tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20873433.post-1138823211719554312006-02-01T19:42:00.000Z2006-03-06T04:42:00.626ZIf you intend to print pages from Quark Xpress you cannot guarantee that any old inkjet printer will do the job well. My results with HP printers have been the best so far, but over the years I have seen some pretty strange results from Epson, Apple and Canon printers.<br /><br />There can still be problems printing EPS (Encapsulated Postscript) images. One test image (that didn’t have a preview) refused to print at all, and an EPS logo looked like it was going to print perfectly – but then lost everything that would have been in blue!<br /><br />There are two ways around most of these problems. The first is to buy a dedicated PostScript RIP (raster image processor) program that will send better information to the printer. There are a number available, but you probably don’t need one unless you are looking to produce pre-press standard proofs. The second solution is to create a PDF document using Adobe Acrobat and try printing from that – this invariably works better if the document contains EPS images.<br /><br />For years I always created a PDF when working with Xpress on Mac OS9 and these always printed perfectly.Steve Nicholshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03564402221894277279noreply@blogger.com