by "dennisewing@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
" <dennisewing@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Nov 9, 2006 at 07:43 AM
Ike wrote:
> Let's say I have a 100% solid black bitmapped TIF file that is 1/2
> inch by 1/2 inch @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
600 dpi. I place that image in PageMaker. Then I
> stretch it to 2 inches by 11 inches and change the color to some
> Pantone Process color. My question is this: Since the image is a solid
> color do I need to follow the rules about images being placed at no
> more than 125% their size and at 300 dpi when printing process color?
> I know I could draw a box or make an image the correct size, but I
> have yet to find an answer to this question.
The short answer is yes. The longer answer is that you still need the
resolution to avoid a stair step look in the final product. Postscript
devices that we use in the printing industry are VERY resolution
dependent. You are dropping a 600 DPI image to 150 DPI if you double
its size. What you are doing with the image distortion from resizing in
the manner you are will still be reducing resolution along one axis
will have a resolution of 150 X 20. It might have the effect you want
and then again it might look like crap. I can't say without seeing the
file. I would bet on it looking like crap.
Dennis
