Couldn't you also just flatten the image? Obviously I am not a designer, so I dont know if that would permanently compress the layers or not...
Eric 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:332900 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
