Screen:   133
Colors:   Process (CMYK)
Minimum DPI for images:   266