hasanali00 wrote:
> This is a very simple question.
>
> I want to create a printable A4 & A3 poster. What document size should I set in Fireworks?

The very simple answer is don't use Fireworks for this. That's not the
kind of work it was designed for. Fireworks is a screen graphics based
application. It is not suitable for print work for a variety of reasons.


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I agree Jim and I read and enjoyed your tutorial in CMX. I don't use FWs for
printing, because as you point out in the article, the cost of the ink and
high quality paper just doesn't make it economic, but that doesn't mean you
can't do it. I have successfully printed an A3 size photograph from FWs.

My local photolab actually specifies that they require the image in an RGB
format.

Peter
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| For commercial printing I agree, but I have recently had some excellent
| success creating photographic posters and sending them to a photo lab
| for reproduction. As photo labs accept jpg files without question, your
| only real limitations are the maximum enlargement size available from
| the lab, and the amount of resources you have for Fireworks to process
| the hi-res image. Even there, I have found a workaround by importing
| hi-res images into the a low-res document, converting them to symbols
| and then scaling the instances to work at the low-res size. This lets me
| work quickly. When my design is complete, I convert the file to a 300
| ppi image at the right dimensions (for one lab, that is 12x18 inches),
| and send the new jpeg file to the lab. Because the symbols are
| technically hi-res files, the upsampling does not affect the quality of
| the photos.
|
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| Stéphane Bergeron wrote:
| > hasanali00 wrote:
| >> This is a very simple question.
| >> I want to create a printable A4 & A3 poster. What document size
| >> should I set in Fireworks?
| >
| > The very simple answer is don't use Fireworks for this. That's not the
| > kind of work it was designed for. Fireworks is a screen graphics based
| > application. It is not suitable for print work for a variety of reasons.
| >
| >

Thanks Peter! It was a fun article to write. ALwasy neat to see how one
can bend the rules. :-)

Jim

PJR wrote:
> I agree Jim and I read and enjoyed your tutorial in CMX. I don't use FWs for
> printing, because as you point out in the article, the cost of the ink and
> high quality paper just doesn't make it economic, but that doesn't mean you
> can't do it. I have successfully printed an A3 size photograph from FWs.
>
> My local photolab actually specifies that they require the image in an RGB
> format.
>
> Peter
> _________________________
> "Jim Babbage" <jbabbage@newmediaservices.ca> wrote in message
> news:eqcjjl$rgu$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> | For commercial printing I agree, but I have recently had some excellent
> | success creating photographic posters and sending them to a photo lab
> | for reproduction. As photo labs accept jpg files without question, your
> | only real limitations are the maximum enlargement size available from
> | the lab, and the amount of resources you have for Fireworks to process
> | the hi-res image. Even there, I have found a workaround by importing
> | hi-res images into the a low-res document, converting them to symbols
> | and then scaling the instances to work at the low-res size. This lets me
> | work quickly. When my design is complete, I convert the file to a 300
> | ppi image at the right dimensions (for one lab, that is 12x18 inches),
> | and send the new jpeg file to the lab. Because the symbols are
> | technically hi-res files, the upsampling does not affect the quality of
> | the photos.
> |
> | --
> | Jim Babbage - .:Community MX:. & .:Adobe Community Expert:.
> | Extending Knowledge, Daily
> | http://www.communityMX.com/
> | CommunityMX - Free Resources:
> | http://www.communitymx.com/free.cfm
> | ---
> | .:Adobe Community Expert for Fireworks:.
> | news://forums.macromedia.com/macromedia.fireworks
> | news://forums.macromedia.com/macromedia.dreamweaver
> |
> | Stéphane Bergeron wrote:
> | > hasanali00 wrote:
> | >> This is a very simple question.
> | >> I want to create a printable A4 & A3 poster. What document size
> | >> should I set in Fireworks?
> | >
> | > The very simple answer is don't use Fireworks for this. That's not the
> | > kind of work it was designed for. Fireworks is a screen graphics based
> | > application. It is not suitable for print work for a variety of reasons.
> | >
> | >
>
>