http://www.fromdesignintoprint.com Preparing graphics and text for print Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:32:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The pre-press heroes of InDesign and Acrobat, are the Separations Preview Panel and the Ink Manager. I get files from customers that have more than one Reflex Blue swatch. Most likely, there are or were different people working on the file. Someone used Reflex Blue C, someone else RB U, ... http://www.fromdesignintoprint.com/?p=559 A colleague recently used a gang printer with some of the best prices on the planet for 4/4 postcards. Beware of these guys who offer the best prices on the planet, and I'm going to tell you why. There was a lot of rich black, rich black is ... http://www.fromdesignintoprint.com/?p=549 A good file naming structure cannot be stressed enough. Imagine me on a safari, dressed like they did in King Solomon's Mines with Stewart Granger. Reality check, T-shirt and jeans, with a black ball cap to cut down on fluorescent lighting. Why hunt files? I get to the point where there ... http://www.fromdesignintoprint.com/?p=542 The Great Resolution Report. A five-part podcast guaranteed to explain everything you ever needed to know about resolution, pixels, downsampling, upsampling, and other pixel puzzles. Part One: How Big is a Pixel? The answer is not as simple as some people want. Great Resolution Report Part 1 http://www.fromdesignintoprint.com/?p=537 I know I'm good at my job. But I think some people rely on me to be a mind reader. I'm not. For instance, if a job is spec'd to print with Reflex Blue, is it wrong to set the color up as PMS 300? From my point of view, yes. I'm ... http://www.fromdesignintoprint.com/?p=528 As you may have heard, the Kodak company has decided to stop manufacturing Kodachrome film. This film has always been the gold standard for high-quality color images. But here's something you may not have known. Unlike other films which have their color dyes built into the film itself, Kodachrome film has ... http://www.fromdesignintoprint.com/?p=513 I don't ordinarily post items about a specific feature in a specific application. But I heard something the other day about using the new Live Preflight feature in InDesign CS4. If you are using ID CS4, you should check out the Live Preflight panel. What this panel does is give you ... http://www.fromdesignintoprint.com/?p=518 The following article was original written for InDesignSecrets.com on April 5, 2008. The original link is: http://indesignsecrets.com/performing-a-pre-work-check.php. Since InDesign CS4 now has Live Preflight, I thought I'd update the article for those who use that feature. Updated comments in red. Performing a Pre-Work Check I had the opportunity the other day to ... http://www.fromdesignintoprint.com/?p=506 Every once  in a while, when I think of one, I'll post some really bad printer jokes. Here's the first. An RGB walks into a CMYK bar. Bartender says, "Hey, aren't you out of gamut?" http://www.fromdesignintoprint.com/?p=508 If you want a great introduction to color printing, go to the supermarket and buy some packaged foods or boxes of household products. Recently I looked at the bottom of a package of Tostitos corn chips and tried to identify and count the number of colors on the package. It wasn't easy. ... http://www.fromdesignintoprint.com/?p=480