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= PPRC Poster Printing (A0,A1,A2) =
PPRC can no longer print posters for SPCS as we no longer have a CAD Plotter for the Design office. (Summer 2022)

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If you need an A3 print then you should use the School "photocopier" to print on A3 paper. (Print queue 107_a3c). If you need an A3 print then you should use the managed MyPrint service and release your job on a larger printer.

= QMUL CopyShop
Posters =
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= PPRC Poster Printing (A0,A1,A2) =
PPRC has a CAD plotter for the Design office.
This plotter can also be used to print research posters in sizes A0,A1 or A2 for members the School of Physics and Astronomy.
The[[http://www.estates.qmul.ac.uk/copyshop/|CopyShop]] can print [[https://copyshop.qmul.ac.uk/services/student-services/services/#large_format_poster|posters]] including on fabric which might be easier to transport to international conferences.
Talk to your supervisor to obtain a budget code (or for private prints you will have to pay yourself).
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If you wish to have a Research Poster printed please prepare a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF/A#PDF/A-1|PDF/A-1]] file which has your '''name and research group in the filename''' and in good time send it to:
 * <<MailTo(spa DASH it DASH help AT qmul DOT ac DOT uk)>> with the subject Poster
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State the size poster you require
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Please allow 3 days for the poster to be printed incase we are busy or away.
You may be asked to trim the poster yourself.
== Good Practice for preparing posters for Print Shops ==
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You are advised that the printer sometimes has problems with "transparancy" so try to avoid this if possible.
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We cannot supply poster tubes. Ask in Stores. If you wish to have a Research Poster printed it is good practice to prepare a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF/A#PDF/A-1|PDF/A-1]] file which has your '''name and research group in the filename'''.
 
Decide what size poster you require. Refer to conference details to see if they have a specific size or maximum size.

Some printers sometimes have problems with "transparancy" so try to avoid this if possible.
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 * School of Physics & Astronomy Only
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 * Email the SPA Computing Team with the subject Poster
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 * Allow 3 days
 * No Tubes
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= Alternatives =

If you are not happy with the above then you are welcome to take your poster elsewhere for example the [[http://www.estates.qmul.ac.uk/copyshop/|CopyShop]]

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PPRC Poster Printing (A0,A1,A2)

PPRC can no longer print posters for SPCS as we no longer have a CAD Plotter for the Design office. (Summer 2022)

A3 printing

If you need an A3 print then you should use the managed MyPrint service and release your job on a larger printer.

QMUL CopyShop Posters

TheCopyShop can print posters including on fabric which might be easier to transport to international conferences. Talk to your supervisor to obtain a budget code (or for private prints you will have to pay yourself).

Good Practice for preparing posters for Print Shops

If you wish to have a Research Poster printed it is good practice to prepare a PDF/A-1 file which has your name and research group in the filename.

Decide what size poster you require. Refer to conference details to see if they have a specific size or maximum size.

Some printers sometimes have problems with "transparancy" so try to avoid this if possible.

Poster Summary

  • PDF/A-1 file
  • Your name and research group in the filename
  • State Size Required (A0,A1,A2,A3 etc)

PDF Preparation Guidance

PdfLaTeX

NB: untested

\usepackage[x-1a1]{pdfx}

LibreOffice

File -> Export as PDF

In the resulting settings dialogue:

Archive PDF/A-1a(ISO 19005-1) -> TRUE

[Export]

Adobe InDesign

File -> Export: name file

[Save]

In the resulting settings dialogue:

  • Adobe PDF Preset -> Press Quality

  • Standard -> PDF/X-1a:2001

  • Export Layer -> Visible Layers

  • Optimise for Fast Web View -> FALSE

[Export]

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