Artifacts in printing eps

I have designed 18 "tee-signs" for our disc golf course. They print fine from Illustrator to various color printers. Now, we are getting them printed on a sticker which we will affix to a metal plate and post near the tees. The printer we are working with requested eps, so I saved a few in illustrator eps format and had him print them to test. They look great except for a few artifacts. For instance, for hole 8, around the "8" in upper left there is a very light shaded rectangle. This doesn't correspond to any shape that is buried in there. It doesn't make sense to me. I could take a picture of that and post if it would help. What it *should* look like is http://mypages.valdosta.edu/dgibson/pbin/dgolf/tsigns/08.jpg (note, this does NOT show the artifact). So, I printed the eps files myself, and I don't get those artifacts, but I do get a few random lines, and also the corners of the stroked fonts look like they are "selected", i.e. tiny circle. Does anyone have any advice?

EPS is a flat file format. This means anything with uses blending modes, some appearance settings, or transparency within Illustrator will be flattened upon saving to EPS.
Without seeing the actual final result, I would guess that flattening occured when you saved the file resulting in the "artifacts" you are seeing. It's always a good idea to utilize the Flattener Preview Panel within Illustrator before saving as an eps or conversely, close the file after saving to eps and then reopen it to see what has taken place regarding flattening.
Files often require special care when saving to EPS to ensure appearance is as desired.

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Srinath

Problem with importing raw files

i get this weird pink artifact in a horizontal line down all my rw2 files. im using a macosx leopard pshop extended 5.1 , camera is a gh2 panasonic , can anyone tell me whats wrong please? im new to photoshop/digital photography.

Looks like a hardware issue. If the artifacts do not print, it could be your video display card.
However, more likely is a hard disk, SCD card, or USB cable/connection problem. In all of these cases, the artifacts would print.
If you can post a link to one of the affected raw image files, others can attempt to open it on their/our computer.
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DAM - Image Alchemy integration

