It's doesnt matter what you and I use homey. I wasn't saying you were wrong with what YOU DO. I'm saying it's better advice to tell others to give the printer a PDF.
And It doesn't matter if you did a freaking sky-high billboard in times square. I wasn't asking for a resume :P You and I are pros at it. Not everyone else is. That's all I was saying. ;) Tell them to send a PDF first. I'm telling you that there are printers who will appreciate it. methinks you didn't exactly read what I wrote..... Have some more egg nog. xoxoxoxox On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 2:40 PM, Ras Tafari <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > its neither here nor there, like all that we do, there are many ways, > and all are good > in their own way. mine is mine, and yours is yours, and yourn is > yourn, and y'ins is y'ins (im sure im forgetting a few) > and its all good. > > w0rd. > love ya e to tha k > > On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 2:36 PM, Erika L. Rich <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Yeah, I wasn't talking about PDF resolution. I was nattering about PDF's > AND > > resolution. > > > > GIGO. If you put garbage resolution images into the design before you > create > > the PDF, you're gonna get garbage out. :) But anything above 300 for > normal > > everyday John Smith printing projects is just wasting disk space. > > > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 10:51 PM, Judah McAuley <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > >> > >> 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:332906 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
