Sorry if I was being spazzy. :) Merry Christmas! On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 6:48 PM, Ras Tafari <[email protected]> wrote:
> > fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine :) > > btw, ive never met a print shop that didnt use/have illustrator (but that > doesnt matter) and yep, it only takes one missed deadline to make you > shudder. > > On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 1:18 PM, Medic <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > 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:332896 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
