Copcartel - UK CD Manufacture To The Music Trade

Have you read our Frequently Asked Questions?

99% of the artwork that is rejected before press is rejected by one of the reasons stated in our FAQ!

Please read the FAQ thoroughly BEFORE creating artwork!

Casket Music / Copro Records 'Back Inlay' Template

Download this template in addition to the ‘Copcartel Templates’ if you are creating artwork for a Casket Music or Copro Records release.

ONLY use this template if you have a record deal with ether Casket Music or Copro Records e.g. cat number starts CSK or COP, if you are on Prosonic please use the standard template that is already in the other zip files.

Use this file instead of the one in the ‘Copcartel Templates’ pack for the ‘Back Inlay - [CD_INL1]’ artwork.

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Copcartel 12 Page Booklet

This is a exe file containing all the relevant templates for the Copcartel 12 page booklet artwork creation.

They have been compressed; just double click the downloaded file to start extraction.

Select the most relevant template for you, although we recommend the ‘Adobe Photoshop’ templates as you can simply click ‘save’ in Photoshop when your artwork is complete & upload the .PSD files (with any fonts you have used) and your artwork is already to correct spec. which will give you a higher quality end result and save time & sometimes money in pre-press preparation.

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Copcartel 16 Page Booklet

This is a exe file containing all the relevant templates for the Copcartel 16 page booklet artwork creation.

They have been compressed; just double click the downloaded file to start extraction.

Select the most relevant template for you, although we recommend the ‘Adobe Photoshop’ templates as you can simply click ‘save’ in Photoshop when your artwork is complete & upload the .PSD files (with any fonts you have used) and your artwork is already to correct spec. which will give you a higher quality end result and save time & sometimes money in pre-press preparation.

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Copcartel 4 Page Booklet

This is a Zip file containing all the relevant templates for the Copcartel 4 page booklet artwork creation.

They have been compressed & will have to extracted with a utility such as WinZip’ or ‘WinRar’ before use. (Windows XP has an extraction utility built in which launches automatically when you double click on the downloaded file…)

Select the most relevant template for you, although we recommend the ‘Adobe Photoshop’ templates as you can simply click ‘save’ in Photoshop when your artwork is complete & upload the .PSD files (with any fonts you have used) and your artwork is already to correct spec. which will give you a higher quality end result and save time & sometimes money in pre-press preparation.

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Copcartel 5 Inch Wallet

This is a Zip file containing all the relevant templates for the Copcartel 5 Inch Wallet artwork creation.

They have been compressed & will have to extracted with a utility such as WinZip’ or ‘WinRar’ before use. (Windows XP has an extraction utility built in which launches automatically when you double click on the downloaded file…)

Select the most relevant template for you, although we recommend the ‘Adobe Photoshop’ templates as you can simply click ‘save’ in Photoshop when your artwork is complete & upload the .PSD files (with any fonts you have used) and your artwork is already to correct spec. which will give you a higher quality end result and save time & sometimes money in pre-press preparation.

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Copcartel 6 Page Roll Fold Booklet

This is a Zip file containing all the relevant templates for the Copcartel Six Page Roll Fold booklet artwork creation.

They have been compressed & will have to extracted with a utility such as WinZip’ or ‘WinRar’ before use. (Windows XP has an extraction utility built in which launches automatically when you double click on the downloaded file…)

Select the most relevant template for you, although we recommend the ‘Adobe Photoshop’ templates as you can simply click ‘save’ in Photoshop when your artwork is complete & upload the .PSD files (with any fonts you have used) and your artwork is already to correct spec. which will give you a higher quality end result and save time & sometimes money in pre-press preparation.

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Copcartel 8 Page Booklet

This is a Zip file containing all the relevant templates for the Copcartel 8 page booklet artwork creation.

They have been compressed & will have to extracted with a utility such as WinZip’ or ‘WinRar’ before use. (Windows XP has an extraction utility built in which launches automatically when you double click on the downloaded file…)

Select the most relevant template for you, although we recommend the ‘Adobe Photoshop’ templates as you can simply click ‘save’ in Photoshop when your artwork is complete & upload the .PSD files (with any fonts you have used) and your artwork is already to correct spec. which will give you a higher quality end result and save time & sometimes money in pre-press preparation.

