Printing Issues

[Guest_imported]

A general question re: printers and illustrator - hope someone can help. I want to buy a (cheapish) inkjet printer but it seems not all printers can print from Illustrator. So how can I tell if a printer will be able to handle Illustrator files? Is it a printer memory issue, or something else?

Many Thanks

OB

 

[carlow]

hi;

Illustrator being a vector oriented app is very close with postcript. So A postcript printert will give beter results. Or purchase a printer with a rip emulator, than this emulator will do some postcript translation, but the result won't be as good as an Postcript printer.

hope this helps.
grillhouse

 

[askIllustrator]

The Epson Stylus line of color printers are a pretty good deal for the money. Keep in mind that ink is not cheap and will be a regular investment. Any printer that couldnt receive AI files, although Ive not seen one, could probably receive a rasterized file instead. You could probably export your .ai file at 300 dpi and print that from a different app. BEHOLD! As Steve Jobs introduces us the latest in desk-lamp technology!

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