Be sure also to set the correct resolution for any bit-mapped images. Output resolution should be 85 to 100 lpi. After creating a PDF file, preflighting it with PitStop will help identify errors or complications that are likely to create problems when the file is converted to film. This is a useful method for programs that can't create PDF or EPS files. The artist creates PostScript printer files by configuring the graphic program to print to a PostScript printer and then redirecting the output to a disk file rather than to an actual printer.
Skydiving can usually create film negatives simply by copying the resulting files to an imagesetter.
Artists who employ this technique should use Windows' generic PostScript driver, the Windows driver for the Lintronic 300 or 330 imagesetter, or Adobe's PostScript driver. Proofs Skydiving needs some sort of proof of the digital ads it received. Without a proof, we have no idea if the ad we're about to print has been imported and rendered accurately by our software. Without a good proof, the printed ad is likely to look quite a bit different than what the artist had in mind. How to Send Digital Files Files may be supplied on IBM floppy disks.