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#1 2003-01-15 7:25 pm
- enembee
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photoshop .eps and jpg preview
Is there any compelling reason not to choose this option and go w/ the standard 8bit preview?
The jpg preview sure does look alot nicer in place.
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#2 2003-01-16 11:29 am
Re: photoshop .eps and jpg preview
I can't say, I just do the standard Mac previews.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
I don't imagine that it would make any difference except for non-postscript composite printing which does use the preview when printing.
Otherwise, it's just for on screen representation, so it should be OK to use - I'd also like to think that Adobe wouldn't put in an option that could bring printing to a grinding halt - but then they have in the past.
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#3 2003-01-16 12:15 pm
- enembee
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Re: photoshop .eps and jpg preview
Lately I've been using the jpg preview for my low-res place holder images and then saving the final hi-res images that I send to the printers w/ the 8bit preview.
I get some of the benefits (and I guess as long as I place the images right in the first place there isn't alot of mucking around that I'd have to do).
Just seems like it would be easier all around not to have to remember to change the preview option all the time.
Thanks for the reply.
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#4 2003-01-16 12:28 pm
Re: photoshop .eps and jpg preview
I've gotten so used to low res previews I don't even notice it anymore. I've gotten used to aligning things with the low res preview as well - I can usually get things within 1pt of alignment on the first try.
Although every time I work in InDesign I get a little more spoiled 
One other trick I've used with vector EPS files (and only vector EPS files) is to make the graphic twice as large as it needs to be and account for the scaling of stroke widths. That way the low res image looks acceptable when reduced and can be placed and aligned easier.
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