The following file types are accepted by our ordering applications:
JPG format
- sRGB or Adobe RGB color embedded
- 8 bits per channel
- Baseline Standard encoding
PNG formats
- sRGB or Adobe RGB color embedded
- 8 bits per channel
TIFF formats
- sRGB or Adobe RGB color embedded
- 8 bits per channel
- All layers flattened
- No alpha channels
- Image Compression: NONE, LZW, or ZIP
- Pixel Order: Interleaved
Selecting other settings or using other image file formats will prevent the image files from being processed on our end, or from being imported into Bay ROES and Bay Designer.
Ideally, files should be submitted in JPG format, sRGB or Adobe RGB color embedded, a resolution of 200-300 PPI at print size, with Baseline Standard encoding (if saving from Photoshop).
All 3 file formats will yield an identical print result on our equipment, as long as they have the same pixel dimensions, bit depth, and color space. JPG format will have the smallest overall file size, which will require less time to upload. We recommend doing all post-processing work in an uncompressed format (RAW, TIFF, PSD, PSB), and then when the file is print-ready, export or save as in JPG format at maximum quality.