PDF text is screened (halftoned)

[Kris Abtey]

the printer might be using Creator 4.  It can't place pdfs.



On Aug 14, 2008, at 12:28 AM, barb wrote:

> Well it's not Multi-Ad Creator. It can place a PDF on a document  
> page. My guess is that the particular newspaper you are sending the  
> ads to don't know Creator's capabilities and are converting your  
> PDF to a JPG.
>
> Barb
>
>
> On Aug 13, 2008, at 7:09 PM, Jonathan Kreider wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've searched the archives and couldn't find anything related to  
>> "pdf" and
>> either "halftone" or "screened" that relates to my problem which  
>> is...
>>
>> My local newspaper uses "multi-ad" to do their layouts.  I'm  
>> assuming this
>> is the right mailing list for this, but I'm not sure.
>>
>> The problem is that when I send them (and when other business send  
>> them) pdf
>> documents, they routinely treat the whole thing as an image and as  
>> a result
>> the text is "halftoned" or "screened".  I have tried to get them  
>> to fix this
>> problem, but they seem either not to be bothered by it or simply  
>> incapable
>> of solving it or both.
>>
>> Not being familiar with either their production system or Multi- 
>> ad, I'm
>> hoping for a general troubleshooting outline that I can give them, or
>> perhaps even use to help them troubleshoot the problem.  I know  
>> that they
>> use a typesetter with at least 2400 dpi and their news text is  
>> crisp, so my
>> text should be also.  I'm guessing that "multi-ad" might have  
>> different
>> importing options and that they are importing it as an "image"  
>> rather than
>> postscript.  It's possible that my pdf might have problems, but I  
>> don't have
>> problems with other newspapers and "screened text" is a problem on  
>> most of
>> the ads that they print - it ain't just me.
>>
>> Thanks in advance...
>>
>> -- 
>> Thanks,
>> Jonathan Kreider
>>
>> Kreider Machine Shop Inc.
>> 1886 Mt. Clinton Pike
>> Harrisonburg, VA 22802
>> 540-434-5351
>>
>> Kreider Four Seasons Equipment, Inc.
>> 1880 Harpine Hwy
>> Harrisonburg, VA 22802
>> 540-801-8873
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>> To officially report a bug in Creator, go here:
>> http://www.creatorsoftware.com/support/contact_us/report_a_problem/
>>
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>>
>> Multi-Ad's Creator website can be found at:
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>
> _______________________________________________
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>
> To officially report a bug in Creator, go here:
> http://www.creatorsoftware.com/support/contact_us/report_a_problem/
>
> Searchable Archive: http://feick.webhop.net/lists/html/creatorlist/
>
> Multi-Ad's Creator website can be found at:
> http://www.creatorsoftware.com

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