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hi inkie,

i'm going to have to agree with your designer on this. he sounds like he knows what he's talking about. it sounds like he's not just using photoshop to create your designs. he may be using InDesign which is more of a layout/design program. many printers will accept "press ready pdf" files. i create them all the time for printers with no issues.

what you want, though, are the original source files. if he created the files with Adobe InDesign, get those files. i don't know who told you that you could edit the content of a TIF file, but you can't. it's a flattened, raster graphic format and does not allow you to edit the content. same thing goes for JPGs.

this is often how designers will work. they will hold the original files so they control the edits and thus continue to get your business. there is nothing wrong with this, it's a common practice. then they will provide you with print ready for your printers. he can definitely give you a TIF file, but don't expect to do with it what you think. if you request the original source files for your own, you better learn the programs so you can edit them yourself if that is what you want to do.

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