Why doesn't my text & images print clear?

Good evening,

Im creating a label for my CD, and I created the images with PS7 & then imported them into coreldraw in EPS format to do the text. (I heard that vector programs create cleaner, crisper text than bitmap programs,and my fonts are between 8 - 10 size). I added my text & some vector clipart then printed it directly from CorelDraw & the text & clipart was super crisp but the imported image was gritty, so I exported the entire file back into PS7 in Corel EPS format. I printed it in PS7 & the reverse happened: The image was nice & clean & the text was gritty. Am I importing/exporting in some wrong fashion, or there a way to have both my images & text come out crisp & clean?

Thanks for help

Not quite sure whats wrong...and i dont know corel draw...but maybe try saving your PS7 graphic as a Tiff (if you can import one) instead of an EPS. Tiff is usually a bitmap format...eps is usually a vector format. That might clear up the poor image quality in Corel. As to the crappy eps in photoshop....i dont know about that one. I would double check your settings when you save out an eps. Photoshop will rasterize the eps when you import it and sounds like something is going wrong in that process. Can you save a JPEG (or similar) out of corel and import that into PS7???

Also check your printer settings! Check your quality settings and paper type (and similar options). Also 8 pt text on a low resolution (? im guessing) printer will come out very crappy....especially from PS.

Hopefully some of that info was helpful??? lol

Thanks for the response, Im kinda a rookie at this kinda stuff. I'll try to import into CorelDraw as a TIFF. Im just a bit coinfused about when you asked if I can export from Corel in jpeg format. I want to try to print in the highest resolution possible & I always thought jpegs werent used for print beacuse they're low rez files, or am I wrong?

Thanks again for the insight

jpeg allows you pick your compression...meaning if you wanted a web graphic you could compress the hell out of it (lol) but you can also set the compression to the "max 100%" and really not lose any(much) quality. You could also try bmp or similar. I would just try something other than an EPS just to see how it comes out.

Save from Photoshop as a Tiff, and import that into into Draw to do your text. Then just print from Draw. I do that process every day and it's the easiest way to do it.

You also have to be sure to save it in a high resolution like 200+. Ideally 300 or more.

Originally posted by Rodder454
jpeg allows you pick your compression...meaning if you wanted a web graphic you could compress the hell out of it (lol) but you can also set the compression to the "max 100%" and really not lose any(much) quality.

You can save it as a .jpg, but if you send that to a printer they would laugh. Use .tiff if you want the file to be usable in many other programs, or better just import your image straight into Illustrator, then save the file as a .eps and you can open it in just about any program you need.

jpg doesnt save high resolution. It'll be 72ppi and not a better quality like Deker mentioned above....

yeah a printer would kick you out the door lol. I based the jpeg theory off the idea that he\she is using a basic home printer(i may be wrong). With anything short of an expensive photo printer....a 72 jpeg will not make much diff. But yeah as said before.....just go TIFF.

If you are working in a document that is 300 dpi and you throw a 72 ppi image into it, the size will be off, or if you leave the size intact, it will be fuzzy compared to the rest of the file. just my opinion...