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hlm1796
Joined: 14 Aug 2011
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 Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:15 pm Post subject: Poster question |
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Hi all,
I'm having a poster (rather large) shown at a Symposium this fall and am pretty new at adobe programs. Since I'm designing the poster myself - it's actually easier than having someone unfamiliar with the subject do it - I need ask:
- should I use Photoshop or Illustrator? Photoshop I have and Illustrator I'd have to get.
- should I go with RBG or CMYK? My understanding is that RBG is best electronically and more vibrant. CMYK is used in print and is more readily convertible(?) to RGB than RGB is to CMYK. But, CMYK doesn't pack the vibrancy RGB does.
Sorry if these questions are elementary but I'm still largely figuring my way through the software. Thanks in advance! |
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renata
Joined: 26 Nov 2010
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Location: Australia
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My opinon only...
- If you already own Photoshop, don't rush out and buy Illustrator, you can do great stuff with just Photoshop
- Work in RGB and convert to CMYK at the end if you need to (you can always save a special version for a particular printing company).
- Work with your printing company and ask them what they need. They may offer you a "profile" which they want you to apply to your document (to suit their specific printer).
- CMYK does not contain all the colors which are available in RGB, which is why you convert at the end. Look up how to "soft proof" , as a way of checking whether you have clipped any colors in the conversion.
- Be aware that Photoshop can work with both "vector" and "raster" shapes. Vector shapes are resizable and should be what you use if you want to make a shape big without losing quality. Photos are naturally "raster" and you just have to work with that.
Hope that helps... I don't have much real world experience though, so I hope a few others chime in and confirm what I say... |
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hawkeye
Joined: 14 May 2009
Posts: 2377
Location: Mesa, Az
OS: Windows 7 Pro 64 bit
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It all depends. If the contents is graphics Illustrator is vector based and thus is scalable without pixelation. If you are using photos, then Photoshop as it is pixel based, though it has some vector capabilities such as text and shapes.
CMYK would be used for offset printing. |
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hlm1796
Joined: 14 Aug 2011
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 11:30 pm Post subject: Diagrams |
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I'm leaning towards a diagram with visual blurbs (single color, cartoony) for the poster. Is Photoshop a good enough program for this? I have the feeling illustrator is better suited for this type of line art...
Also what DPI is best for large posters? Think 34*44in size range. Most publishers want line art in 1200 dpi. I think diagrams fall under line art (can't be half tones, right?).
Ideas?
Thanks in advance! |
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Photoshoprint
Joined: 15 Aug 2011
Posts: 10
Location: Romania
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| Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 3:46 pm Post subject: |
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Hello,
450-600dpi is enough for those sizes.
I recommend going from the start with CMYK. Illustrator is better if you have shapes/text.
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