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besign.org · 15-08-2007, 09:26

Hello everybody,
I wanted to ask a simple question - is there any option how to make preprint for offset printing in Adobe Photoshop CS3 instead of using Adobe Illustrator CS3 (with whom we don't have a good relationship so far...).

For example : I open an A4, 300dpi, CMYK file in Photoshop. Create the design using photos in *.tiff or *.raw or *.jpg if neccessary format (all in CMYK), logotypes in shapes from Illustrator, fonts etc... Then I save as PDF. Open in Illustrator, add printing marks and finish it.

The question is - can I send it straight away to the printing service or is it completely wrong? Or rather - the overall question is : Can I possibly use Photoshop CS3 for preprint?. If yes - is my working proccess ok?

If there are only certain parts wrong - please let me know which parts of the proccess.

I know that Illustrator or InDesign would do the work better, so I don't need the replies "use illustrator instead", because I need the work to be done very fast and I'm much more familiar with Photoshop environment, shortcuts and the "rules-of-creation" which would save me a lot of precious time.

Thanks for replies.

15-08-2007, 09:26	#1 (permalink)
besign.org Wanna-be Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Brno, CZE Posts: 13	preprint in photoshop? Hello everybody, I wanted to ask a simple question - is there any option how to make preprint for offset printing in Adobe Photoshop CS3 instead of using Adobe Illustrator CS3 (with whom we don't have a good relationship so far...). For example : I open an A4, 300dpi, CMYK file in Photoshop. Create the design using photos in .tiff or .raw or .jpg if neccessary format (all in CMYK), logotypes in shapes from Illustrator, fonts etc... Then I save as PDF. Open in Illustrator, add printing marks and finish it. The question is - can I send it straight away to the printing service or is it completely wrong? Or rather - the overall question is : Can I possibly use Photoshop CS3 for preprint?*. If yes - is my working proccess ok? If there are only certain parts wrong - please let me know which parts of the proccess. I know that Illustrator or InDesign would do the work better, so I don't need the replies "use illustrator instead", because I need the work to be done very fast and I'm much more familiar with Photoshop environment, shortcuts and the "rules-of-creation" which would save me a lot of precious time. Thanks for replies.