Topic: Best image format for printing?

Handel !XFpaTU3A5E started this discussion 11 years ago #44,553

So I created a logo in photoshop and what to get it printed at a printers, what's the best file format to send this logo to the printers?
Should I leave it as a PSD?

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 17 minutes later[^] [v] #588,241

Heavily compressed jpg

Metæ joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 6 minutes later, 23 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #588,247

.BMP

Srs though just leave it .psd any professional printer will have Photoshop and converting the file might mess up things like colors and generally degrade quality.

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Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 40 seconds later, 24 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #588,249

Graphic designer here. If you created a logo in Photoshop then you already fucked up. Logos should be vector format like as done in Illustrator. These are most safely exported as print-ready PDFs, in CMYK, and with all type converted to vector outlines. Best practice is also to mock up the printing work in-place on the final page dimensions and then export through InDesign's pre-flight feature. This minimizes conversion problems and locks down the vector data to changes.

If you have to use raster imagery for a logo then ensure your PPI (sometimes erroneously named DPI) should be at least 300. Your bit-depth should be 24, colorspace CMYK, and a safe container format is uncompressed TIFF.

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Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 35 seconds later, 24 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #588,250

.BYODP

Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 20 minutes later, 45 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #588,267

@588,249 (D)
blum blum blum

FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 3 hours later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #588,326

@588,249 (D)
> uncompressed tiff
you a fuck

also, CMYK is bd32

Anonymous D replied with this 11 years ago, 15 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #588,335

@previous (FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI)
fite me irl

And explain what is incorrect and what alternatives are better. This is my profession, bruh.

FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI replied with this 11 years ago, 11 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #588,338

@previous (D)
I'm saying there's no reason you shouldn't be able to use compressed tiffs.

Anonymous D replied with this 11 years ago, 8 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #588,340

@previous (FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI)
Okay, sure, lossless compression would work. People often enough fuck that up, though.

Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 1 hour later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #588,353

itt:

fuckalms tries soooo hard to be considered relevant

Anonymous D replied with this 11 years ago, 2 minutes later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #588,354

@previous (H)
Domestos would fix that right up.

Anonymous I joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 6 hours later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #588,458

what the heck is this even for???

Domestos is tesco for USAmerica if I have heard it correctly.

FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI replied with this 11 years ago, 9 hours later, 21 hours after the original post[^] [v] #588,583

@588,353 (H)
I'm always relevant. You're just jelly.

brie !uXWPG0MygI joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 2 minutes later, 21 hours after the original post[^] [v] #588,587

@previous (FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI)
relevant like an elephant.

Anonymous K joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 1 minute later, 21 hours after the original post[^] [v] #588,589

@588,583 (FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI)
Your skills are needed at TC.

FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI replied with this 11 years ago, 3 minutes later, 21 hours after the original post[^] [v] #588,592

@previous (K)
Nothing I can do about reposts.

brie !uXWPG0MygI replied with this 11 years ago, 12 minutes later, 22 hours after the original post[^] [v] #588,595

@previous (FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI)
Repost this, please.

dw joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 46 minutes later, 22 hours after the original post[^] [v] #588,613

@OP

Your printer knows best

brie !uXWPG0MygI replied with this 11 years ago, 17 minutes later, 23 hours after the original post[^] [v] #588,623

@previous (dw)
printing printers ITT

FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI replied with this 11 years ago, 4 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #588,668

@588,595 (brie !uXWPG0MygI)
Nothing I can do about reposts.

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