Making up t shirts for a new business. Everyone says I need images in PDF format and cant convert jpg or bmp to pdf..must be pdf image. Anyone know what that is and where I can find a simple pdf image? Maybe of a column or the roman Colosseum or something?
I called some silk screen companies and they said that a JPG. or BMP. will not print out clearly it will look pixelated so they need it in PDF form? Does that sound right?
2007-03-22 04:41:10 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
Are you sure it isn't PSD format? (Which is the native Photoshop graphics format).
You should be able to save an image as PSD using GIMP: http://gimp.org/
PDF is a document format not a graphics format. Graphics in PDF files are typically embedded JPEGs!
2007-03-22 04:44:04 · answer #1 · answered by David D 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A pdf or Portable Document Format encodes a document so that it looks exactly like it did when created; even if the second machine doesn't have the same fonts loaded.
To create a pdf, you need the Acrobat writer, not reader.
Even if you had the writer, a low resolution jpg image would still be a low resolution pdf. PDF does not correct or add pixels to an image.
What I think you would need to do is find yourself an eps illustration of what you are looking for. Send that to a printer and they can scale it to any size you want.
Unfortunately, there isn't a central web site for a list of eps files; they are created by guys like me for a print shop to use.
You might get lucky by going to the adobe website and into the design community.
2007-03-22 04:51:17 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do an internet search for a PDF printer. For example, if you search for 'Cutewriter download' and install it, you could then covert any file which you can print into a PDF.
After installation, open your .jpg file, select File | Print, select Cutewriter as the printer, tell it where to save the resulting PDF, and presto.
2007-03-22 04:50:09 · answer #3 · answered by coolestguyever21 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
PDF can SaveAs to different levels of quality. Web graphics at 72dpi saved in .jpeg will pixilate and PDF can save that level of quality. Such a file would produce horrible results.
.EPS gives the best quality for graphics bureaus and if you construct your graphic work in a such a vector-graphics software program like Adobe Illustrator, you can save the quality they need as .PDF which is the best way, it will also include any custom fonts you used.
Otherwise, use 300dpi .tiff if you will be printing to an iron-on. You NEED .EPS if you will be silk-screening to separate the colors.
2007-03-22 04:57:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the main suitable concern to do consequently is to purchase a software (like Adobe Acrobat X) that helps you to edit .pdf information. There are different courses besides Adobe Acrobat X that permit you to edit .pdf information besides.
2016-12-15 06:19:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can save files out as .pdf format from other apps. Check your "save as" list and see if you have that option.
You can place your jpg/gif/whatever in Word, Illustrator and Quark (to name a few) and then save out a pdf file to give to the printer.
2007-03-22 04:50:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Go to http://www.sourceforge.net and search for PDFCreator and download it. This allows you to print to PDF format and it will looks as clear as a normal image.
2007-03-22 05:22:24 · answer #7 · answered by The Master 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No that is not true, I work for a screen printer and we get artwork from customers on jpeg, pdf, word, etc.
Send information to support@asmgoods.com with artwork & they give you a quote, probably better than what you already have....good luck!
2007-03-24 07:59:16 · answer #8 · answered by Lisa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YEA just convert to PDF
2007-03-22 04:46:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
yah thats right. PDF will print a good image. messge me if u want more help...
2007-03-22 04:45:27 · answer #10 · answered by Sagar 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