I have installed demo version of Image Alchemy and done all the setting as mentioned in DAM installation doc bt, I cant generate Renditions. The content itme upon check in gets stuck in GENWWW state.
I get the following error:
From the IBR log:
(internal) 03.31 23:06:36.500 MonitorPreconverterQueue[ucm] CreatePr
ocess: "c:\alchemy\alchemy.exe" c:\oracle\ucm\server2\vault\~convert\ucm\17\33.j
pg c:\oracle\ucm\server2\vault\~convert\ucm\17\Thumbnail0\Thumbnail -j40 -Xd80p
-Yd80p -D 72 72 -Zm2 -Zc1 --+ -+ error=87-exception stack
java.io.IOException: CreateProcess: "c:\alchemy\alchemy.exe" c:\oracle\ucm\serve
r2\vault\~convert\ucm\17\33.jpg c:\oracle\ucm\server2\vault\~convert\ucm\17\Thum
bnail0\Thumbnail -j40 -Xd80p -Yd80p -D 72 72 -Zm2 -Zc1 --+ -+ error=87
at java.lang.ProcessImpl.create(Native Method)
at java.lang.ProcessImpl.<init>(ProcessImpl.java:81)
at java.lang.ProcessImpl.start(ProcessImpl.java:30)
at java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(ProcessBuilder.java:451)
at java.lang.Runtime.exec(Runtime.java:591)
at docrefinery.convert.ConverterLaunch.startExe(ConverterLaunch.java:683
at docrefinery.convert.ConverterLaunch.execute(ConverterLaunch.java:250)
at docrefinery.dam.image.ProcessExtraRenditions.processConversions(Proce
ssExtraRenditions.java:334)
at docrefinery.dam.image.ProcessExtraRenditions.convert(ProcessExtraRend
itions.java:106)
at docrefinery.convert.StepHandler.executeCodeStep(StepHandler.java:390)
at docrefinery.convert.StepHandler.executeStepByName(StepHandler.java:10
5)
at docrefinery.convert.ConversionDriver.processSteps(ConversionDriver.ja
va:231)
at docrefinery.convert.ConversionDriver.convertDocument(ConversionDriver
.java:144)
at docrefinery.queue.PreConvertedRefineryQueueMonitor.handleCurrentQueue
Item(PreConvertedRefineryQueueMonitor.java:204)
at docrefinery.queue.PreConvertedRefineryQueueMonitor.monitorRefineryPre
ConverterQueue(PreConvertedRefineryQueueMonitor.java:125)
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Hi
damconverter_basedefinitions.hda file :
<?hda version="7.5-dev" jcharset=Cp1252 encoding=iso-8859-1?>
@ResultSet ImageManager_TablesLoad
3
imtlSrcTableName
imtlDestTableName
imtlLoadFlags
ImageManager_NameValues
nameValues
ImageManager_packedConversion
packedConversion
standardTable
ImageManager_DefaultGraphicSet
DefaultGraphicSet
standardTable
ImageManager_CorporateImage
CorporateImage
standardTable
ImageManager_ProductCatalog
ProductCatalog
standardTable
ImageManager_DigitalPhoto
DigitalPhoto
standardTable
ImageManager_WebImages
WebImages
standardTable
ImageManager_Print
Print
standardTable
@end
@ResultSet ImageManager_ExtensionFormatMap
2
extension
format
jpg
image/jpeg
jpeg
impage/jpeg
gif
image/gif
png
image/png
tif
image/tiff
tiff
image/tiff
@end
@ResultSet ImageManager_NameValues
2
imname
imvalue
ImageMagick
C:/Program Files/ImageMagick-6.5.7-Q8/convert.exe
ImageAlchemy
D:/Installables/imagealchemy/ALCHLONG.EXE
ImageMagick_DefaultSet_Thumbnail
-resize 80x80>
ImageMagick_DefaultSet_Preview
-resize 250x250>
ImageMagick_DefaultSet_Web
-resize 800x600>
Alchemy_DefaultSet_Preview
-j70 -Xb250p -Yb250p -D 72 72 -Zm2 -Zc1 --+ -+ -24
Alchemy_DefaultSet_Web
-j100 -Xb800p -Yb600p -D 72 72 -Zm2 -Zc1 --+ -+ -24
Alchemy_DefaultSet_Thumbnail
-j40 -Xd80p -Yd80p -D 72 72 -Zm2 -Zc1 --+ -+
Alchemy__Multipage_PDF
d 0 -Zm4 -U -U
Alchemy_FeatureImagePrint
-t 400 -Xb6i -D 1200 1200 -Zm2 -Zc1 -Zd 1200 1200 --+ -+
Alchemy_FeatureImageProof
-t 400 -Xb6i -D 300 300 -Zm2 -Zc1 -Zd 300 300 --+ -+
Alchemy_StandardImagePrint
-t 400 -Xb2i -D 1200 1200 -Zm2 -Zc1 -Zd 1200 1200 --+ -+
Alchemy_StandardImageProof
-t 400 -Xb2i -D 300 300 -Zm2 -Zc1 -Zd 300 300 --+ -+
Alchemy_SmallestWeb
-g -Xb1.5i -Yb0.5i -D 72 72 -Zm2 -Zc1 --+ -+
Alchemy_SmallestPrint
-w -c256 -Xb1.5i -Yb0.5i -D 600 600 -Zm4 -Zc1 -+ --+
Alchemy_StandardPrint_Color
-w -c256 -Xb8i -Yb6i -D 600 600 -Zm4 -Zc1 -+ --+
Alchemy_StandardPrint_Gray
-w -c256 -b -Xb8i -Yb6i -D 600 600 -Zm4 -Zc1 -+ --+
Alchemy_GeneralPrint_ColorBMP
-w -c256 -Xb4i -Yb4i -D 600 600 -Zm4 -Zc1 -+ --+
Alchemy_GeneralPrint_GrayBMP
-w -c256 -b -Xb4i -Yb4i -D 600 600 -Zm4 -Zc1 -+ --+
Alchemy_GeneralPrint_ColorPDF
d 2 -Xb6i -Yb6i -D 300 300 -Zm4 -Zc1 + -+
Alchemy_GeneralPrint_BWPDF
d 4 -Xb6i -Yb6i -D 300 300 -Zm0 -Zc1 + -+
Alchemy_GeneralPrint_EPS
-e 20 -24 -Zm0 -Zc1
Alchemy_GeneralPrint_PortraitBMP
-w -c256 -Xb6.5i -D 600 600 -Zm4 -Zc1 -+ --+
Alchemy_GeneralWeb_GIF
-g -Xb160p -Yb160p -D 72 72 -Zm2 -Zc1 --+ -+
Alchemy_GeneralWeb_JPEG
-j70 -Xb160p -Yb160p -D 72 72 -Zm2 -Zc1 --+ -+
Alchemy_WebSmall
-j70 -Xb500 -Yb500 -D 72 72 -Zm2 -Zc1 -+ --+
Alchemy_WebMedium
