InDesign to press - is there such a thing?

[Deep Toad]

I'm trying to find a commercial printer who can accept InDesign files in their native format. I'm in Atlanta. Any ideas?

[skelby]

Toad:
There are 18 Adobe Authorized Service providers in Atlanta alone (more than 70 in all of Georgia) and they all output native InDesign files--no sweat (print shops still using Quark want to make you think that nobody out there outputs InDesign files, but it just ain't so). OK, so how did I find out that there were 18 shop in Atlanta? I cheated. Just go to http://partners.adobe.com/public/partnerfinder/psp/show_find.do

That lets you search Adobe Authorized service providers by city and state, so I went there and typed in Atlanta, and within a seconds a full list, with full contact info came right up.

Hope that helps.

Scott Kelby
Editor

[mr.Guy]

I've worked with York Graphic Services in York PA on several issues of a military professional journal published from Florida. I send them a CD with the ID files, plus fonts, graphics & photos. They send a 3M Matchprint for review, and then they print the journal. I believe they also have an FTP site, but it's diffcult to use FTP from a military network. If you're interested, contact Roger DiBiase at roger.dibiase@ygsc.com or 717-505-9701 ext. 320.

Guy

[Lou Wrench]

Don't forget about Acrobat. Send PDFs, no font problems, no 3rd party finger problems, your files are as secure as you want them to be, and PDFing the files can run a flight check (RGB files, wrong resolution etc.) and you don't have to worry who has what apps.

Good Luck
Lou