Urgent Help w/ Quark - MAC to PC

[Amykins28]

I am redesigning a 24 page catalog, and am due to show a printed copy to my client. This is a Quark Document, and when I try to print it, some of the images come out fine, and others are a total blur. I am trying to trouble shoot this issue, but don't really know where the problem lies. Originally, this document was done on a MAC and I am using a PC, I dont know if that would have anything to do with it. It seems most of the files that aren't working are EPS files but that is the file type that the previous designer used, so I would assume that's not the problem. Please feel free to contact me via email!! Thanks! ~Amy

[Kool]

Hi Amykins28, welcome to the forum. I bet you're trying to print to a non post script printer. If so I "think" you can print to file and then distill a PDF and then print that and it should work. http://home.comcast.net/~rnick9/koolsmiley.gif

[PrintDriver]

Either what Kool said, or someone didn't send all the links to your Quark file (or they didn't relink). Check your Utilities>usage>pictures.

[D-Zine]

thats ^^ what I was thinking. Let us know if either Kools or PDs solutions work for ya.

[Amykins28]

Thanks guys.. I am going to play with those ideas this weekend and keep ya posted!!

[jimking]

In Quark go to the menu bar--Utilities then to Usage then click the pictures tab and there you can see if images are linked, modified or missing.

[Vikia]

Sure sounds like you have missing images that are not linked. It is just giving you a representative screen image. Like the others said, check all links.

[Amykins28]

There are a few links that are "missing" so I will give that a shot. But I did take one entire page, and relink everything, and it printed great (at Kinko's). I guess before I relink the entire Document, I'll start with the missing links. Thanks!

[Amykins28]

Ok, I relinked the Entire Document, and had it printed at Kinkos (as my printer is still acting weird). Some of the tables are fine, some have the wrong font on them and the words bleed out of the boxes. The tables still use a MAC font, so should I change the font entirely? Or try to re-save the bad tables, and import them again?

[chalsema]

Kinkos may not have the fonts you use. Are you giving them a PDF or the Quark file? If you're sending the Quark file, try converting all of the text to outlines first. That way you don't have to worry about Kinkos not having your font, and you can keep the same fonts that you used originally. Be sure to keep a copy of the file with the original text (before converting it to outlines) in case you need to make changes.

[PrintDriver]

You don't want to be converting all your text to outlines in Quark. Especially NOT IN A 24 PAGE DOC!!!!!
Include the fonts you are using on the disk with your files.

[rickself]

You don't want to be converting all your text to outlines in Quark. Especially NOT IN A 24 PAGE DOC!!!!!
Include the fonts you are using on the disk with your files.
My heart skipped a beat on that one too! Just use the "Collect for Output" option in Quark...sticks all your fonts and links into one folder.

[Amykins28]

Ok, When I collect for Output, it tells me I have "Missing Fonts in EPS files"... Does that mean, I should change the font on all the EPS files, and relink them? The weird thing about this is, ALL of the tables use the same font, but only SOME of the tables print correctly. I cant figure out why some would work, and others would not. I am in way over my head here but I have *Got* to get this figured out. If anyone wants to IM me for a better explination, Please do!!! (AIM, Yahoo, mIRC: amykins28) Thanks

[PrintDriver]

You need to supply all the fonts used in the eps files as well.

Is any font stylized? Stylizing should never be used even though Quark makes a nice little palette for it. If the font doesn't exist in the tip down, don't stylize one into bold or italic to get it.

You can check your font usage in your Utilities palette and have it show you where the missing ones are.

[Amykins28]

Ok, well I dont *have* the fonts for the EPS files, because those are using MAC fonts, and I am redoing this document on a PC. So, altho it may be a pain in the rear, would my best bet be to Convert Text to Oulines in Illustrator (on All the EPS files) and then relink them? Honestly, at this rate, I will do whatever I need to do to fix this problem.

One other question I have is that there are some imported TIF files on the cover and back that are "Blurred". On the existing catalog, obviously these images are clear, but on the printed copy I just got from Kinko's these images are blurred. Is there any particular way to clear up a TIF when importing it to Quark?

Thanks for all the help so far, this has been a nightmare, and I just want to get it over with!!

[PrintDriver]

If you convert the text to outline in Illy remember to save a copy so you can edit it later.

If you save the Illy file with the same name, you shouldn't have to relink. You may have to update if they show as modified in the Utility palette.

If you put all your links in the same folder as the Quark doc (and with a 24page doc this may not be possible) the file will open with all the links it can find in the folder without you having to manually relink them.

As for the cover tif, again check that the images are linked. Check the image resolution as well and be sure that it isn't being output at a huge percentage larger than the original within the Quark doc. Or change it to an eps and see what happens.

And, with apologies to any good employees at Kinkos...they aren't necessarily the brightest bulbs in the quickprint business...they may have mis-printed it or not linked it. If your links in your doc point to a folder on your hard drive and your Quack doc isn't in the same folder as your images, when you send it to Kinkos it is still looking for the images on your hard drive unless they manually relink EVERYTHING (though usually once you find the folder Quark will ask if you want to relink to everything in it. Multiple image folders are a pain.).

Side note: It's kinda funny what people name their comp hard drives...this shows up in the Utility pane when relinking. Don't call folders Client Sh*t, or other derogatory terms, either. LOL!

[Amykins28]

I got my Proof printed todady, and everything is great!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH for everyone who gave me ideas!!! I was about to give up, and finally it all came together! Thanks again!! :) ~Amy

[PrintDriver]

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