hiya guys
im sitting working on some pre-press materials right here.
skyeg - one thing to be familar with is your images are 72 PPI
rather than DPI. for print you might be wanting to post-produce (and size)
your images in photoshop and export them in the best format for printing
into illustrator. in illustrator, you establish the output resolution you
require. (PDF, TIFF) EPS doesnt look great with 72ppi.
also - in photoshop : FILE>COLOR SETTINGs go through these and
make them appropriate for what you are trying.
i'm trying to digest the washington post submission specs for media,
i'm looking for a PPI benchmark too, for semi-glossy papers at
600dpi. if i experiment and raise my PPI in photoshop, the image
increases massively in pixel area, and the file is like 1.1 jig which is
ridiculous!. (i think i read somewhere that 100ppi is the minimum spec
for newsprint .. dont quote me , ill try to check that :0) (?) maybe that
was 100LPI . hmmmmm
take a look - its closely related to your questions, and also it can
give you some template sizes for press-ready artworks that will
fit with what customers need - if your offering press-ready media.
search through the sections :0)
http://advertising.washpost.com/ad_specs/mechanical_specs/color_specs/color_specs.jsp