It's certainly not easier if the print shop doesn't have illustrator. Speaking from experience I can tell you the best way to avoid any possible software or platform dependencies is to provide a high res pdf with everything included in the file. You have to remember that many of the people working in print shops are fresh out of design school. They might not realize that when they decided to import the .ai file into corel or quark (yes many use quark) that the items no longer have the right layer order. So when you pick up 10,000 copies of a flyer with the text BEHIND the images the very best that happens is that you are only an extra day behind your deadline. The very worst... you are a day late AND you pay for the extra copies. *shudders*
The best way to avoid any mishaps is PDF. On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 11:15 AM, Ras Tafari <[email protected]> wrote: > > illustrator files with outlines and no fonts is easier, and less file > size to deal with :) > > On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 11:03 AM, William Bowen <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > as Medic mentioned, PDF should work, remember to embed fonts. > > > > > > On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 5:46 PM, Matthew Smith <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> Working on wedding invites for printing at kinko's. 600 dpi, cymk psd. > >> Saving as tiff without layers. This will result in best quality, yes? > >> Using a non-standard font, so concerned about giving them a psd. > >> > >> Using this thread > >> <http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=691449>as a guide. > >> Any other things I should do for best quality? > >> > >> Oh, I'm engaged, btw. And I've been gone a while. crazy stuff. > >> > >> -- > >> Regards, > >> Matthew Smith > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:332887 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
