On Saturday 13. January 2007. 18:43, Tino Schwarze wrote: > On Sat, Jan 13, 2007 at 06:19:58PM +0100, Branko Vukelic wrote: > > > > I didn't read the full thread, just a quick note: pdf2ps aka ps2pdf > > > > aka Ghostscript usually doesn't do a very good job at converting PDF > > > > to something PS. pdftops from xpdf is far better and it's output is > > > > usually suitable for ps2pdf. I use this regularly to produce > > > > mail-optimized PDFs. > > > > > > One probably could also try acrobat reader and printing to file from > > > there. Transparency will be flattened nicely. > > > > Thanks Tine, your method did the trick. Does PS support ICC color > > management, though? I mean, I don't want to loose ICC profiles doing > > this. But if I have to, than so be it... most printers here don't even > > know what it is anyway. :) > > My experience with print shops is that they just want "CMYK PDF". They > usually have "Euroscale" on their flyers, so EuroscaleCoated is your > best bet. Don't talk about PDF/X or ICC profiles - they'll get nervous > and worried, fast. I'm talking about small to medium size shops, though > - they don't have top-notch equipment, but results are pretty good.
Hehe, "CMYK PDF"... reminds me of the days I'd just started working as a pre-press operator in a small shop. "Just tell them we need CMYK PDFs" was all the training I ever got... Not just that, the boss didn't even know what the words meant. I suppose it must have been something he'd heard from some experienced pre-press technician with no time to waste on ppl like him. :) Anyways, I did use Euroscale ISO Coated FOGRA27 profile, since I see most people from my place use the same.
