Re: Problems when printing....
Hi Clément:
I'll be interested to see if anyone can up with a definitive, final answer to this issue. But for now:
Things To Check
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Look at the file in outline view in Illustrator and see if anything shows up that shouldn't be there. if so, you may have your answer.
Bring the file that you had as a .TIFF into Illustrator/InDesign in as a .PSD or other format that isn't lossy and set it up there with the other files. You might try eliminating the transparency, if you can.
Don't depend on .PDF to be glitch-free, I once tried to output a .PDF to a platemaker, thinking it would take care of any issues in advance, ended up having to save that one in PageMaker format to get it to work, gritting my teeth.
When you are working with a printer, ask what has worked best for them, in the past, for whatever job you are creating this for. Brochures, flyers, books, etc.
Be willing to save in several different formats to give you and the printer, options.
New software would have options set to defaults, it occurs to me that resetting to defaults after every project might help. Wouldn't hurt to try it.
It is amazing and irritating what will and won't work. Ain't nothing is set in stone as far as computers, software, and printers, monitors, etc. are concerned.
Hope the job goes well,
Scott
Last edited by Shaman; 16 April 2007 at 07:36 PM.
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