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I came up with a design to have biz cards printed from postcard press. I am getting ready to export to an .eps file from CorelDraw 8. What dpi should I export to for the resolution? It defaults to 72. That seems really low to me. Thanks!
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I have uploaded files to post card printers and brochure places and they require the photos to be at 300 dpi. The final printing results were great. So I guess that 300 dpi would be more than enough for biz cards. These places usually have specs for files. You may find on their page. One thing that you have to do is convert everything to curves prior to exporting to eps.
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Hey could you guys suggest any one of those printers? I need bus cards & brochures done. Thanks!
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Amy Check your E-Mail Box as this Business Card was set up in Tiff File Format at 144 D.P.I. and the resolution was not lost... 300 D.P.I. is a large file size but will retain its quality.
Saving in Tiff means that you have to burn a copy or direct E-Mail it to the printers or Customer as they don't normally fit on a 3.5 floppy.
Hope this helps.
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Are you referring to the dialog box where it says "Image Header"?
Because that just creates a little bitmap preview for the EPS file. This used to be used for placement in desktop publishing programs, where I guess they didn't have an internal PS interpretor like most programs do now. I'm not sure if Quark Xpress does this yet. You used to import the EPS, and all that would show up would be the bitmap preview. Then you could place it properly or scale it in the DTP program and when it was sent to the postscript printer, the actual PS language would be sent instead of the preview.
So, if that's what you're referring to, it doesn't really matter, except the higher resolution you make it - the clearer the preview and the higher the file size. I don't include a header on any PS files because it seems to lead to more confusion than anything - but that could limit the service bureau's ability to resize my files. There is nothing wrong with including a header though.
I'm guessing the Postscript export wouldn't change the resolution of your actual placed bitmaps on its own.
Clear as mud?
------------------ Bob Darnell London, Ontario, Canada
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If you are sending a bitmap (raster) image to the printer, it is best if you save the file at 600 dpi. He is probably going to be printing at about 133 LPI. If so, 600 DPI is a minimum, especially if full color work is going to be done.
I think Bob Darnell nailed it. The tiff file is most likely a preview. It's best send no tiff preview with your Corel EPS's since they can cause problems with many imagesetter RIPs.
For prepress exporting from CorelDRAW there are two ideal methods, a PostScript dump (not EPS export) or a high-res PDF. But, the one your printer/color house will like the most is PDF. In your "Publish to PDF" under your "File" menu settings, click the "Objects" tab and do this:
Then, click the "Advanced" tab and do this (bleed and spot colors are optional, depending upon whether or not your file has bleeds or spot colors):
This will get you great image quality with no rip errors or worries about PC vs Mac.
Best Regards,
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Thanks for all the replies. I am open to other options. Problem is Postcard press wants the files in .eps format. I will mess around with it some more before I send it off for print. Obviously I want my cards to print out correctly!! Thanks again!
------------------ Amy Brown AMBO Design Lake Helen, FL jabrown@cfl.rr.com
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I'd be amazed (and a bit concerned) by any printer or service bureau that would not prefer a PDF to all other formats ... whether outputting to film or direct-to-plate.
You may want to check with "Postcard" about a PDF. I'm pretty sure they'll say no problem.
Regards,
Jim
------------------ Jim Doggett Vice President Summa, Inc.
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