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printing quality at kinkos
Dr. J:
Kinkos tells me they print in CMYK. If you're printing there maybe it's best to bring them a cmyk in the first place.
BTW, I brought a RGB to kinkos last night before reading this thread. I'll let you know how it turned out.
edit: Well, it wasn't ready yesterday, but it should be today.
edit: I printed on paper to avoid the washout that vinyl has. Some of the blues turned into purples, but I'm still happy with it. My color scheme was blue, purple and black to begin with, so it didn't hurt anything. I'll post pics when I can.
tritonarcade:
Actually all printers are CMYK printers. Even if you print an RGB file to a printer connected directly to your computer the file is getting translated to CMYK for the print. You're much better off bringing a CMYK file to Kinko's because you will be able to see exactly how it will look on your screen (well, not exactly - but closer than an RGB preview) rather than being at the mercy of the translation. You can tweak the blues to some extent in CMYK mode to give a decently vibrant feel to an illustration.
For large scale prints, companies will use CMYK offset printing with one or two spot colors - i.e. a very vibrant blue - where necessary. Obviously this requires the creation of plates and will run a base fee in the hundreds of dollars. For something as large as side art you're talking at least a thousand dollars.
This is why I'm thinking of going with a NOS side art or no side art at all for my cab. I just can't have that cheesy/drab CMYK print ruining the cabinet's look. For the marquee and control panel, OTOH, I don't mind because the lexan overlay tends to hide the issue rather well.
AlanS17:
I'm pretty sure it's all a matter of calibration.
I was kinda scared how my print job was gonna turn out when I took it to this local copy shop. The guy in the print department only had one good eye! It turned out fine, though. Was alot cheaper than Kinko's too.
TalkingOctopus:
Make sure to bring a tape measure when you go to pick up your cpo from kinkos. They almost always are short by 1/2". Measure it on site and make them redo it. They were really grumpy about redoing it, but the second time it came out right.
The moral of the story: Make sure to measure your print right away. If it is from kinkos it is probably the wrong size.
Smittydc:
I always design my kinko's prints with a bleeded border bigger than I want -- It's easier to trim it myself than argue with them that they printed it 1/8" too small.
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