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= A3 printing =
If you need an A3 print then you should use the [[https://myprint.qmul.ac.uk|ITS Managed Print service]] and release your job on a larger printer.
 
= QMUL CopyShop Posters (A0,A1,A2) =

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).

Refer to the Copy Shop links above for details on cost, lead-time, artwork formats etc that they can provide. Some generic advice is given below.

== Good Practice for Preparing Posters for Print Shops ==


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, date and page-size in the filename'''.
 
Decide what page-size poster you require (A0,A1,A2 etc). 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 date and page-size 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]


= 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)