Mechanical Specs

ADVERTISING PAGE DIMENSIONS

VIRTUOSO LIFE is a CONSUMER publication; no trade ads please. Book trim: 9 inches x 10.875 inches; Perfect Bound; Web offset; Line Screen 150.

BLEED (width x depth)

                                                    BLEED                           TRIM                                   LIVE
2-page spread*

Inches                                        18.25 x 11.125            18.00 x 10.875                      17.50 x 10.125

Millimeters                                 463.55 x 285.75          456.8 x 275.93                      444.5 x 257.175

1 full page

Inches                                        9.25 x 11.125                 9.00 x 10.875                        8.125 x 10.125

Millimeters                                 231.513 x 282.575         228.6 x 276.225                    206.375 x 257.17

1/2-page horizontal**

Inches                                         9.121 x 5.437                 9.00 x 5.312                         8.25 x 4.562

Millimeters                                 231.661 x 138.098         228.6 x 134.925                    209.55 x 115.88

2/3 vertical**

Inches                                         5.619 x 11.125                 5.487 x 10.875                    4.75 x 10.125

Millimeters                                 142.722 x 282.575            139.7 x 276.225                 120.65 x 257.17

1/3 vertical**

Inches                                         3.007 x 11.125                    2.875 x 10.875                 2.375 x 10.125

Millimeters                                 76.366 x 282.575                73.025 x 276.224             57.15 x 257.17

NON-BLEED INCHES MILLIMETERS

2-page spread*                         16.00 x 10.00                     406.4 x 254

1 full page                                   7.50 x 10.00                       190.5 x 254

1/2-page horizontal                   7.50 x 4.812                       190.5 x 122.25

2/3 vertical                                   5.00 x 10.00                       127 x 254

1/3 vertical                                    2.437 x 10.00                    61.90 x 254

1/3 square                                    5.00 x 4.812                       127 x 122.22

*Spreads: For spreads bleeding across gutter, allow no safety for photographs. Please do not mirror image in gutter. For body copy, allow .375" (10mm) on each side of the gutter. For headlines, split copy at gutter between words or letters, and allow .375" safety on each side of the gutter. **Fractional Bleed Ads: .125" (3mm) trimmed off all sides for balance.

DIGITAL SPECIFICATIONS

VIRTUOSO LIFE magazine runs to SWOP standards. A color MATCHPRINT or COLOR LASER PROOF must be submitted with all shipped electronic files. A PDF proof must accompany files sent electronically.

Platform: Macintosh compatible

Programs: QuarkXpress 6.5; Adobe InDesign 3.0

Collect and include all fonts, graphics, layout files, and photography. Files will be returned or you may incur a fee if they need to be resized or are incomplete.

CONTACT

Advertising: Emily Froggét
Phone: (206) 254-1043 Fax: (206) 254-2913
Email: efrogget@virtuoso.com

Production: Jay Wergin
Phone: (206) 254-1053 Fax: (206) 254-2913
Email: jwergin@virtuoso.com

DELIVERY OPTIONS:
Place ad files in an appropriately named folder and compress them before uploading to our ftp site.

By Email: virtuosolifeads@virtuoso.com
By FTP: Email virtuosolifeads@virtuoso.com for ftp site directions.
By Disk: Ship materials to:
attn: Emily Froggét
VIRTUOSO
1001 SW Klickitat Way, Suite 105
Seattle, Washington 98134 USA

 Mechanical Specifications