Text in Photoshop

[Druen]

Hi

I am designing a cover for a book (in Photoshop CS2). I have to deliver it to the publisher in a pdf-file and I have heard that then I should not make text in Photoshop because in can't convert it to curves/outlines? (my publisher doesn't like embedded fonts)

Is this true? (or is it only true for "text text" (like the backside of a book) - not titel, headers and so on...?)

Instead of copying the image fra Phostoshop to Indesign and then compile it with text, could I doe the opposite. Design the text in InDesign, convert it to outlines, and export it as an image to Photoshop?


Example of my design:
http://www.marxist.dk/omslag.png

[Paul C]

Not recommended at all. Outlines (as Repro wisely demonstrated to me one day) are not as good as embedded fonts. They are bolder, and apparently can cause problems at the RIP.

I would place the PS file in ID and export from there.

Anytime you have that much text you really shouldn't be in Photoshop…

Looks like a cool book.

peace

[Druen]

Thx for the answer!!!

However the case is that the publisher demands outlines and not embeded fonts.

But I will place the image in ID and put in the text there (and then convert to outlines and export).

How much of the text should I do that with? (the back side text of course, but what about the headline "Revolutionen Forrådt" on the right-side? - I ask because that is the only one which have some effects I can't figure out how to reproduce in ID...)

[Paul C]

If the publisher demands outlines (kinda weird if you ask me), you could do the whole piece in Photoshop with live text and before flattening save as an EPS (I usually use the desktop). During this process there will be a checkbox for Include Vector Data. Make sure it is checked. Do not reopen this EPS with Photoshop or it will rasterize.

Then you can Distill the EPS and the vector data remains and the fonts will be outlined. If you want to check it you can open the PDF in Illustrator and look at the Outline View. You will see all your outlined fonts and other vector art.

I do this all the time, but not with this much text. It will work just fine…

peace