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Artwork Guidelines for Custom Gobos

Artwork Quality
Our gobos can only be as good as your artwork. We make our gobos in an ultra high optical resolution. However, the quality of the gobo is limited by the quality of your artwork. Please help us to provide you the best results by providing us clean, crisp images by following our artwork guidelines.

We cannot process artworks of insufficient quality but we can rework your artwork and we can give you a quotation in advance if this should be necessary. We do smaller adjustments at no charge.

Artwork Dimensions
The artwork does not need to be sized to the gobo dimensions. We automatically adjust it to the correct gobo image diameter suitable for the fixture. Let us know if you have special requirements.

Color Reference
We usually match the colors of your artwork with the colors of our Standard Color Palette. If you require us to match your colors exactly, please state this in the order sheet. This may incur additional costs. We are able to match virtually any color, but we cannot guarantee the exact match of your colors in the resulting projection due to variations in the fixtures and projection surface. Please let us know if you have special requirements.

Electronic Format
We prefer your artwork as electronic file per e-mail to info@gobosource.com (max. 99MBytes) in the following formats:

    Vector Format
    For line art designs or typical illustrations, we require vector format. Please convert text to outlines or vector art. This prevents possible problems with font substitutions and interpretations. The file format should preferably be

    • .eps (Encapsulated Postscript)
    • .ai (Adobe Illustrator)
    • .cdr (Corel Draw)
    • .fhx (Freehand)
    • .wmf (Windows Meta File)

    If you can only provide bitmap format, such as .jpg or .gif for our line art gobos, we may need to rework your artwork at an additional charge of $49.00. Please save the design in the highest possible quality (lowest compression).

    Bitmap Format
    For halftone, raster, gradients or photographic oriented designs, we require bitmap format. The file format should preferably be

    • .eps (Encapsulated Postscript)
    • .psd (Photoshop)
    • .tif
    • .bmp

    If you can only provide compressed bitmap format, such as .jpg or .gif, we may need to rework your artwork at an additional charge of $49.00. Please save the design in the highest possible quality (lowest compression).

    Please provide a minimum resolution of 600 dpi and a size of minimum 4 x 4” but not larger than 8 1/2 x 11”. Higher resolution will provide better results.

How to submit
Your artwork can be submitted electronically in PC or Macintosh format. You can email your files to info@gobosource.com . Please make sure your email, including the attached file(s), is no larger than 99MBytes (megabytes). If you wish, you can send a CD with your files to:

    Gobo Source
    3457 Outlook Ct.
    San Jose, CA 95132

Alternatives
If you cannot provide your artwork in electronic format, here are some alternatives. Please note that such artworks usually have longer turnaround times and add additional cost because we need to convert your artwork. You may submit:

  • Actual photograph
  • 35mm slide
  • As a last resort: Good quality fax (use fine resolution). Please provide a minimum resolution of 600 dpi and a size of minimum 4 x 4” but no larger than 8 1/2 x 11” to

    Gobo Source
    3457 Outlook Ct.
    San Jose, CA 95132
    Fax: 408.519.6661
     

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