Digital BW, The Print

Barry writes:

> I am trying to print thru QXP 5 a brochure using
> graphics created in Illustrator. Each graphic prints
> w/ jaggies regardless of whether it is in tiff or eps.

QXP may be printing the preview versions, or the printer may be doing so,
since printing pure Illustrator/EPS illustrations requires a PostScript
printer.

> Would such an issue be corrected by using a RIP?

Probably.  You need something in the chain that can understand PostScript
and generate bitmapped raster images for the printer (which does not
understand PostScript).  QXP won't do that.

One thing you can try, if you have Acrobat, is just to print to Acrobat
Distiller, then distill the file and print the resulting PDF.  Acrobat
contains a PostScript interpreter and will convert all the EPS and vector
graphics to bitmaps for printers that require bitmaps.  Usually it does a
superb job of this.

Remember to leave images in RGB if you are printing to a printer that
requires it, too.