Re: [PLUG] Printing company recommendations?

[Paul <gyoza@comcast.net>]

Ben Dugan wrote:

> > How large is "large format?"
>
> Something like 2 feet by 4 feet.

I think there are general consumer printers that can handle paper about 
that width.  I know a photographer who has an Epson printer which he 
uses to print large photos.  The photos come out looking like 
"traditional" prints.

> > What about converting to PDF?
>
> Funny you should mention that...  A printing company here in Phila
> called ServicePoint seems to be able to do what I need.  They want 
> Illustrator files, but can use, for example, PDFs.  I just sent them a 
> postscript file & I'll see if they can use it.

Is there extra charge like you mentioned before?

Bonus content: An OSS desktop publishing program is being developed 
called Scribus.  I wonder if that program would be able to handle 
Illustrator. format. http://www.scribus.net/

I found an interesting (to me) bit of info on the Scribus site: "PDF 1.4 
= Acrobat 5.0 - Actually, introduced with Illustrator 9, The main 
difference to concern Scribus users is PDF 1.4, has both transparency 
and alpha transparency capabilities, which make a major difference in 
where a PDF with these features can be printed. It takes wither the 
latest commercial RIP's or a Level 3 Postscript printer to use these 
features properly. The latest versions of Ghostscript support the 
advanced PDF 1.4 features Scribus can create when exporting PDF."
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