Paul on 12 Apr 2004 18:49:02 -0000


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Re: [PLUG] Printing company recommendations?


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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