-j70 -Xb1000 -Yb1000 -D 72 72 -Zm2 -Zc1 -+ --+
Alchemy_WebLarge
-j70 -D 72 72 -Zm2 -Zc1 -24
Alchemy_4x6Web
-j70 -Xb600p -Yb400p -D 72 72 -Zm2 -Zc1 --+ -+
@end
@ResultSet ImageManager_packedConversion
2
pcName
pcDescription
DefaultGraphicSet
Required Default Rendition Set
CorporateImage
Common Corporate Format Requirements
ProductCatalog
CMYK HiRes and Proof Images for Print
DigitalPhoto
Digital Photos at various sizes
WebImages
Renditions for web applications and web images
Print
Renditions for productivity and layout applications
@end
@ResultSet ImageManager_DefaultGraphicSet
6
extRenditionName
extEngine
extType
extSourceFile
extParameters
extDescription
Web
<$ImageMagick$>
web
<$InFilePath$>
"<$inFile$>" <$ImageMagick_DefaultSet_Web$> "<$outFile$>.jpg"
A 72 dpi JPEG no wider than 800 pixels and no higher than 600 pixels
Thumbnail
<$ImageMagick$>
thumbnail
<$InFilePath$>
"<$inFile$>" <$ImageMagick_DefaultSet_Thumbnail$> "<$outFile$>.jpg"
A 72 dpi JPEG no wider or higher than 80 pixels
Preview
<$ImageMagick$>
preview
<$InFilePath$>
"<$inFile$>" <$ImageMagick_DefaultSet_Preview$> "<$outFile$>.jpg"
A 72 dpi JPEG no wider or higher than 250 pixels
@end
@ResultSet ImageManager_CorporateImage
6
extRenditionName
extEngine
extType
extSourceFile
extParameters
extDescription
Thumbnail
<$ImageAlchemy$>
thumbnail
<$InFilePath$>
<$inFile$> <$outFile$> <$Alchemy_DefaultSet_Thumbnail$>
A 72 dpi JPEG no wider or higher than 80 pixels
Web
<$ImageAlchemy$>
web
<$InFilePath$>
<$inFile$> <$outFile$> <$Alchemy_DefaultSet_Web$>
A 72 dpi JPEG no wider than 800 pixels and no higher than 600 pixels
Preview
<$ImageAlchemy$>
preview
<$InFilePath$>
<$inFile$> <$outFile$> <$Alchemy_DefaultSet_Preview$>
A 72 dpi JPEG no wider or higher than 250 pixels
General Web GIF
<$ImageAlchemy$>
extra
<$InFilePath$>
<$inFile$> <$outFile$> <$Alchemy_GeneralWeb_GIF$>
160 pixel width GIF at 72 dpi
Smallest Acceptable Logo Web
<$ImageAlchemy$>
extra
<$InFilePath$>
<$inFile$> <$outFile$> <$Alchemy_SmallestWeb$>
Smallest Logo GIF acceptable by corporate standards
Smallest Acceptable Print
<$ImageAlchemy$>
extra
<$InFilePath$>
<$inFile$> <$outFile$> <$Alchemy_SmallestPrint$>
Smallest Logo BMP acceptable by corporate standards
General Print Color BMP
<$ImageAlchemy$>
extra
<$InFilePath$>
<$inFile$> <$outFile$> <$Alchemy_GeneralPrint_ColorBMP$>
4 inch wide color BMP
General Print Grayscale BMP
<$ImageAlchemy$>
extra
<$InFilePath$>
<$inFile$> <$outFile$> <$Alchemy_GeneralPrint_GrayBMP$>
4 inch wide grayscale BMP
General Print Color PDF
<$ImageAlchemy$>
extra
<$InFilePath$>
<$inFile$> <$outFile$> <$Alchemy_GeneralPrint_ColorPDF$>
6 inch wide color PDF
General Print Black and White PDF
<$ImageAlchemy$>
extra
<$InFilePath$>
<$inFile$> <$outFile$> <$Alchemy_GeneralPrint_BWPDF$>
6 inch wide black and white PDF
@end
@ResultSet ImageManager_ProductCatalog
6
extRenditionName
extEngine
extType
extSourceFile
extParameters
extDescription
Web
<$ImageAlchemy$>
web
<$InFilePath$>
<$inFile$> <$outFile$> <$Alchemy_DefaultSet_Web$>
A 72 dpi JPEG no wider than 800 pixels and no higher than 600 pixels
Thumbnail
<$ImageAlchemy$>
thumbnail
<$InFilePath$>
<$inFile$> <$outFile$> <$Alchemy_DefaultSet_Thumbnail$>
A 72 dpi JPEG no wider or higher than 80 pixels
Preview
<$ImageAlchemy$>
preview
<$InFilePath$>
<$inFile$> <$outFile$> <$Alchemy_DefaultSet_Preview$>
A 72 dpi JPEG no wider or higher than 250 pixels
Feature Image Print
<$ImageAlchemy$>
extra
<$InFilePath$>
<$inFile$> <$outFile$> <$Alchemy_FeatureImagePrint$>
High Resolution 6 inches wide for print
Feature Image Proof
<$ImageAlchemy$>
extra
<$InFilePath$>
<$inFile$> <$outFile$> <$Alchemy_FeatureImageProof$>
Low Resolution 6 inches wide for proof
Standard Image Print
<$ImageAlchemy$>
extra
<$InFilePath$>
<$inFile$> <$outFile$> <$Alchemy_StandardImagePrint$>
High Resolution 2 inches wide for print
Standard Image Proof
<$ImageAlchemy$>
extra
<$InFilePath$>
<$inFile$> <$outFile$> <$Alchemy_StandardImageProof$>
Low Resolution 2 inches wide for proof
@end
@ResultSet ImageManager_DigitalPhoto
6
extRenditionName
extEngine
extType
extSourceFile
extParameters
extDescription
Thumbnail
<$ImageAlchemy$>
thumbnail
<$InFilePath$>
<$inFile$> <$outFile$> <$Alchemy_DefaultSet_Thumbnail$>
A jpeg Thumbnail no wider or higher than 80 pixels
Web
<$ImageAlchemy$>
web
<$InFilePath$>
<$inFile$> <$outFile$> <$Alchemy_DefaultSet_Web$>
A 72 dpi JPEG no wider than 800 pixels and no higher than 600 pixels
Preview
<$ImageAlchemy$>
preview
<$InFilePath$>
<$inFile$> <$outFile$> <$Alchemy_DefaultSet_Preview$>
A 72 dpi JPEG no wider or higher than 250 pixels
4x6Web
<$ImageAlchemy$>
