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I'm glad to see some comments from those whose livelihoods depend on getting the work out. It sounds like my old adage of "PostScript-it and Distill-it" still is the tried and true method of making PDFs. That said, if one exports a PDF from Indesign CS, and uses the "Press" settings, the file will be flattened and in 1.3 format. The moral to the story is what I said earlier...work with the printer to ensure a good workflow, and the printer needs to work with the customer to make sure they know how to best prepare the PDF. There are many ways to get a job done, but the only right way is the one that works flawlessly. Rich -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 9:34 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [PDF-Basics] PDF's from CS PDF-Basics is a service provided by PDFzone.com | http://www.pdfzone.com/ __________________________________________________________________ I am with you 100% we have Prinergy from Creo which runs on an Adobe Extreme Rip, which by the way is a Level 3 Adobe Branded Postscript Rip. We retired our level 2 rip harlequin only a couple of years ago. We ask that our customer's write out fat postscript, and distill everything at a 1.3 compatibility level regardless whether they have Acrobat 4.0, 5.0 or 6.0. From my understanding Adobe created transparency more for the web than anything else. These pdf files straight out of Indesign, Illustrator, and photoshop are great for the web, but I wouldn't recommend printing them. These files seem to be unpredictable, and that is why we ask our customer's to use distiller. I too would like to know of a Rip that supports transparency in a predictable manner. Clifford Scott Offset Prepress Team Leader Quebecor World @ Dallas, Texas 972-774-6335 "Jason Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [PDF-Basics] PDF's from CS pdfzone.com 02/20/2004 07:50 PM Please respond to pdf-basics PDF-Basics is a service provided by PDFzone.com | http://www.pdfzone.com/ __________________________________________________________________ As a printer who has the latest most up to date RIP,( AGFA Apogee series 3,soon moving to Apogee X) Pdf's prepared by exporting from any application do not always print correctly, (if at all). That's not saying that all files made in this manner behave this way.They are typically more problematic Than the same files prepared by writing separate postscript, and them distilling. I don't think Indesign CS is the problem, approximately 25% of our clients are using it to produce their magazines with no problems whatsoever.( same with Quark 6). I have also talked to several other printers using different workflow software and rips, and the problems are the same. If anyone can name a more up to date RIP, that supports pdf 1.5 please tell me. Untill then ,We will always accept jobs that are created with indesign CS or Quark6, and inform our customers about the problems that could occur...and try not to let FUD ruin our day. cheers Jason Paul Prepress Technical Support Transcontinental LGM Graphics --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.577 / Virus Database: 366 - Release Date: 2/3/2004 To change your subscription: http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdfbasics.html To change your subscription: http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdfbasics.html To change your subscription: http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdfbasics.html
