What I have printed never looks like what’s on my monitor!

What I have printed never looks like what’s on my monitor – The color is always so different! This has always been a problem since the computers have come on to the scene, and there is a combination of reasons for this occurring. 1. As shown in the illustration, the color range of “RGB” (Red-Green-Blue) […]

What’s wrong with using my web graphics to print from?

Many people don’t realize it, but graphics that look great on the web will usually look horrible when they are used to print from.The TipThis is because a typical 72 ppi jpeg is great for displaying on your web page, but for your printing to look equally pleasing, it takes a 200-300 ppi (pixels per […]

When NOT to use a JPEG file

Question: Why doesn’t anyone want to use my jpeg to print anything from?Answer: Your jpeg files are great for anything you do on the web, but when it comes to printing, a jpeg is not the answer. The SolutionNext time you pay your designer to create your artwork, make sure that you ask for all […]

Why Can’t I Set Type In Photoshop?

To all of you Adobe Photoshop Pros out there, it is without any argument that there is nothing like Adobe Photoshop for photos and continuous tone images, but don’t kid yourself into thinking it’s for everything. When Adobe Photoshop is used for setting type it becomes inevitable that your file will be flattened (usually sooner […]

Why Does Black Look Grey?

Why Does Black Look Grey – Have you ever noticed that your big black areas look fine on your computer but prints gray when you send it to your printer? It is always important to remember that RGB and CMYK work completely differently. This problem can be resolved by building a “Rich Black” for your […]

Why does blue look like purple?

Why does blue look like purple – If your artwork has a lot of heavy deep blue areas chances are real good that it will look like purple when it is actually printed. When deep blues are built from process colors they are built primarily out of cyan and magenta.The Tip:Since most printers gain very […]

SUBCONTRACTING ISSUES

PROBLEM: IN TODAY’S BUSINESS OF PRINTING IT HAS BECOME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPETE AGAINST ALL OF THE GIANT LOW COSTS PRINTERS OUT THERE, ESPECIALLY WITH PRODUCTS SUCH AS BUSINESS CARDS, BUT THE BIGGEST PROBLEM THAT WE ARE SEEING OUT THERE ARE THE ALMOST UNPREDICTABLE ISSUES WITH EACH PRINTER YOU MAY SUBCONTRACT WITH. Answer: My first […]

When I look at my PDFs all of the “l”s are too thick

This is just another one of those crazy issues with Adobe Reader. This can be remedied in 2 ways… Zoom in to the item in question OR In Adobe Acrobat Reader go to “preferences”. Then Choose “page display”. Then in the window that comes up uncheck the box next to “Enhance thin lines”. See picture