Many people using my website graphics and art are uploading it themselves or need me to insert it in their pages. Many clients ordering printable art usually are printing it in-house. Because they are doing small volume and running on a limited budget, it is more cost effective for them to buy a good color printer than to pay for professional printing. So, to save us all frustration, for in-house
print projects, I save to .TIF format without margins or margin indicators and at the highest ppi and dpi possible for them to download and handle. With careful instructions, it is easy to learn to either print straight from the file, or bring it into a favorite publishing or printing program, printing at "BEST." This is the only way to beat the ugly results that happen when using the low-end tools and wizards that most printer manufacturers and software
manufacturers build into their programs designed for consumer use. Of course, sooner or later, these same clients decide to go for a large run and contact a professional printer with their file. That's usually when we get a call from the printer asking for their preferred format.
