Customer wants me to order him a couple of rubber stamps (like check endorsements, etc.), 1/2 inch high X 2 inches long. Ok, go to the stamp maker's website and download my artwork.
Now, they contact me, and tell me my artwork is only about 75 dpi, and they'd like 600 dpi. How can lettering that's only about 1/4 of an inch tall be so pixelated? And how can I make it a higher resolution......or can I?
I'm using an older version of Flexi (like 7.6 or something like that). Thanks!!
-------------------- Dale Feicke Grafix 714 East St. Mendenhall, MS 39114
"I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me." Posts: 2963 | From: Mendenhall, MS | Registered: Apr 1999
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In my Gerber Omaga program if I save something as a raster image it comes out looking more pixelated than it should even if I save it as high res. My workaround is I either: Enlage it 200 % then save, then size back down in Photoshop, or Save as AI, then export from Illustrator as high res.
edit: I should have read your post more slowly. I see the art is something you downloaded. That's another story. I'm sure you'll get replies.
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I THINK THE RUBBER STAMP MAKER IS CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!! i have a ENCAD 36" PRINTER..... that at its best does 600 DPI......i think there is a problem between RESOLUTION.....and DOTS PER INCH... here. your monitor is 72 DPI, but my video card resolution for my 26" monitor is like 1920 X 1400))))
-------------------- joe pribish-A SIGN MINT 2811 longleaf Dr. pensacola, fl 32526 850-637-1519 BEWARE THE TRUTH.....YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU FIND Posts: 11582 | From: pensacola, fl. usa | Registered: Nov 1998
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I went back and re-laid it out....then went back in to Rasterize, where it gave me a choice of a couple of resolutions, the best being 600dpi. I clicked on it, and now my new layout appears much clearer.
Now, I don't know what exactly I did, or if it's going to come out in pig-latin or whatever.....but it looks pretty good, so I'll re-send it to him in the morning......and see.
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what kind of file are they asking for? I always send a vector file for everything printed (ad specialty stuff, etc.) if they can't use a native vector file, they are in the wrong business. .AI, .EPS even a vectored .PDF should be their primary file preference.
I have no idea why they would ask you to rasterize the file- which is going to just make a lot of pixels- sometimes I have found that the vendors just don't want to fight with the customers on what kind of file type they would prefer and just tell them- "send me a jpeg, it'll work"
-------------------- Michael Clanton Clanton Graphics/ Blackberry 19 Studio 1933 Blackberry Conway AR 72034 501-505-6794 clantongraphics@yahoo.com Posts: 1735 | From: Conway Arkansas | Registered: Oct 2001
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Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity. — Charles Mingus Posts: 6712 | From: Mendocino, CA. USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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