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Printing issues, any suggestions?
In article , Mike McCall wrote:
Thanks for the input. The PNG thing works! Would the PS mode alter the colors when Kinko's prints them? Certain shades of blue appear as "periwinkle", according to my partner (I'm not sure what periwinkle actually looks like, to me they have a purple tone to them and gold colors appear greenish.). PostScript doesn't inherently mess with the colors, but there's opportunity for all kinds of mischief when it comes to printer driver and color management settings. The printer may be set up to emulate offset the results from offset color printing (CMYK) which will always turn a pure RGB blue into a rich royal purple. Pretty, but maybe not what the doc ordered. Try having the Kinkoids turn off all color management (driver, printer, RIP, whatever). Sometimes that gives the best results from PPT. -- Mike McCall McCall Management Associates MedXec USA TEL: 985.875.3020 FAX: 985.875.0659 "Steve Rindsberg" wrote in message ... In article , Mike McCall wrote: I am using PPT 2000. When taking a PPT file to Kinko's for printing full page slides for a bound handout, I am constantly having issues with graphic transparencies. Slides which have PNG graphics on the slide print out with a "white" jagged outline around the graphic. Does anyone have any idea why this occurs. You can not see the outline in the actual showing of the presentation nor do the outlines print out on any of my inkjet or laser printers. I'd guess that the PNGs have an alpha channel applied? These look great on screen and apparently print to some printers ok, but don't work well on others (PostScript printers notably, and that's what most professional output places use). See if Kinkos can use their printer in non-PS mode. Many printers have an option to do this. Otherwise, try exporting the entire slide as a bitmap (PNG, for example) then bringing that into a new presentation as the only thing on a blank page. Do that for each slide that needs it. This will help you get better quality exports: Improve PowerPoint's GIF, BMP, PNG, JPG export resolution http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00052.htm -- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com -- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com |
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Printing issues, any suggestions?
Thanks again for the new info. You may have solved a riddle that has
perplexed the staff at four local Kinko's , myself and my partner for quite a while. I create presentations for publicly traded companies, professional football organizations and legislative lobbyists. I was having to do quite a song and dance to convince them that "purple" and "greenish gold" worked better than the color they wanted at first! LOL You've been a great help. -- Mike McCall McCall Management Associates MedXec USA TEL: 985.875.3020 FAX: 985.875.0659 "Steve Rindsberg" wrote in message ... In article , Mike McCall wrote: Thanks for the input. The PNG thing works! Would the PS mode alter the colors when Kinko's prints them? Certain shades of blue appear as "periwinkle", according to my partner (I'm not sure what periwinkle actually looks like, to me they have a purple tone to them and gold colors appear greenish.). PostScript doesn't inherently mess with the colors, but there's opportunity for all kinds of mischief when it comes to printer driver and color management settings. The printer may be set up to emulate offset the results from offset color printing (CMYK) which will always turn a pure RGB blue into a rich royal purple. Pretty, but maybe not what the doc ordered. Try having the Kinkoids turn off all color management (driver, printer, RIP, whatever). Sometimes that gives the best results from PPT. -- Mike McCall McCall Management Associates MedXec USA TEL: 985.875.3020 FAX: 985.875.0659 "Steve Rindsberg" wrote in message ... In article , Mike McCall wrote: I am using PPT 2000. When taking a PPT file to Kinko's for printing full page slides for a bound handout, I am constantly having issues with graphic transparencies. Slides which have PNG graphics on the slide print out with a "white" jagged outline around the graphic. Does anyone have any idea why this occurs. You can not see the outline in the actual showing of the presentation nor do the outlines print out on any of my inkjet or laser printers. I'd guess that the PNGs have an alpha channel applied? These look great on screen and apparently print to some printers ok, but don't work well on others (PostScript printers notably, and that's what most professional output places use). See if Kinkos can use their printer in non-PS mode. Many printers have an option to do this. Otherwise, try exporting the entire slide as a bitmap (PNG, for example) then bringing that into a new presentation as the only thing on a blank page. Do that for each slide that needs it. This will help you get better quality exports: Improve PowerPoint's GIF, BMP, PNG, JPG export resolution http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00052.htm -- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com -- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com |
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Printing issues, any suggestions?
Any time, Mike.
In article , Mike McCall wrote: Thanks again for the new info. You may have solved a riddle that has perplexed the staff at four local Kinko's , myself and my partner for quite a while. I create presentations for publicly traded companies, professional football organizations and legislative lobbyists. I was having to do quite a song and dance to convince them that "purple" and "greenish gold" worked better than the color they wanted at first! LOL You've been a great help. -- Mike McCall McCall Management Associates MedXec USA TEL: 985.875.3020 FAX: 985.875.0659 "Steve Rindsberg" wrote in message ... In article , Mike McCall wrote: Thanks for the input. The PNG thing works! Would the PS mode alter the colors when Kinko's prints them? Certain shades of blue appear as "periwinkle", according to my partner (I'm not sure what periwinkle actually looks like, to me they have a purple tone to them and gold colors appear greenish.). PostScript doesn't inherently mess with the colors, but there's opportunity for all kinds of mischief when it comes to printer driver and color management settings. The printer may be set up to emulate offset the results from offset color printing (CMYK) which will always turn a pure RGB blue into a rich royal purple. Pretty, but maybe not what the doc ordered. Try having the Kinkoids turn off all color management (driver, printer, RIP, whatever). Sometimes that gives the best results from PPT. -- Mike McCall McCall Management Associates MedXec USA TEL: 985.875.3020 FAX: 985.875.0659 "Steve Rindsberg" wrote in message ... In article , Mike McCall wrote: I am using PPT 2000. When taking a PPT file to Kinko's for printing full page slides for a bound handout, I am constantly having issues with graphic transparencies. Slides which have PNG graphics on the slide print out with a "white" jagged outline around the graphic. Does anyone have any idea why this occurs. You can not see the outline in the actual showing of the presentation nor do the outlines print out on any of my inkjet or laser printers. I'd guess that the PNGs have an alpha channel applied? These look great on screen and apparently print to some printers ok, but don't work well on others (PostScript printers notably, and that's what most professional output places use). See if Kinkos can use their printer in non-PS mode. Many printers have an option to do this. Otherwise, try exporting the entire slide as a bitmap (PNG, for example) then bringing that into a new presentation as the only thing on a blank page. Do that for each slide that needs it. This will help you get better quality exports: Improve PowerPoint's GIF, BMP, PNG, JPG export resolution http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00052.htm -- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com -- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com -- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com |
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