[Cdt-l] map printing tip - pdf

[Jonathan Ley]

Eric,

fwiw, That's exactly why I don't produce the maps in .pdf format. In 
order to retain the image quality I think is needed, you'd need to use a 
very high compression rate, and the maps won't fit on a CD.

-Jonathan

Eric Whte wrote:
> One more consideration regarding conversion to a PDF: Most commercial 
> printers want a single PDF file from a CD or flash drive. Be sure when 
> converting Jonathan's individual maps to a PDF format that the program 
> you use doesn't drop a lot of pixels, i.e. reduce the file size and 
> therefore the sharpness, because even on 11x17 paper that I used, 
> details got blurry with my old eyes, e.g. contour elevations etc.were 
> hard to read. Eric White
>
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