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 Here are some tips and tricks to prepare and print posters with the [[http://reprographie.epfl.ch|Reprographie]] service (a.k.a. repro).
+===== EPFL Logos =====
+Do //not// use a bitmap logo (JPG, PNG, etc.) but use the official vector logo instead, available [[http://www.epfl.ch/repro/en/download/index.htm|here]]. Use the version in CMYK colors "for Illustrator".
 ===== Using Inkscape =====
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 When preparing a poster with Inkscape, always use the right page size (A0 or A1, depending on your needs). This will save you some trouble. You can change the page size in ''File->Document Properties'' (SHIFT+CTRL+D).
 ==== Exporting to PDF ====
-Repro requires you to prepare a PDF file. Exporting in Inkscape is done with "Save as", and then choosing the format. Do //not// export directly to PDF. It will produce a PDF that looks nice on your screen but will not always be accepted by the plotter they have at repro (it may, but don't take any chances). Worse, they cannot tell you if it will go through before they print it and the plotter complains half way.
+Repro requires you to prepare a PDF file. Exporting in Inkscape is done with "Save as", and then choosing the format. Do //not// export directly to PDF. It will produce a PDF that looks nice on your screen but will not always be accepted by the plotter they have at repro (it may, but don't take any chances). Worse, they cannot tell you if it will go through before they print it and the plotter complains half way. The problem seems to be that exporting to PDF does not raster the images and the plotter does not like that.
 First, convert all text elements to paths. What seems to work well is to select everything and then run ''Path->Object to path'' (CTRL+A then SHIFT+CTRL+C). The exporters for PS and PDF also have an option to export text to path, but these do not work consistently. For instance, the text color may change (there are a few bug reports about these issues). Make sure that the colors have not changed (it also happens there, but less often, it seems). If something changed, fix the Fill properties of the newly created objects directly.
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   ps2pdf -sPAPERSIZE=a0 myposter.ps myposter.pdf
+You can upload your poster on the repro sever by accessing smb://repro/public/plans/ using Nautilus in Gnome, for instance, or just anything that supports Samba shared drives. You can then order the poster using a "bon de commande", but it seems that walking there and telling them where your file is works as well, and does not even upset them (probably doesn't work if it happens to be the time of year when architecture students all print their plans).