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The problem is that the current printer is claiming that a lot of 
work  will still have to be done at their end to get  the  images 
printing  in the right colours - ie they are trying  to  dissuade 
the user from buying say a Nikon Coolscan and flatbed to  process 
their photos.

I  use  a Nikon Coolscan and HP4c, and am aware of  the  size  of 
files  produced  - but is there an upper  practical  limit  which 
printers work with for magazines? I know this is a difficult  one 
to  answer, but it's clearly related to final file size,  storage 
and transmission.

The printer is also claiming that there is likely to be a lot  of 
slippage of text and image forcing them to have to do costly pre-
processing work.

Budget  is  about  3K (UKP) for a system to master  the  (max  12 
page) magazine. The printing costs are additional. 

The  user  would clearly like the system to cut down  on  current 
costs. 

I'm grateful for the advice so far. So Quark Express can  produce 
files  which  can be read on either MACs or PCs? What  about  the 
medium though. Say I suggest an internal CD ROM Writer - can  the 
disks be mastered for MAC or PC easily?

I was thinking of a Coolscan for the 35mm negatives, and an HP4c
for prints. Any other suggestions? How much is Quark Express?

Any good printing houses in the Maidstone/Kent area?
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David Longley

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