Ace Image Requirements for Vendor Supplied Images (Standard)

Digital images are used in the following Ace Hardware Applications: Ace Image Solutions website, Advertising, Acenet, CD Checklist and National Catalog

lease provide the following requirements to your photographer or graphics specialist. If the requirements are unable to be met, please send an actual sample, in excellent packaging condition to the address below. Please ensure to pack very carefully, in order to prevent damage during shipment.

Ace Image Requirements:

• File Format
• Encapsulated postscript (*.eps) for PC (not Mac)
• Color mode = CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow and black)
• JPEG (*.jpg)
• TIFF (*.tif)
• Original image capture resolution should be at least 300 dots per inch
• Physical printed size at 100%
• 3” is the smallest dimension
• Image file name should be the Ace stock number (5 or 7 digits)
• Unacceptable image formats:
• Microsoft Word (*.doc)
• Microsoft Excel (*.xls)
• Microsoft Power Point (*.ppt)
• Microsoft Publisher
• Images copied from the internet
• Images less than 300 DPI (any format)
• BMP (*.bmp)
• GIF (*.gif)

• Include copy for each item, label word document or text file with the Ace stock number
• Include logos or artwork as an outlined vector image created in Adobe Illustrator

Please send CD or DVD to the following address: 

Ace Hardware Corporation – Digital Imaging
Attn: Janice Rhodes/Merchandising
2200 Kensington Court
Oak Brook, IL 60523

If you have any questions or concerns regarding our image requirements, please do not hesitate to notify me at jrhod@acehardware.com. 

03/28/2007 

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