Comments on: Photoshop image saving file principles part 1 – File formats for print

By: Photoshop Ninja

Photoshop Ninja — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 13:41:15 +0000

Ummm – I work for major blue chip companies in the UK, along with some of the biggest print houses… NOT ONE of them have a problem with LZW compressed files.

Laura – I think you are probably being given the wrong information there, but if they want the file in a certain format, ensure you supply it as they wish!

By: Laura K

Laura K — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 06:15:21 +0000

“There used to be an issue with printers accepting LZW compressed files, but this has now been addressed by all but the most antiquated print houses.”

Do Sam’s Club, Walgreens, Target and CVS count as “antiquated print houses?”

By: Photoshop Ninja

Photoshop Ninja — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:59:27 +0000

Hi Irvine, I have never used the Intellitune software – and sadly I’m not sure if you going to be able to do what you want. I’m aware that Photoshop CS4 has some pretty advanced scripting stuff going on (which I am yet to research), so I might advise that there could be something in that for you. Also, are you able to run through your process with a Photoshop action – if so just change the save as step with the transparency option ticked.

By: irvine

irvine — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:43:35 +0000

Hello Ninja.
You may or my not be able to help me with this one and ill understand if you dont want to invest any time, however perhaps you can point me in the right direction as it may be out of your domain.
We use an automated enhancement software programme called Intellitune X by Agfa.
Images are checked one by one before being approved and sent on to their destination on a server. Often we have to layer etch files and to do this we divert the tiff image from Intellitune to Photoshop. The etch is done and saved back to intellitune as a layered tiff (intellitune does not support Psd’s). The file will not save back to intellitune if the “save transparency” box is ticked, so we have to find the file on the server and open and re-save with the “save transparency” option. Is there any way to insert a code into all layered tiffs to activate the “save transparency” option when it is saved on the server?
thanks
Irvine.

By: Photoshop Ninja

Photoshop Ninja — Wed, 13 May 2009 08:03:12 +0000

I will try and clarify – basically the point was the EPS files are traditionally created in applications like Illustrator or Freehand. They are generally pure vector files with no bitmap images in (although it is possible to save EPS files with images in).

Different output devices handle vector paths different ways – I would stick with what already works for you… I hope I’ve not confused you! If you are having trouble getting this to work, I would refer to the printer/die-cut machine instructions or support website. I would hazzard a guess that as long as you have the path saved within the PSD (TIFF image will print faster by the way – smaller file to process for your printer), you should be able to select the vector path through your output device and select that as your cutting guide.

If this doesn’t work, you may try selecting your path in the paths palette and selecting ‘clipping path’ off the palette sub-menu. This may help your output device automatically select this path as the cutter guide.