Send a film with Illustrator

1, because the illustrator's corner function is very mentally handicapped, can not be used to produce a film, so you want to draw your own corner line (this point FH and CD is much better), remember to make a four-colored corner (C100M100Y100K100) if there is Spot color, we must do a good job for each spot color, and remember to choose OVERPRINT (or overwrite stroke, depending on how you do the corner line) can be manually added are C100, M100, Y100 , K100's CMYK four words, spot colors and more, it is also best to make a special mark for each spot color. Marks are made out of the bleeding line.

2. Use as few MASKs as possible, whether CLIPMASK or TRANSPARENCE MASK, use as little as possible. It is really necessary to consider using a lot of words to make the finalization. Because the various versions of illustrator (including different versions of ai9) open files to see MASK will be very different, leading to errors.
3, whether the font has been all the way to quickly view the curve: Select all, and then see the TYPE menu, if the convert to outline option is gray, indicating that all the curve. Another insurance, you can check the find font menu item. In order to ensure safety, I still feel that it is better to turn it into a curve than with a font. Although the curve can not be modified, but I think the proofreading work should be completed before the film, not in the output company to do, even after the proofing ... ... ... do not use rgb or four-color 黒 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 尤其 尤其 尤其 尤其 尤其 尤其 尤其 尤其 尤其 尤其 尤其 尤其 尤其COPY text.

4, it is best to do a flatten artwork before the output, all the layers pressed into a layer, lest the output file forget to select all layers. Also remember to open the overprint preview and see if there is an overprint where the overprint should not be done.

5, bitmap, this is very important and very troublesome, we must remember to use cmyk diagram, or what effect they do not know. Do not zoom, rotate the bitmap, it should be done in the PHOTOSHOP, otherwise it will increase the time of the film, whether the bitmap is passive can be in the inside of the linkS panel, double-click the icon of the bitmap, in the bottom of the pop-up message box can See if there is zoom, rotation, etc. In addition, some output company's machines do not support DCS 2.0 eps, it is best to use dcs1.0 eps or TIFF.

6, MAC and PC. Do not be afraid, the difference between MAC and PC is not as big as imagined. I guarantee that anyone skilled in the PS/AI/FH/CD software on Windows will be able to accurately use these software on the MAC within 10 minutes. It is not difficult to be familiar with system operation and output operations for a little longer. We remember that the right mouse button of the PC mouse is the CONTROL + mouse button on the MAC (the MAC mouse has no right button!). The CTRL+ ×× operation on the PC is the Apple button on the MAC (there is an apple and a flower) + ××, the keyboard is basically the same, PC and MAC shortcut keys are easy to get through. However, it should be noted that although MAC and PC files can basically be opened to each other (as long as the same software is used), you must be sure that the output company has no PC or MAC. The other is the TIF map. If the TIF made on the PC is to be put on the MAC, it should be stored in the MAC format and vice versa. Other files are relatively rare.

7, software problems. In Guangzhou, many output companies will have: FH8 (Simplified Chinese on Mac, Traditional Chinese on PC), AI8, AI9, PS4, PS5, CD8 (pc), CD9 (pc), PM6.5C, relatively few There are: CD10 (PC), AI10, FH10, PM7, ID2, CD8 (MAC), in short, do not use the latest version.

8, the popularity of the various versions of the software: According to some output company's master said in the film, the best is FH8, the least problem. However, the problem of fh is mainly the production aspect: 1 Chinese 2 bitmap preview difference. As for filming with AI, AI8 is better than AI9, and AI9 will have some strange problems (I have met a lot, but I really can't stand the AI8's layer board...). The CD out of the CD9 is better than the CD8 (but personally feel that the CD9 is not stable on the CD8). The CD9 problem is known as the "version" problem.

9, it is best to bring print proofs, with the people there to clarify the requirements, details. AI is good enough for PCs and MACs, and FH and CDs are a bit overwhelming.

Source: Print China