another hi rez pdf quark question

in article 3bs9rvkohu9c2k2g6pg61kkhn9un2egnsp.RemoveThis@4ax.com, howldog at
hd485fkank____5.RemoveThis@yahoo.com wrote on 11/14/03 7:20 AM:

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> Hey there.
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> Another question about this hi rez pdf thing.
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> Lets say i do some vector art in Illustrator and save as eps and place
> in Quark.
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> Normally, the vector art is sort of resolution independent, isnt it? I
> mean, it is output via the imagesetter, at whatever resolution the
> imagesetter is set at? Or am i incorrect?
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> point is, i always thought vector art was "output" at a very high
> resolution, 2400 or whatever.
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> If I use hi rez pdf to the imagesetter, will it retain the very high
> line art resolution?
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> What will happen to a vector art EPS if i select the downsample to 300
> menu pull-down? Will it downsample the vector art output to 300?
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> thanks
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>
You do need to set a resolution when you create a document in Illustrator.
That is why your "Document Setup" has:
Artboard
Printing and Export
Transparency
You should learn all about setting that stuff.

The resolution is for the flatness of the vector lines -(not flattening)
which will produce "smoothness" depending on the setting and the output
device.
You can get really jaggy, bitmap looking images from incorrect settings.

Yes - the vector art should output high rez. (PDF or .eps)
The downsample should effect bitmap files.

MSD