David Dyer-Bennet > If the CMYK conversion is being left to be handled by the printer, then > no, it's not an issue. If one was doing the CMYK conversion, then > knowing the paper helps, though not as much as more detailed > information. However, if she's not familiar with doing the CMYK > conversion then it's much the best to let the printers do it, since if > they don't generally do a competent job they wouldn't stay in business. well said. the sooner people learn what these numbers mean and stop usinf irrelevant ones, the better! Ultimately it would be ideal if people in the publication industry 9web and paper) simply said 'give me an image of 1600x 1200 pixels' and no more.