Quick Guide to Editing Figures
The three most common types of figures that will be reproduced in ASCE Journals are lineart, halftone, and photos:
Lineart
This type of figure contains only lines and text, with no pictures. Further, all lines should be set in black – colors, including gray, are not allowed in a lineart figure.
Halftone
A halftone figure color or black and white gradients, which produce a continuous color tone within the image. Halftone images are usually computer generated.
Photos
Photos can be in color or black and white.
Each image type has a different set of technical specifications. Examples of each type of image, along with minimum and preferred specifications, appear in the table below:
Image Type
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Lineart
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Halftone
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Photo
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Example
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Minimum DPI
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600
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300
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200
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Preferred DPI
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1200
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600
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600
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Typical
size of
reproduction
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3.5 in. (8.89 cm)
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3.5 in. (8.89 cm)
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3.5 in. (8.89 cm)
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Supported file types
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BMP, DOC, DOCX, EPS (with fonts
embedded), PDF (with fonts
embedded), PS, TIF/TIFF
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BMP, EPS (with fonts
embedded), PDF (with fonts
embedded), PS, TIF/TIFF
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EPS (with fonts
embedded), PDF (with fonts
embedded), PS, TIF/TIFF
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Note: All fonts should be scaled to reproduce at 8 pts. when figure is displayed at reproduction size listed above.