For what it's worth, PDF is meant to be resolution independent if I recall. So you can't say "I have a 300 dpi PDF" but you can put a 300 DPI image inside a PDF. Highest quality images inside a PDF and meant to print at highest resolution the printer can take is a good thing.
Cheers, Judah On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 5:04 PM, Erika L. Rich <[email protected]> wrote: > > Usually I'd say you were right on Rasta man (You were on DPI. In fact, 150 > is even good. 6 color high gloss process only uses 133), but I gotta jump on > the PDF wagon here. > > It's the safest. Yeah, usually the shops got the goods, but you can never be > sure of what version, whether or not they have the skillz, etc etc. Too many > variables to take chances with. > > And you need to get around more .... there's plenty of shops today that > don't have all the goods (correct versions) these days. Budget cuts, > business is down. Adobe is tres expensive, etc etc. > > When I was in the biz, I shuddered when people sent me native AI's and > PSD's. Inevitably, they did not have the print dimensions set correctly, or > they didn't embed something or this or that, or 90 million other things. > > Anyway... best advice in this area is always tell peeps to send a PDF. If > you prep it correctly, and make sure the settings are right, the files sizes > arent that big. :) > > I know it wasn't that important to the rasta man anyway, but I couldn't help > chiming in. :) > > HIT THE SLOPES! :) > > > > 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:332899 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
