Why don't you try using the same printer driver that gets you great print results to create the .ps file?
Wouldn't you then expect the same results?
Maybe I'm way off, but it sounds logical to me...
Mark
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Michael Jahn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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On 9/12/03 10:29 AM, Jeffrey Race wrote:
> Lately I have been creating PDFs with Quark and have discovered some puzzling
> anomalies on which I'd welcome the help of the experts here.
>
> I set up the master file to have 0.75" margins all the way around.
>
> When I print the text/graphic image files to my HP 1150C color inkjet
> printer (= HP 855C) the text reproduces with the proper margins and the
> images reproduce brilliantly.
Well, without knowing if the printer is calibrated, this is somewhat
meaningless - the Printer could be set up to enhance color more than SWOP
printing (or commercial printer specifications)
>
> To transmi! t the files to others I print the QXD file to disk using the
> Apple Laserwriter II NT printer (included with Quark 3.32) and its 'generic
> color' driver.
This is not a good choice for a driver.
>
> I use Distiller 3.01 to create PDFs from the PS files.
>
> Two problems ensue:
>
> 1-The logical page is displaced vertically on the physical page by 0.25 inch.
>
> 2-The color images are coarse and washed out.
>
> I have set Distiller job options to
>
> Device Settings Default 600 dpi
>
> Compression Color Bitmap Images downsample to 300 dpi
>
> Automatic Compression ZIP/JPEG Medium
>
> Advanced Distill with prologue.ps/epilogue.ps
>
> Convert CMYK images to RGB
>
> Apply transfer functions
>
> Remove under color removal/black generalization
>
> Color conversion unchanged
>
> Some ! of these terms are meaningless to me (e.g. under Advanced) so I am
> really floundering here.
>
> I'd appreciate confirmation whether a child PDF file must be able to
> reproduce with fidelity to its parent file, and if so what I can do to
> achieve that here.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Jeffrey Race
>
A great place to learn how to make reliable PDF files is;
http://www.direct2.time.com
They have step by step procedures and resources.
But getting advice on applications and drivers that were shipping in 1995
might be a bit scarce these days.
Good luck !
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