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Not lossless but...
Do your own experiment. Export a hi-res photo of a persons face for instance.
1 as 150dpi "uncompressed"
then another using LZW.
Import them both and superimpose on top one another now alternately send either to the back/front. You will see virtually no difference but the...
100in by 100in square converted to 89dpi bitmap saved = 237kb
Make your own 2 panels 50.5in x 100in (.5in overlap) send each separately as a tiff @ 150dpi & using LZW compression. Print file = 3726kb ea
Christmas always brings up many sad memories for me. I come from a very poor family but went to a predominately middle class school where the majority of the kids were happy and had all the latest and greatest while we struggled to even have enough to eat. I got picked on for my tattered clothes...
Wait...you guys had blankets? Fast forward 50 years, I don't have one of those fancy weighted blankets but I do keep a heavy blanket on the back of my couch I use once or twice a year. It's florida afterall! Would make for an interesting study. We know babies are calmer when "Swaddled". Maybe...
Depends.
- A file that is all vector will produce the smallest file size when sent as pdf (quickest RIP speed).
- Raster images may be downsampled "too much" (depends on your specific pdf settings). If the majority is raster then tif is fine but no more than 150dpi.
- A file that is text heavy...
My guidelines for our printing
1st - PDF with fonts converted. Especially if gradients and/or pantone colors are present.
2nd - Tiff If all or majority is raster
3rd - eps Can be used but only if there are no gradients and color variation isn't a concern
That's as simple as I can make it.
By bringing in to print do you mean to the Flexi design program then to print? Why not just drop in a hot folder(print que) and print using Flexi Print Manager?
That's the general consensus? Keep doing what you're doing but at a higher rate of pay? It's okay that you're over taxed as long as you're paid well? The idea is to lessen the workload for one person. An increase in salary doesn't do that. I agree a sit down meeting needs to happen and maybe...
Yes, you might as well be the owner of the business too. I'm lead design/production asst. Our shop consists of 10 individuals
1- Owner/Operator
2- sales staff
2- designers/plotters/production asst
1 - accountant/sales asst/production asst
2 - production/installers (1 full time & 1 pt)
1 - site...
Doesn't answer the question but...we don't get into that business. Too expensive!
"Better off getting it painted" is what we tell em. They insist then quote upwards of $5k. They usually back off or go find a hack wrap shop to do it..
could also set up a heavy duty cutting mechanism to cut through the 30" roll where by making several 5" rolls then chop on a guillotine paper cutter.
I see that that plotter does have the ability to "Half Cut". But I bet there's a way to set it up to feed out 5" then completely cut. Wouldn't be...
Do you have the option to "punch cut" or "Half Cut" as it's sometimes called? What size roll are you cutting from? Might be able to order a pre-cut roll at 5 x whatever then just set up a single half cut line every 30. Might even be able to set up an actual cut at 30 if your plotter allows it.
Latex or Solvent? Is it in fact "printable" reflective. There is a difference. We use 3M 5101 R series with no problems on our latex. Go straight from print to laminate.
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