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Take this email off your list, there is a mistake ----- Original Message ----- From: "richsprague.com LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 9:40 PM Subject: RE: [PDF-Basics] Errors on printed PDFs from Illustrator 10 > > PDF-Basics is a service provided by PDFzone.com | http://www.pdfzone.com/ > __________________________________________________________________ > > David, > > I'd like to analyze your PDF...please send it to my email address. > > What version of Acrobat do you use...how about your printer? What kind > of machine was this printed to? > > I have used PDFs for jobs worth 10's of thousands of dollars with no > concerns, or problems. But I only do business with people who I have > absolute trust in. > > Rich Sprague > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of davidogilvie > > Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 5:20 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [PDF-Basics] Errors on printed PDFs from Illustrator 10 > > > > > > > > PDF-Basics is a service provided by PDFzone.com | > > http://www.pdfzone.com/ > > __________________________________________________________________ > > > > My printing bureau recently had a problem printing an > > Illustrator PDF version I had supplied them of a simple > > Illustrator10 graphics file. Everything looked OK on my > > monitor, my Epson C70 printer when I printed the file at > > home, and the monitor at the printers, however when 50 hard > > copies were printed, there were some strange errors: > > > > * A rectangular patch had shifted position leaving a glaring gap > > * A rectangular area with a different shade appeared around > > some type which > > had a soft drop shadow. > > * A darker rectangular area had appeared arbitrarily over a > > graduated blue > > rectangle. > > > > The printer has blamed me for the debacle, refusing to > > reprint them, saying that what you see of a PDF file on > > screen is not necessarily what you get when you print it out, > > and that results my differ depending on whether you print on > > a Post Script or non-Post Script printer. > > > > This makes some sort of twisted sense, but how the hell can I > > trust any PDFs I've made from my graphics software > > (Illustrator10, Photoshop7, and > > InDesign2) will print correctly when I send them to printers? > > Obviously I will insist on printers' proofs for every job > > that I control from now on, but how do I monitor PDFs emailed > > to clients that haven't or can't be proofed first? I thought > > PDFs were supposed to be rock solid. > > > > David Ogilvie > > AnteVellum design + typography > > 1/24 George Street > > Greenwich > > NSW 2065 > > Australia > > Phone/Fax (612) 9436 3043 > > > > > > To change your subscription: > > http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-> pdfbasics.html > > > > > To change your subscription: > http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdfbasics.html > To change your subscription: http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdfbasics.html
