Andy

On Friday, January 3, 2003 9:29:48 am Andy Johnstone wrote:

> I am running an old copy of quark xpress and I need to produce an A4 video
> cover for a project I am producing...
what version? 3?

if so there's a free app on the OS 9 installer disc called compass pro
xt, it'll do the job for tiffs

do you have a printer profile ?

if not, compass pro XT is about 275 quid.

rasterising to photoshop might be OK for you too.

> 
> I am fairly confident about producing a basic layout with Quark, but I have
> trouble getting the right colours, tones, contrast when I print out on my
> epson. the epson is printing my PS files perfectly-ish... Is there a colour
> management trick I have to go through in quark - correct colours for print
> or something? the finished product looks fine on screen, but when I come to
> print the image is dark and not at all as I had hoped...
> 
> I am running v3.3.1...perhaps this is too old and out of date to make the
> necessary pre-print colour corrections etc...
yep, the free XT should work with that - but only with Tiff images I  think.
> 
> Is there some obvious process I don;t know about
see above
> 
> All tips appreciated.
> 
> Andy 
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