need help making a good EPS from InDesign 1

[texasjoe]

I need some help.
I'm using InDesign 2.0 on a PC.

We're getting some t-shirts made and the t-shirt maker can only take the art as an EPS file.

So I exported the file to EPS from InDesign, but the art looks totally wrong on the t-shirt maker's software. One font was changed to Times and the other font was changed into weird little dashed boxes.

Is there a way -- is there a process for making a "good" EPS file from InDesign. An EPS file that will work on a wide array of programs?

 

[groov539]

First, it helps if your linked or embedded images (if in color) are cmyk or spot, and not rgb. Might help to make sure your "Transparency Blend Space" is set to CMYK as well.

Next, open your native document. Select all. Ungroup until there's nothing left to ungroup. Under "Type" in the menu, select "Create Outlines" which will make all your font problems go away. InDesign has a tendency to IGNORE fonts that are grouped with other objects during "Create Outlines" so you need to ungroup everything completely!

Be sure NOT to save (overwrite) this document with the fonts converted to outlines. You'll just be exporting it.

Next, Export, probably at "Level 3", with "CMYK" and with "TIFF" preview, fonts embedded "COMPLETE" (just in case), and ASCII or BINARY (not sure which one depending on your printers platform) but either should work.

Go to the "advanced" tab on your export menu and set it to "High Resolution".

InDesign 2 is a bit different than InDesignCS, but this should work.

 

[texasjoe]

I've given this a try -- it looks good when I open it in Photoshop and it looks good when I place it in InDesign. I'd like to test it further by placing it in Illustrator, but I don't have that program on the home computer I'm using.

I've sent it to the t-shirt people -- hopefully it will work on their software -- I'm not sure what they use -- maybe Corel.

I'll let you know if it works. It's an approach I never would have come up with on my own. I certainly appreciate the advice!

Thanks!

Joe

 

[texasjoe]

I heard back from the t-shirt people and this EPS works!!!

I can't thank you enough for this valuable advice!

Thanks, thanks, thanks!

Joe