Adobe Photoshop Templates Download

Copcartel 8 Page Roll Fold Booklet

This is a exe file containing all the relevant templates for the Copcartel 8 page Roll Fold artwork creation.

They have been compressed into a exe file.

Select the most relevant template for you, although we recommend the ‘Adobe Photoshop’ templates as you can simply click ‘save’ in Photoshop when your artwork is complete & upload the .PSD files (with any fonts you have used) and your artwork is already to correct spec. which will give you a higher quality end result and save time & sometimes money in pre-press preparation.

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Copcartel CD Single

This is a Zip file containing all the relevant templates for the Copcartel CD Single artwork creation.

They have been compressed & will have to extracted with a utility such as WinZip’ or ‘WinRar’ before use. (Windows XP has an extraction utility built in which launches automatically when you double click on the downloaded file…)

Select the most relevant template for you, although we recommend the ‘Adobe Photoshop’ templates as you can simply click ‘save’ in Photoshop when your artwork is complete & upload the .PSD files (with any fonts you have used) and your artwork is already to correct spec. which will give you a higher quality end result and save time & sometimes money in pre-press preparation.

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Copcartel Digipack Standard 4 Page

This is a Zip file containing all the relevant templates for the Copcartel Digipack Standard 4 Page artwork creation.

They have been compressed & will have to extracted with a utility such as WinZip’ or ‘WinRar’ before use. (Windows XP has an extraction utility built in which launches automatically when you double click on the downloaded file…)

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Copcartel DVD Artwork Template

This is a Zip file containing all the relevant templates for the Copcartel DVD artwork creation.

They have been compressed & will have to extracted with a utility such as WinZip’ or ‘WinRar’ before use. (Windows XP has an extraction utility built in which launches automatically when you double click on the downloaded file…)

Select the most relevant template for you, although we recommend the ‘Adobe Photoshop’ templates as you can simply click ‘save’ in Photoshop when your artwork is complete & upload the .PSD files (with any fonts you have used) and your artwork is already to correct spec. which will give you a higher quality end result and save time & sometimes money in pre-press preparation.

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Relevant Information

Artwork must be 300dpi or higher & in CMYK format.

Templates should be downloaded from http://www.CopCartel.com/Templates.asp

All layers must be left separated (i.e. do NOT flatten them) & all fonts used included in the upload. (i.e. copied from the fonts folder on your computer)

3mm bleed must be present on all artwork except CD Label (on-body), no text within 3mm of cutting edge (6mm from bleed edge).

We accept artwork in Adobe Photoshop .psd format; we can also accept artwork in Tiff or Adobe .PDF as long as they are of sufficient quality.

Please check your artwork for errors and spelling BEFORE sending to us, as any art that that has to be amended or re-submitted because of customer error after we have processed it is subject to a £37.50 + Vat re-processing charge!

Upload Completed artwork to:

http://www.CopCartel.com/upload/

Compressing the files with ‘WinZip’ or ‘WinRar’ before upload, will considerably speed up the upload process.

If you encounter any problems with the uploader, try uploading each file separately.

Once a file has successfully uploaded you will be presented with a page informing you that the file has uploaded successfully.

If you prefer to send your files on CD via Royal Mail please contact us on nick@copcartel.com  for our postal address.

If you are supplying artwork for either Copro or Casket Records, Casket / Copro rear tray template must be used & you must have a full track listing on the left hand facing page as you open the CD jewel case (e.g. page 4 on an 4 page booklet or Page 8 on an 8 page booklet). Casket/Copro Legal text is added to the cd onbody around the inner hole and outer disk edge, please allow for this in your design.

Please Note:- CD-R Audio Masters are destroyed after the manufacture process and are not returned. Please make sure you have adequate backups of your Audio Master before submitting them to press.

Artwork is not processed until payment is received in full!