I've recently created a beautiful brochure using pages brochure template. My computer and printer do a very fine job when I print one out but this isn't cost effective since I need several hundred. When I take the file to staples and use their computer to print the brochure it tells me the resolution is too low and prints out a very blurred product. Any Thoughts? Thanks-Jay
So what did you take to Staples?
A pdf, if so how did you Export/Print to the pdf?
…and, I can not for the life of me think why this would be relevant, but what version of Pages are you using and on what OSX or iOS?
Peter
I put the document on a flash drive from my desktop. I'm using the latest version of pages on a new mac i recently purchased.
Again what did you take to Staples, a .pages file?
…and I keep asking, what versions of Pages and OSX/iOS?
Can you at least help me a bit, help you.
Peter
I took a .pages file, a jpeg and a word file. Same result with all. Pages version 5.1
OSX 10.9.1
Staples accepts .pages files?
The minimum resolution for commercial printing is 300dpi.
Your images need to be that at the size they are used in the document.
Also be aware that any transparency of bitmaps such as shadows, reflections, 3D charts, and overlapping transparent settings will be rendered at a much too low 72dpi.
Peter
I googled Staples' submission requirements:
http://fr.nebs.ca/onlinestore/store.html?vid=20071116001&cid=10907452
Peter
I did use some shadows and reflections but the issue seems to be more with the text rather than the images or does the transparency affect the text also. And if this is the case why does my printer do such a good job? Forgive me if I sound "un-educated" this isn't my speciality. I wolud just like an economical way to produce mass quantities of this brochure. Thanks for your paitence - Jay
If you print directly from Pages the Mac will work most things out and you get a better result, not perfect but better.
An inkjet printer actually spits at an enormous number of extremely tiny drops to make up the picture on the page. The way it does it is not the same as a commercial print job and therefore low resolution is not so apparent. The tiny droplets also tend to soak into the paper and merge giving a smoother appearance.
If your text overlaps transparent objects it can be rendered at low resolution too.
I suspect your text is not black ink, but a mix of CMYK the process colors which have a half-tone dot pattern put on them to make the specific color, this can look fuzzy when printed commercially.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CMYK_color_model
Despite what everyone likes to tell you, printing a quality job commercailly is still technical and that is what designers are trained to do, as well as actually think about layout and design.
Peter
resolution too low
