Seems like an old school fallback to blame the PDF format and suggest a .eps, .tiff or .jpg Well, not knowing what RIP they are using or what app you're making your files in makes it hard to suggest a workflow. One one hand, whatever works - works. On the other hand, mastering these concepts and mastering the PDF process could be a skill that could prove worthwhile elsewhere. Do what's best for you! Scott Martin precise color and workflow training http://www.on-sight.com/ On Aug 24, 2012, at 9:06 AM, Steve Miller wrote:
In this workflow, the ink jet printer is the final destination. So the PDF files would be printed to the ink jet printer through a APPE enabled color managed RIP. Therefore, no plates, no ink saving software, etc... Just PDF to RIP to ink jet.