• This is a great photo manipulation program. When sending Photoshop files make sure the resolution is proper so that image quality is never sacrificed. The general rule is… always start your design with a resolution of 300 ppi/dpi. On the web, resolutions can be low for file size reasons. But when making good color printing, resolution is everything.
  Here’s a common mistake people make when designing… They start a file with a lower resolution, and when they are done they increase the resolution to the correct dpi. This is all wrong, even though you increased the resolution and the end, the image will still be soft or blurred. When done in Photoshop, save the image as either a Photoshop (.psd) document, a TIFF document, or a JPEG file (quality setting of 10).

• This is the preferred vector based program. It is very easy to export a file from Illustrator that is compatible with Photoshop. Simply go to the File menu, then to Export... From this menu, select "Photoshop 5" from the list of file formats. Next, check the box labeled "Anti-alias" and uncheck the box labeled "Write Layers". Now choose where to save your file and click "Save". That's it! You've exported a high res file from Illustrator that requires no fonts or support files.

• Make sure you don’t use hairlines (very thin lines) in your document. All lines must be a minimum of 1 point in width to be printed.
  
  No picture boxes with a fill of none, unless it is Vector Art or EPS with clipping paths being used in that box.
  
  When using the colorlist menu in Quark to fill a large box or area with "BLACK", the film will only produce that black color with the BLACK plate. To achieve a rich or deep BLACK, make a new color in your list called "process black" with these values:
  CYAN: 40% MAGENTA:40% YELLOW:20% BLACK:100%
  This only applies to large fill areas. NEVER use rich black for small type or lines. This could cause blurring in those areas.

• In the "File" menu, select "Export Page as EPS".
  Click "Yes" in the "Download fonts with this EPS file" box that appears.
  In the resulting dialog box, choose a location for the file, and make sure the settings are as follows:
• Scale: 100%
  Format: Color
  Data: Binary
  OPI: Include Images
  Spread: Checked
• Click "Save"
• If a box appears that says "Some disk files for pictures in this document are missing or have been modified.", click "List Pictures"
• Select any files in the list that are marked "missing" or "modified" and click update.
  When there are no more files in the list, click "Save as EPS". Click OK in any resulting dialog boxes.
  Your file is now saved as an EPS format.
• Next, open the EPS file you just created in Photoshop. Click OK in the "Rasterize Generic EPS Format" window.
• In the "File" menu, click "Save a copy..."
  Save the file as a .JPG file with the following settings:
• Quality: Highest setting
  Format: Baseline ("Standard")
• Congratulations, you have successfully exported a file from Quark XPress!!

• You will need Adobe Acrobat Distiller and a PostScript Printer Driver to use this method.
  In the "Edit" menu, select "Preferences", then "PDF Export..."
  In the "PDF Export Preferences" box that results, click on the "Job Options" tab and be sure the settings are as follows:
  
• Override Distiller's Job options: Checked
  Embed all fonts: Checked
  Subset fonts below: Unchecked
  ASCII Format: Unchecked
  Compress text and line art: Unchecked
  Color Images:
  Compression: None
  Resolution: Keep Resolution
  Grayscale Images:
  Compression: None
  Resolution: Keep Resolution
  Monochrome Images:
  Compression: None
  Resolution: Keep Resolution
  
• Click the "Output" tab and be sure the settings are as follows:
  
• Printer Description: Select "Acrobat Distiller" from the list
  Separations: Unchecked
  Use OPI: Checked, select "Include images" from list
  Registration: Off
  Bleed: Page Items Only
• Click OK to export the PDF file
  
• Next, open the PDF file you just created in Photoshop. If it is a multi-page document, select a page in the next window and click OK.
  
• In the "File" menu, click "Save a copy..."
  Save the file as a .JPG file with the following settings:
  
• Quality: Highest setting
  Format: Baseline ("Standard")
  
• Congratulations, you have successfully exported a file from Quark XPress!!

• This is a good vector based program. It is very easy to export a file from Corel that is compatible with Photoshop. Simply go to the File menu, then to Export...
  From this menu, select "TIFF" from the list of file formats. Next, make sure the image resolution is set at 300 on the list of choices. Now choose where to save your file and click "Save". That's it! You've exported a high res file from Illustrator that requires no fonts or support files.

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