[Christy Pessagno]

Also, for both SD and HD we are doing 8 scan lines of leading if there is more than one line of legal.

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[Christy Pessagno]

Thanks for the input so far.

If anyone is interested, we are setting ours as so for the time being:

SD
Scan line height min: 14
Font: Helvetica
Opacity: 100%
Timing: 3 seconds for the 1st line, 1 second for each additional line

HD
Scan line heigh min: 22
Font: Helvetica
Opacity: 100%
Timing: 3 seconds for the 1st line, 1 second for each additional line

For both, everthing will be title safe. For HD we will center cut the legals.

These are just the guidelines we will use when presenting specs to a client. Ultimately, these rules will be up to the client and their legal department.

Any other suggestions or info is still very welcome.

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[Christy Pessagno]

Hi Bob,

I’m actually specifically talking about LEGALS. The fine print that lives on certain commercials that generally deal with banking and communication services.

There are no finite rules for the fine print, but the question I am asking the forum is does anyone have guidelines that they adhere to that they would like to share in regards to the scan line size of the font, the opacity, etc (all in my original post).

The FCC gives suggestions for not misleading consumers, but I would really appreciate any input for what other finishing houses are doing that are practiced, not just suggested.

As a side note, regardless of if my question seems idiotic to you or not, it’s really no excuse to demean. I would rather you not waste your time if you think it’s a “stupid” question or request.

Thanks.