Reply To: InDesign/Prepress Myths

Mark, the article you refer to presents a solution (raising the ppi) for a nonexistent problem. Anyone who has Photoshop can output a PDF. The PDF retains all vector information as vectors, making the ppi of the file irrelevant as far as the vector (“hard edge”) data is concerned. Naturally, if you then rasterize the PDF you will destroy the vector information, but why would you do that? It's like complaining that ice cubes melt too fast when you keep them in the washing machine. The answer isn't a colder washing machine, it's “put them in the freezer.”