Illustrator and eps (dcs 2.0) linked file printing questions.

February 18, 2008 7:31 AM

I work on a Mac running Adobe CS3 apps. I have an Adobe Illustrator file from a client that will be going to print. The background of the piece is a linked eps (DCS2) file. I am seeing no preview of this file in Illustrator (it said that I wouldn't see a preview of a DCS in the help menu). I can open the link in Photoshop and it looks fine (CMYK + Spot separations in the channels palette). How will the printer handle this file? Is there another way to adjust the file so that it shows up without losing color information? Thanks-
posted by pleuroma to computers & internet (4 comments total)

I've noticed the same issue a couple times with a designer that converts our assets to DCS and res's them up to 1200ppi (apparently he's a masochist). Either convert it to a PSD or create a quick FPO for working and link the DCS before sending to the printer.
posted by nathan_teske at 7:51 AM on February 18, 2008

That's a tough one. I always suggest people take questions like this over PrintPlanet and run the question past the pre-press pros.
posted by Thorzdad at 7:57 AM on February 18, 2008

I'd save it as a print-ready PDF out of Illustrator, if allowed.
posted by rleamon at 8:26 AM on February 18, 2008

Try View > Overprint Preview in Illustrator and see if that helps.
posted by designbot at 10:05 AM on February 18, 2008