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Does anyone else think that "High/FPO" is not the best way to describe FullPress OPI printing? I have witnessed confusion where people think there are actually 2 separate versions of each piece of art on (FPO-enabled) xinet servers, and they think that if images are linked to FPO, the layout will print with low-quality versions. This confusion is understandable given how most people in advertising and publishing have experienced artwork that is "for positioning only." more...

The reality is that either way, whether you are linking images to FPO or High, you get the same full-resolution output when things are printed. The only difference in my experience is whether the server or the local machine handles the image processing, and how well InDesign or Quark can preview the layout onscreen.

So my question is this: why isn't the main command in PictureWrangler simply "Print Faster" or something similar?

Terminology aside, is "Optimize for FullPress OPI" what I'm looking for? Does this command in PictureWrangler, in one step, set all of the image links to the best state for a given layout? If so, it seems like this command should be renamed "Let Xinet Speed Up Your Printing" and maybe get a companion command called "Print Slowly to Non-Xinet Printers." Every other command should be hidden in a submenu.
Anyone agree? Disagree?

Am I misunderstanding these issues?

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