Re: need help with distiller error

In article <1157305315.535548.54640@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
P-Rex <prexpress@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I send PDF documents for plates all the time. The advantages are
obvious. I even save images in PDF files with JPEG compression turned
on (set at maximum of course). However, I don't use JPEGs for reasons
that Tim stated.


You use maximum compression on JPEGs? No wonder you're concerned about
artifacts.

Stop doing that. It might work for viewing a pic on your cell phone,
but compression for prepress should be set at minimum, not maximum.
.

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