Some day my prints will come; service bureau experts explain how to correct common PostScript printing problems
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Printing problems can often be avoided by keeping PostScript's limitations in mind. Limitcheck errors occur when a job exceeds the printer's capabilities. Errors occur when graphics files have complex paths with too many points. Users should simplify graphics, including changing the flatness of the image, splitting long paths and avoiding nested files and resizing or rotating graphics in the layout program. They should also send copies of their original files to the service bureau so the service bureau can debug them more easily. Windows 3.1 rotates images differently than earlier versions, so a line must be added to the WIN.INI file in the directory. Also, users should use Type 1 fonts rather than TrueType fonts. To solve problems with bit-mapped images, users may need to reopen, resave and reimport images, sample images at lower resolutions or use path-construction tools more efficiently. A VMerror message may require using an imagesetter with more memory, outputting one page at a time, printing one plate of one color at a time when using process color or using fewer fonts. Other tips are provided.
Publication Name: Publish
Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 0897-6007
Year: 1992
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Getting started with CD-ROM: seventeen top titles for the CD-ready publisher
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Compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM) is a definite asset to data base publishers. A single compact disc for the Apple Macintosh or an IBM-compatible microcomputer can store about 650Mbytes of data. This can be enough for an entire software collection, reference libraries of encyclopedias, dictionaries and style manuals, or vast galleries of high-resolution photographs, clip art and fonts. Everything on CD-ROM is easily accessible and keeps premium hard disk space clear of a lot of fonts and graphics. The drawback, however is that one cannot record or write information to CD-ROM titles; they are purchased prerecorded for their existing contents. CD-ROM drives are also slower than hard drives, which can be annoying when loading complex color images. List prices for easily-installed CD-ROM players range from $600 to $1,400, but prices should fall as sales grow. A list of CD-ROM titles on various subject matters is given.
Publication Name: Publish
Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 0897-6007
Year: 1991
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