Re: TIFF VS. EPS?

[Dov Isaacs <isaacs@xxxxxxxxx>]

Actually, if you are producing PDF or doing composite color PostScript 
printing from FrameMaker and you are running under Windows AND if your
images have already been painstakingly converted to CMYK, then EPS is 
the ONLY way of importing those images into FrameMaker unless you want
your color bunneystomped upon by another round-trip of CMYK to RGB (via
FrameMaker to Windows GDI and then to the driver) and RGB back to CMYK 
(later on in the workflow, possibly at the RIP). If you don't care what
your CMYK images look like, go ahead and use TIFF. TIFF is fine for
RGB images or if you are printing (or producing PDF from FrameMaker 7)
on the Macinstosh.

        - Dov

PS: The advice about CMYK images also applies to grayscale images!



At 2/26/2003 04:48 PM, John Root wrote:
>Pat,
>
>I would not consider EPS as a 'preferred' format over TIFF for raster
>images. IMO, you're quite correct in your assessment of TIFF for use in
>print projects. EPS and TIFF are my preferred graphic formats for all print
>projects. The only reason to use EPS over TIFF would be to add vector data
>(text, vector objects, or clipping paths) to the image. Otherwise, I'd stick
>with TIFF. 
>
>Regards,
>John
>
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>    John Root
>Publishing Systems
>jroot@publisys.com
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>On 2/26/03 3:26 PM, "Leone-Thiel, Pat" <pleone@comcom.com> wrote:
>
>> Good evening:
>> 
>> We've had much success publishing Frame 6 files to PDF for Press using Prinergy.
>> I have a library of over 7500 TIFFs, B/W & color, that are queried and
>> referenced into these Frame docs during a database publishing document build
>> process we programmed.
>> I've had several discussions lately about a "preferred" format for
>> referenced images, EPS (with TIFF preview).
>> I've always considered TIFF a very stable, usable file format for going to
>> Press and general printing (and just about anywhere else where the file size
>> is not important).
>> Why *exactly* is the EPS more desirable for publishing?
>> I'd like to know before I invest in the scripting for a mass conversion...
>> 
>> TIA to any Framers within posting distance...
>> 
>> Pat


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