Most pubs I've worked with don't worry too much about exact specs. They
can set the color space and ppi in a matter of seconds. You just have
to give them enough pixels to work with. For the type of pub Shel
specified, a ten to twenty meg file will be fine. For even the best
glossy mags, a 70 meg file is enough for a spread. The pub won't know
the exact dimension of a shot until the layout is finished. The art has
to be purchased before the page can be created. Once the space on the
page is determined, the art director will resize the photo to fit. If
they only have to make it smaller, they're happy.
Paul
On Oct 1, 2005, at 10:42 AM, Rob Studdert wrote:
On 1 Oct 2005 at 7:35, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
The files were scanned @ 4000ppi - they will be reduced to a much more
manageable size when sent to the magazine.
The publishers really should spec the print resolution (PPI) and
colour space
that the file should be saved in, it's not something that you can
realistically
or should have to guess.
Rob Studdert
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