shrug-l: Exporting ArcMap document for use in Adobe Illustrator

[Nonie Castro]

No - we don't concern ourselves with color exactness here.
Close enough is good enough for us - and thank Heaven for that!
In fact - a lot of our deliverables are in pdf form, so it's up to the
end user's printer. 

The thing that causes us the most stress here is LABELS!
In fact - the comment I made in the Post-Conference Survey to ESRI is
this:

	
	"I was really disappointed and disheartened that so much
development has gone into the core product, and yet Maplex remains a
separate extension. The message of ESRI seems to be COMMUNICATING with
maps - and yet - what could be more BASIC for communicating geographic
information than the LABELS, fer Heaven's sake? All the time and effort
to add so much depth to 9.2 make me think that the ESRI product is like
a completely loaded, state of the art Lexus. You know - complete with
tinted windows, sunroof, seat warmers, GPS, satellite radio, just
anything and everything any driver would want. But I have to pay extra
for the WHEELS. See? "

But - anyway - back to the issue at hand...
No - I wasn't aware of the ArcPress ripper. 
I'll have to look into that..thanks!



-----Original Message-----
From: shrug-l-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:shrug-l-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us
<mailto:shrug-l-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us> ] On Behalf Of Tim Spivey
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 10:03 AM
To: shrug-l at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: RE: shrug-l: Exporting ArcMap document for use in Adobe
Illustrator

Nonie -

Just out of curiosity, and as a Mac user frustrated by Windows' color
handling, how do you (or DO you) get a closer match between color
on-screen and output? I have to maintain a set of map books for each
printer (Canon, Savin, Epson) because output color differs so much
between devices.

As to your question, I just work within the limitations of ArcMap,
constantly reminded of its graphics design weaknesses.
You're probably aware that ArcMap 9.1 (at least) comes with the ArcPress
ripper.

Tim
Tift County GA
(who grew up in Harbor Bluffs)

-----Original Message-----
From: shrug-l-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:shrug-l-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us
<mailto:shrug-l-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us> ] On Behalf Of Nonie
Castro
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 9:53 AM
To: shrug-l at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: shrug-l: Exporting ArcMap document for use in Adobe Illustrator

Hello all - I'm requesting your opinions here.

We have a need to manipulate our maps graphically beyond what ArcMap can
do.
(Or - what it can do - software that is specifically for graphics can do
better/faster/more efficiently)

Do  any of the rest of you use something besides an ESRI product to
manipulate your maps?
If so - what?

If you have a graphics program - do you then use any other software,
like the Avenza products - as a "bridge" between the two?

Thank you,
Nonie Castro
GIS Specialist
Cox Target Media
8605 Largo Lakes Blvd
Largo, FL 33773
727-399-3000 x3246
www.coxtarget.com
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