Ford Graphics Southern California Locations

Services

COLOR IMAGING

Our color imaging department can print anything you want in color, from one perfect picture to several hundred. You can have it any size you want, from small point of purchase tents to presentation graphics to wall-sized murals. You will get it quickly, economically, and most importantly, our expert color technicians will make sure every image is perfect.

Capabilities

Digital Pre-press

Mac and PC formats
Disk types: Zip, CD, Jazz
Electronic file transfers: FTP, email, and Electronic Work Order
All popular desktop publishing software, CAD and GIS
CD Burning and duplicating
Wide format color scans. Scan to print or file.
Drum scanner up to (8"x10") 4000 dpi/Flat bed (10.5" x 16.5") 1200 dpi
Trained digital technicians to assist with file preparation and printing

Small Format Output

Color Prints and copies
Direct from glass, slides (up to 4" x 5")

Large format output

Signs, posters, banners, floor graphics, trade show and exhibit graphics
Wide variety of paperweights and and finishes, including photo base, fabric, canvas, silk, wet strength, vinyl, film
CAD and GIS color plotting and rendering
Photo prints

Photographic Output

Cruse camera: photographic prints and film direct from reflective art, transparency (8" x 10") and negatives (8" x 10") up to 4' x 8'
Durst Lambda: photographic prints and film from digital files, continuous tone, 50" x 100"

Mounting and Laminating

Variety of boards, including foam core, gator board, sintra, illustration, 1/4" masonite, plexiglas and magnetic mounting
Various widths (maximum 4' x 8') and colors
Laminates: gloss, luster and matte finishes from thickness's from 1mil to 10mil, one or both sides
UV Protection
Extensive display options, including wood back frames, easel backings, grommets, Velcro and contour cutting

Large Selection of Media
Mounting and Laminating

Digital & Analog Color Copies

For optimum color reproduction, we combine a wide variety of state of the art color copiers with Fiery RIP systems to produce brilliant copies and color proofs up to 11"x 17" from your digital color files.

We also reproduce from hard copy originals and 35mm slides. Our unique IPU image master can combine slides, flat art and text on the color copier to produce one composite document of exceptional quality.

Color Jet/E-Stat Color Enlargements

Small and large quantity, large-format color reproduction is a very cost-effective means of presentation. So we have the latest Encad NovaJets that will produce high-resolution images from CAD, native applications or PostScript files up to 36" wide in any reasonable length on a variety of media.

Need more width? No problem. Our Versatec 3944 electrostatic color plotter prints sheets of various materials in widths up to 42" wide by any reasonable length at 400 dpi. With our Color CAD process, we can also print your Autocad documents in full color.

Large-Format Color Photo Prints

In the world of high-impact graphics, there's nothing more powerful than continuous-tone photo prints and dramatic backlit transparencies.

To produce these intense color products, there's no better camera than the technologically advanced Cruse Color System.

We have it at Ford Graphics. This room-sized camera turns out razor-sharp, vibrant colored, ultra-high resolution photo prints and photo transparencies in almost any size you want. And it does so from original art in reflective, photo print or photo transparency formats, as well as digital computer files.

Visit our showroom; you'll see what we mean!

Color Scans and Enlargements

Our equipment turns digital computer files into 4"x5" or 8"x10" color transparencies or negatives. Our color printer turns digital files into continuous tone photo quality prints. Our camera enlarger transforms slides, reflective art and transparencies into images up to 48"x96". And our drum and flatbed scanners turn original color images into digital files at resolutions up to 11,000 ppi.

The Finish Line

Now for the finishing touch. We'll laminate your images with a gloss or luster finish. We'll mount them on foam core, gatorboard, sintra, illustration board or masonite. We'll attach easel-back stands or loop and stitch hangers, or handle any custom mounting needs.

You get the picture. We'll handle everything in-house. And once we've completed your project, we'll package it and deliver it to you.

Perhaps now you can see why Ford Graphics' Color Wise Division is your source for color reproduction. We are the Wizards of Color!

To find out more about our menu of services, call us at 213.745.3153