? 2006-12-24?? 12:24 +0100?Craig Bradney??? > On Sunday 24 December 2006 11:53, Kite Lau wrote: > > I worked out an artwork for a product gift box using Scribus. I sent the > > output PDF file to a factory to print it. First time number of copy was > > 15,000. Today I saw the final box and was a little disappointed by that > > factory. The vector lines, fonts, expecially small fonts on the box are > > not smooth on the edge. Now I suspect that they imported the PDF into > > photoshop as bitmaps and then do the printing output. I think I shall > > talk to the factory and warn them next time. As far as I know, most of > > people here in China make gift box etc. using Coreldraw, so most of them > > know coreldraw files but do not know how to handle PDF files correctly. > > > This could be the case, unfortunately, however, what was your sample like? Or > did they not provide a sample finished product before producing 15000 copies? > That sounds strange to me, if they didn't. > > Regards > Craig
I did not have an exact sample, but my desktop grade B/W HP Laserlet 3015 gave me much much more smooth fonts and lines when I printed the same PDF file. My brother in law was in charge of this case, I asked for a sample from the factory but he said it is not necessary, so... Definitely we should setup new film for next time and require a sample before printing. The printed copies could be used for the moment although not very good. Luckily the colors of the box are alright. One newbie question, does a printer need Acrobat Professional to handle PDF printing, or simply free Acrobat Reader will do? Regards, Kite
