From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/15792 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Mats Broberg" Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: RE: ConTeXt output & commercial printing houses Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 12:01:03 +0200 Organization: The Ars Imprimis Press Sender: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Message-ID: <001501c4722e$4ca1f100$fcb359d5@DJCPX90J> References: <20040724194138.GG18318@swordfish> Reply-To: mats.broberg@arsimprimispress.com, mailing list for ConTeXt users NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1090749680 11072 80.91.224.253 (25 Jul 2004 10:01:20 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 10:01:20 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Sun Jul 25 12:01:09 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl ([131.211.172.88] helo=ronja.ntg.nl) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1Bofob-0004rB-00 for ; Sun, 25 Jul 2004 12:01:09 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 599C61278F; Sun, 25 Jul 2004 12:01:09 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from ronja.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (ronja.vet.uu.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 28652-01-4; Sun, 25 Jul 2004 12:01:07 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2B9EF1277F; Sun, 25 Jul 2004 12:01:07 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id E0AEB1277F for ; Sun, 25 Jul 2004 12:01:05 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from ronja.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (ronja.vet.uu.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 28652-01-3 for ; Sun, 25 Jul 2004 12:01:05 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from amsfep20-int.chello.nl (unknown [213.46.243.18]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4A9E81277B for ; Sun, 25 Jul 2004 12:01:05 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from DJCPX90J ([213.89.179.252]) by amsfep20-int.chello.nl (InterMail vM.6.00.05.02 201-2115-109-103-20031105) with ESMTP id <20040725100104.YGEZ8597.amsfep20-int.chello.nl@DJCPX90J> for ; Sun, 25 Jul 2004 12:01:04 +0200 Original-To: "'mailing list for ConTeXt users'" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2627 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 In-Reply-To: <20040724194138.GG18318@swordfish> Importance: Normal X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at ntg.nl X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: mailing list for ConTeXt users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at ntg.nl Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:15792 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.comp.tex.context:15792 > -----Original Message----- > From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl > [mailto:ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl] On Behalf Of Matt Gushee > Sent: den 24 juli 2004 21:42 > To: ntg-context@ntg.nl > Are problems likely to arise with normal printers? If so, can > anyone suggest questions I should ask to help determine > whether they can handle my files? Also, is there anything in > particular I should do to my files to make sure they are print-ready? > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Matt, Being a newbie when it comes to ConTeXt, but having worked in the commercial printing busines for a decade, I would say that the majority of printers actually prefer PDF files rather than Quark, InDesign or Pagemaker files. At least that is the case in Europe, and it would suprise me if it is not the same situation in USA. The reason for this is that the printers get away from all the associated problems with the DTP program files: typfaces that are lacking, missing image links, text that may reflow etc. However, a caveat emptor: - I don't quite understand how ConTeXt:ers deal with solid PMS spot colours - i.e. not a spot colour in CMYK mode where the spot colour is made up of a screened colour mix of cyan, magenta, yellow and black, but a colour that you want to print with a specially mixed Pantone PMS ink from an additional printing plate (apart from the four C, M, Y, K process plates). However, this is frequently done in printing, so it would surprise me if ConTeXt didn't have a solution for it. - Also, I don't know whether it is possible to downsample images in PDF's that you generate from ConTeXt. If it is, avoid it. The printer expects CMYK images (not RGB!) where the resolution is approx. 2 times the screen count in the final print, @ the physical size on the paper. So if you have an image in your PDF that is 10 cms /4 in. wide, and you want it printed in a 150 lpi (lines per inch) screen, make sure the original resolution is 300 dpi @ 10 cms / 4 in. All the best, Mats Broberg