extra
<$InFilePath$>
<$inFile$> <$outFile$> <$Alchemy_4x6Web$>
A 4 x 6 JPEG emailing
@end
@ResultSet ImageManager_WebImages
6
extRenditionName
extEngine
extType
extSourceFile
extParameters
extDescription
Web
<$ImageAlchemy$>
Web
<$InFilePath$>
<$inFile$> <$outFile$> <$Alchemy_DefaultSet_Web$>
A 72 dpi JPEG no wider than 800 pixels and no higher than 600 pixels
Thumbnail
<$ImageAlchemy$>
Thumbnail
<$InFilePath$>
<$inFile$> <$outFile$> <$Alchemy_DefaultSet_Thumbnail$>
A 72 dpi JPEG no wider or higher than 80 pixels
Preview
<$ImageAlchemy$>
Preview
<$InFilePath$>
<$inFile$> <$outFile$> <$Alchemy_DefaultSet_Preview$>
A 72 dpi JPEG no wider or higher than 250 pixels
WebSmall
<$ImageAlchemy$>
Extra
<$InFilePath$>
<$inFile$> <$outFile$> <$Alchemy_WebSmall$>
A 500x500 Pixels JPEG for use in Web Applications
WebMedium
<$ImageAlchemy$>
Extra
<$InFilePath$>
<$inFile$> <$outFile$> <$Alchemy_WebMedium$>
A 1000x1000 Pixels JPEG for use in Web Applications
WebLarge
<$ImageAlchemy$>
Extra
<$InFilePath$>
<$inFile$> <$outFile$> <$Alchemy_WebLarge$>
A full size JPEG for use in web applications
@end
@ResultSet ImageManager_Print
6
extRenditionName
extEngine
extType
extSourceFile
extParameters
extDescription
Web
<$ImageAlchemy$>
Web
<$InFilePath$>
<$inFile$> <$outFile$> <$Alchemy_DefaultSet_Web$>
A 72 dpi JPEG no wider than 800 pixels and no higher than 600 pixels
Thumbnail
<$ImageAlchemy$>
Thumbnail
<$InFilePath$>
<$inFile$> <$outFile$> <$Alchemy_DefaultSet_Thumbnail$>
A 72 dpi JPEG no wider or higher than 80 pixels
Preview
<$ImageAlchemy$>
Preview
<$InFilePath$>
<$inFile$> <$outFile$> <$Alchemy_DefaultSet_Preview$>
A 72 dpi JPEG no wider or higher than 250 pixels
General Print Color BMP
<$ImageAlchemy$>
extra
<$InFilePath$>
<$inFile$> <$outFile$> <$Alchemy_GeneralPrint_ColorBMP$>
A color BMP output no larger than 4 inches for standard office applications
General Print Grayscale BMP
<$ImageAlchemy$>
extra
<$InFilePath$>
<$inFile$> <$outFile$> <$Alchemy_GeneralPrint_GrayBMP$>
A black and white BMP output no larger than 4 inches for standard office applications
General Print Color PDF
<$ImageAlchemy$>
extra
<$InFilePath$>
<$inFile$> <$outFile$> <$Alchemy_GeneralPrint_ColorPDF$>
A color PDF output no larger than 6 inches
General Print black and white PDF
<$ImageAlchemy$>
extra
<$InFilePath$>
<$inFile$> <$outFile$> <$Alchemy_GeneralPrint_BWPDF$>
A black and white PDF output no larger than 6 inches
General Print EPS Full Size
<$ImageAlchemy$>
extra
<$InFilePath$>
<$inFile$> <$outFile$> <$Alchemy_GeneralPrint_EPS$>
A Color Full Size EPS
@end
extraRendtion_definitions.hda files:
<?hda version="10.1.3.3.2 (071031)" jcharset=UTF8 encoding=utf-8?>
@Properties LocalData
ImageMagick=C:/Program Files/ImageMagick-6.5.7-Q8/convert.exe
ImageMagick_DefaultSet_Web=-resize 800x600
ImageMagick_DefaultSet_Thumbnail=-resize "80x80>"
ImageMagick_DefaultSet_Preview=-resize "250x250>"
ImageMagick_DefaultSet_Primary=-resize "250x250>"
@end
@ResultSet packedConversion
2
pcName
pcDescription
DefaultGraphicSet
Requires Default Rendition Set
CorporateImage
Common Corporate Format Requirements
ProductCatalog
CMYK Hi Res and Proof Images for Print
DigitalPhoto
Digital Photos at various sizes
WebImages
Renditions for web applications and web images
Print
Renditions for pproductivity and layout applications
@end
@ResultSet DefaultGraphicSet
6
extRenditionName
extEngine
extType
extSourceFile
extParameters
extDescription
Web
<$ImageMagick$>
web
<$InFilePath$>
"<$inFile$>" <$ImageMagick_DefaultSet_Web$> "<$outFile$>.jpg"
A 72 dpi JPEG no wider than 800 pixels and no higher than 600 pixels
Thumbnail
<$ImageMagick$>
thumbnail
<$InFilePath$>
"<$inFile$>" <$ImageMagick_DefaultSet_Thumbnail$> "<$outFile$>.jpg"
A 72 dpi JPEG no wider or higher than 80 pixels
Preview
<$ImageMagick$>
preview
<$InFilePath$>
"<$inFile$>" <$ImageMagick_DefaultSet_Preview$> "<$outFile$>.jpg"
A 72 dpi JPEG no wider or higher than 250 pixels
@end
@ResultSet ExtensionFormatMap
2
extension
format
jpg
image/jpeg
jpeg
image/jpeg
gif
image/gif
png
image/png
tif
image/tiff
tiff
image/tiff
@end
The above 2 file entries that I have posted is what I have on my UCM instances where IBR is configured and this is something that is working fine with renditions and conversions.
extraRendition_definition.hda needs to be created under <refinery_install_dir>/data/configuration/dam/
Replace the existing files in your IBR instance with the one provided here (make sure to change the path for the executables as per your environment ) , restart IBR and CS and then test to see if renditions are created fine.
Hope this helps
Thanks
Srinath

