I save rendered files as TIFF without compression. The reasons are - there is no problem to manipulate with gigabyte files today, the RIP (program to print) must raster the vector format or decompress the JPG file. TIFF file is more fast. To add appropriate ICC profile is necessary too. Many RIPs are able to work with RGB images without any problem, but use the sRGB rather than Adobe RGB.
m.
But for A1 or A0 posters I give pdf files to the
print shop. As yet, as far as memory tells me (I have none to hand) they
look like the Acrobat rendition, but others may have different experiences
to me.
It is usual for me to have difficulty with print shops having subtle
problems with printing maps - areas in particular. Even when they display
OK on screen. Adobe Illustrator I think is what they use. A solution I
have used for small files is to convert to jpg. Large files crash any
converter I have, so no overall solution other than to live in hope...
Bruce
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