Re: Preparing figures for publication --PPI vs DPI

Posted by rjpalmer on
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I'll just throw a few other comments out for this image-preparation discussion.
1) does anyone actually read paper journals?  One can lament or
applaud the trend towards "electronic only" but it is unstoppable and
makes some of this discussion irrelevant.  Paper is to give to your
relatives at family reunions - they'll never know the difference
between great images and passable images especially from the
scientific side.
2) many (but not all) journals require you to submit CMYK images that
are then used not only for the print version but also to make the
the PDFs that get put on-line.  Fortunately this is changing also -
there are journals that print in RGB.  I send RGBs and CMYKs and tell
the journal what to do with them.  That is no guarantee it will be
done right.  I just want everything to go electronic/RGB ASAP.
3) journals do what they want and you have no control.  At least in
my field, highly-read journals no longer send you plate proofs you
can hold in your hand - this is expensive and takes time away from a
process we all want to be rapid.  I second the concept that you the
author must do the best you can within the constraints of the journal
or you will see your images come out even worse than without your
limited control.  You need to make your own figures/e-plates.
Rob Palmer
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