Photoshop 7 & Quark Express 5

[zacksack]

I have recently designed and completed a Flyer completly in Photoshop 7. I then went to give it to the printer and they have now told me that they only accept Quark format. Is there any way to import this file I have done in photoshop into Quark express 5? I have both programs. Do I have open the .psd in another program and export save it as something else before I can open or import it into Quark? I really appreciate any help I have totally screwed myself on this one I think! :-( Deadline is tomorrow...... Thanx so much everyone for any help.

I can be reached on ICQ 46340713 or brad@pebbleshore.com

ZackAttack

 

[carlow]

hi,

easy question. In photoshop do a "save as" and select the tiff option under "file format". That's it.


hope this helps
grillhouse

 

[zacksack]

Thank you for the reply however i have saved my file as a .tiff and tried to open it in Quark and Quark gives me an error " This document cannont be opened by this version of QuarkXpress. Am I doing something wrong when i open Quark all i tried was file > open and then I haev to switch the file format to Display all files just to see the file and then i pic the file i want and thats when i get that error.

Thanx again,

Brad

 

[carlow]

Hi

you dont open it. You Place or import the file

 

[zacksack]

Hello again thank you once again however can you please explain how to "place it" or import it? I dont see that import as an option under file, am i looking in the wrong spot i assume so. Sorry to bother you and i really appreciate your guidance on this matter.

May the force be with me!

Brad

 

[SPYDERIX]

To import something in almost any and every program you goto FILE|IMPORT FILE, not sure b/c I don't have Quark, but that makes sense to me. Look in all of the TABS along top bar (FILE, EDIT, etc)

Hope this helps!

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"Onto the 2[sup]nd[/sup] round!"
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[zacksack]

I cant find anything in any of the menu's or the help files anyone have any idea?

thanx so much everyone for your help

Brad

 

[carlow]

Hi

You open quark, select File "new document". You specify the width and heigth. You have now a document, In the toolbar of quark you see an empry square under the square with the A in it. Select this tool and draw a square on your document. With the square still selected go to the File menu and you will see the menu "Get Picture". A dialog box will open, browse to your tiff and select it. The tiff iw no imported in quark. If your box is larger or smaller than the tiff you can make the box larger or smaller by the handles of the square.
When you take it to your printer be sure to put the quark file with the imported tiff on the same disk with the tiff file. Voila your printer can now make a print

hope this helps
grillhouse

 

[zacksack]

Thank you so much grillhouse, you are the man. I have one last question for you when i import that picture to quark the quality is crappy? at 100% it looks like something would at like 500% in photoshop. I have tried a few formats with the same result, the picture looks great in photoshop and then for a umm you know in quark.

thank you for your help

Brad

 

[SPYDERIX]

Maybe try saving the photoshop picture as a .png instead of a .tiff (not sure if Quark will import it, but it's worth a try)

To see the differences b/t file formats look at: faq229-1909

Hope this helps!

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[carlow]

Hi

The quality on your screen is not the same as the quality that will be printed. If your tiff is set to 300 dpi, and the printer that will print it is a laserprinter or a high end color printer the printed quality will be fine.

hope this helps
grillhouse

 

[Eagleheart]

Zack,

Hard to believe that a decent print shop would limit customers to ONE format for their convenience. I own a commercial printing company and I feel it my duty to have ALL formats for the convenience of my clients...not mine. Perhaps you should look for another print shop, huh?

All the best to you.

EAGLESHEART

 

[zavsays]

Quark displays hi-res images in a low-res fashion. It also can greatly misrepresent the colors (especially when the image is in CMYK). That's a drawback of Quark, but it will print out hi-res.
InDesign displays images more accurately.