Export for logo looks bad! Help

Question

I'm trying to export my logo so I can supply it to someone to
print it on business cards. I opened an editable EPS of my logo and
modified it. I've tried saving in AI and EPS formats, but when I
import those files back in they are considerable rough compared to
my original. How can I export this thing as a graphic for printing
so it will look crystal clear and print beautifully??? I would
prefer it if it could have a transparent background and be
resizable.

Answer 1

Profitweb01, what type of file does your print shop need from
you?
if they can print from freehand, then create everything in
freehand including your logo, you can import the original Freehand
logo file into your new layout
if they need a postscript file of some kind then eps should
be fine, just be sure that you use colors from the same color
space, ie all cmyk, or all spot colors etc
an eps (encapsulated postscript) file contains 2 parts, a low
res header and the actual postscript data.
when you import the eps file into freehand, what you see on
screen is the low res header, this is normal, this is there for
positional purposes only, your print shop will print to a
postscript device of some description which will access the
encapsulated postscript part of the file,
If you print from a pc? then have a look online for
postscript printing software that can be used with your desktop
printer, this will allow you to see the actual high res version of
your document, I'm not sure whats available for windows as I only
use Mac, but I'm sure there's probably an affordable solution out
there somewhere.
you can of course print through Adobe Acrobat distiller to
produce a press ready pdf, however this is quite an expensive
option.
hope this helps
Robert