Print to sticker problem, eps

I am having an Illustrator design printed on a “sticker” to be affixed to a metal plate for outdoor use. The printer requested eps. I requested a test print and the resulting image had artifacts. For instance, there are light shaded boxes around some things (drop shadows incorrect?). Also, some of the stroked fonts had little open circles on the corners, like it was selected. When I print from Illustrator to local paper printers, the image is fine. I guess I need to speak to the printer, but for now I’m going through a third party. The original is 9”x12”, CMYK. I saved as “Illustrator CS4 EPS”, transparent, tiff (8-bit color), and under “transparency” I probably changed the preset to “high resolution” (can’t remember). From what I read in other posts, EPS is a black box for a printer that doesn’t understand postscript and that pdf would be better. Also, I read that maybe I should be using process or spot colors (couldn’t figure out which). Any guidance would be most appreciated!

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No Adobe PDF or EPS available in InDesign "Print Booklet?"

I am running Windows 7 and have InDesign CS6 and Acrobat X Pro installed. I need to save a multi-page document in booklet form to a PDF to send to a service provider. When I try to use the “Print Booklet” routine there are no presets for Adobe PDF or EPS. A non-Adobe PDF creator that I have installed does show up but it is inadequate for this job. Exporting the document to Adobe PDF works just fine. but that doesn't impose the proper page sequence, Can’t seem to find an answer anywhere. Any help would be appreciated.

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