The Digital Output Center (DOC) is a full-service printing center. The facility offers high-quality, large format and tabloid-size prints at a student-affordable price with an emphasis on archival properties of media & inks. The DOC will handle special projects on a per-case basis. The facility is supported and staffed by the MFA Photography, Video and Related Media Department.
SPRING 2012 HOURS
Monday 2pm-6pm
Tuesday 10am-2pm
Wednesday 2pm-6pm
Thursday 10am-6pm
CONTACT INFO
School of VISUAL ARTS
214 East 21 Street, ground floor
doc@sva.edu
tel 212-592-2369
PRINT MEDIA AVAILABLE
The DOC only uses Epson manufactured media.
Roll or sheet
Epson Premium Glossy
Epson Premium Luster
Epson Matte Heavyweight
Sheet only
Epson Premium Semigloss
Epson Watercolor
COLOR MATCHING / PROOFS
You should submit a proof to the DOC or request one test strip for color-matching.
Please note: This is a one time offer for you to correct your file based on the test. Only once the sample has been approved, and color corrections suggested, will the actual print be generated.
PAYMENT
Payment upon pick-up.
The DOC only accepts credit cards.
TIMELINE
Approximately 2-3 business days (excluding school holidays).
MEDIA ACCEPTED
CD or DVD
Portable Hard Drives (Firewire or USB)
FTP: Yousendit, Dropbox, WeTransfer
FILE SPECS
Photoshop
360 DPI resolution for maximum quality
8-bit RGB Adobe 1998 (including grayscale images)
Flattened TIFF (Please remove any extraneous channel masks!)
Correct output size
InDesign & Illustrator
EPS format
always include or outline all fonts used in your file, otherwise they will be replaced with Helvetica!
RETOUCHING
Images must be provided in final, print ready form. No touch-up work will be done by the DOC. The DOC is not responsible for dust/spots noticed only after an image has been enlarged.
SPECIAL PROJECTS
The DOC will handle special projects on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us at 212-592-2369 to discuss your project.
LEGAL
Work is performed on a first come, first served, best effort basis. Job credit refunds only. We cannot be responsible for items once they leave the DOC.
We ask that the following phrase be displayed prominently in any exhibition or public display:
“This exhibition made possible with services provided by the Digital Output Center at the School of VISUAL ARTS.”
