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Zinfari:
Thanks Taz... that helps since I want to use the font from 11, but wasn't sure how to accomplish that when the printer only had 10.

-Zinfari

Amra:
Didnt realize Illustrator used vector graphics, thanks for the insight :)

Yeah, with Vector Graphics you dont need to worry about DPI until you save the file, just make sure you save with at least 300 DPI.

Good Luck!

Frostillicus:

--- Quote from: Zinfari on March 17, 2003, 09:55:41 pm ---Ok so I tried to save as a tiff and it says something like "the file is to large or complex to save as a tiff try turning of anti-aliasing" which I unchecked and got the same message. So I guess that .eps is the only way to go.

As a side note I know that Kinko's has Illustrater 10 (I'm using 10 and 11 depending on if I'm on a computer at work or at home, but the only difference for me has been that 11 has a font I want to use. If I just start using the .eps I see there is a include font checkbox. Would that allow me to use the font from 11 on 10?

So since I have access to Illustrator how do I ensure that I'm getting the output that I want (i.e. 300dpi, is that the output resolution inside of Illustrator. That seems the obvious choice, but I really only want to print this once!)

-Zinfari

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Sounds like you're good to go! ;D Always fun to get your work printed up. And yes, always convert text to outlines(so you don't have to send fonts with the file) and if you save it as a native .ai file it will be the smallest size out of all the options. That tiff problem you mentioned sounds like you might not have enough memory. Also, seems a little weird you don't have access to a font in 10 but you do in 11. They draw on the same fonts folder(unless you are using a font manager like adobetype). Just make sure the font you want is in your windows font folder, that should make it available to all programs.

Finally, when kinko's prints from ai it will print at the highest resolution the printer itself will allow. Printing vectors directly from the vector program usually results in really sharp stuff, even using default settings. That's what I do with signs and banners.

Post pics when it's done, now I wanna see it :)

Zinfari:
If you want to see pics I have a thread going in the projects section or head over the the web site in my sig.

-ZInfari

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