Hi all.
I'm relatively new to large format printing and I got a new project for a 6m x 1m banner. I've been trying to export the design to my RIP program but I can't find a format that works with the size. Normally I use a PDF or EPS, but for this size, they just don't want to work... I read somewhere about designing in a smaller size and enlarging the design in my RIP program but I'm not really sure of the theory behind it. Any advice?
divanc said: I can't find a format that works with the size
I also work with large format printing and cdr-files are usually exporting to .TIF format in full size (without compression, 60-200dpi, RGB-CMYK, color profiles included).
TIF and I have had a rocky relationship from the start... I don't know if it's my RIP software, but when I have gradients in an image and export to TIF and go through the ripping process, my print doesn't come out right. It's almost as if the gradients are confusing the software. It converts some parts of the gradient to black or grey and makes other parts of the images darker than it should be.