[trash]

Hi there -

Just wondering if any kind person out there has a CD Jewel case (back and front) template for OG that they would be happy to share.

I've had a search around and can't find anything so before I go the the effort of creating my own (and get distracted from the design I am working on) I thought I would ask the good folks here...

Many thanks for any help

Cheers

trash

[MatthewS]

There are sites devoted to Visio that will have this. You can import them if you have OG Pro.

If you don't find someone with a ready-made stencil for it, you could always obtain a pdf file from the printers, and then place it in to a file.Maybe trace it with shapes so you have a native file.

Not to be a troll, but imho, OG should be avoided for the design of jewel of cases. OG just doesn't have the necessary fidelity. My bet would be InDesign or Illustrator. I shudder to think what CYMK film separations OG would produce.

[whpalmer4]

Originally Posted by MatthewS

OG just doesn't have the necessary fidelity. My bet would be InDesign or Illustrator. I shudder to think what CYMK film separations OG would produce.

Are those anything like CMYK separations? :-)

Do you have any basis for your assertion that OmniGraffle (and its ColorSync support) doesn't have the necessary fidelity?

[MatthewS]

Color sync for multi-channel file is a step in the right direction...

Unless I'm missing something, to beat Adobe's level of print production functionality OG would have to have trapping, overprint, channel-specific manipulation, light-level and curve, spot color, just to name a few.

Also artwork of placed images and how it maintained quality of high-res scans from advanced scanners such as drum and scitex scanners. As well as a good track record for outputing to lino and/or direct-digital

But that's my opinion, I'll defer to anyone working at a printer or pre-press service bureau who recommends it.