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Category: Non DTP Files

A growing problem for printers and bureaux is how to accept and output artwork generated from non-DTP files such as Microsoft  Word, Microsoft  Publisher, Corel  WordPerfect, etc. In fact, the bureau in which I worked at charged a 50% loading simply to accept the files, given that they were so unpredictable to output. There are two ways to do this: recreate the files in DTP software at the customer’s expense; or PDF the customer’s artwork and use programs such as Enfocus Pitstop to edit the artwork. Put simply, either way is not foolproof, but it’s a case of the better the devil you know.

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