Recent content by JohnS

I have eight 135MD discs that I no longer want and would like to give them away rather than make yet another offering of outmoded technology to the landfill gods.

Some of my clients insist that I outline fonts. If I do so it seems I lose my kerning. Using PageMaker and InDesign on Win. platform. Why should I even bother? Years ago I used to kern everything, if needed. Today it seems that "printing companys" want outlined type. Does anybody really see the...

On a Windows machine. I have a client who insists that Illustrator be used for page layout. He thinks that all good business cards, invoice forms, et. al. are done in Illustrator. I can not convince him that PageMaker and Indesign can be used to produce good printable files. Why do I want to do...

Re: "digitized" output from PDF's Hello all, An update to my last post. Have found a work-around for my problem print producer. Seems the're using a Xante plate maker for their B&W files. Don't know if there's a RIP in this equation. If I use the export function the problem always arises, in...

Re: "digitized" output from PDF's Thanks to Matt and Peter I think I'm convinced that this particular client's print provider is just BSing us. I'll continue to produce my PDF's as I always have and if the need arises atempt to produce one with DeviceGray as the color space. I've yet to learn...

Re: "digitized" output from PDF's Hello Matt, Your response may be true for my current problem. My problem is also that I have no control over the print provider. My clients send, or use, my files by whomever thay choose; usually the least expensive. All my clients are those who do not have a...

Re: "digitized" output from PDF's Hello all, More info. My client sent the "bad" PDF to another producer who said, "works fine". Thanks to Matt Beals, who changed my PDF to device gray for me, the bad PDF printed well on my client's copier. Appears that my client's original producer has a...

Re: "digitized" output from PDF's Re: "digitized" output from PDF's Hello, The producer printed the piece and delivered it to my client. The printout definatly had small dots in the type and lineart. Additional info. in new post to this thread. Thanks for your interest.

Re: "digitized" output from PDF's Thanks Matt, I'll send the pdf directly to you. Too big to post here. I'll also search the forums for "device gray".

Re: "digitized" output from PDF's Re: "digitized" output from PDF's Thanks for the reply Leonard Rosenthol, I'll ask the "printer" to help me get in touch with his producer. I have on a few occasions called the "producer" but their responses has mostly been, we receive hundreds of pdf's a day...

A client, printer, said produce a business card from this artwork. I did and sent him a PDF from PMaker, PressQuality, K only. System is Windows XP Pro SP2, PM6.5, Acrobat 7, ID-CS2. He sent the PDF to his producer who bounced it saying the "file was digitized". Found out that that means a bunch...

An old, perhaps simple, question. The process: On a Win 2000 box. Download from webmail to desktop a .jpg. Properties says X and Y pixels and 300 dpi res. Move to a XP Pro box via eithernet or floppy. Properties says X and Y pixels and 96 dpi. Open in PhotoShop and image says X and Y pixels and...

Re: Ready to get OUT of the business ... OK, so what's new? I too have received such files. Not only that but Word and Publisher files with lo rez, images, no imbedded faces and all the other stuff that makes ones day very interesting. However, if the publisher/printer does not want to lose a...

Re: KVM switch with Dell Monitor and Mac mini I agree with mac and andy. Not to slite Don, he's such an asset to PrintPlanet. If you do your due diligence, i.e. buy a KVM that handles your resloution requirements (or 1.6x better) and has the special cables included in the box, you should be OK...

Re: ID CS2 Outlined Text on curve and kerning/side bearing Found the answer. Was operator error, or not knowing enough.