Exporting as a high-res PDF from Indesign It’s important to choose the correct settings when saving a PDF for printing with Speciality Dry Inks. There are two main methods of creating and processing a PDF. First method, convevrsion to PostScript and second method maintains the native PDF throughout. Follow the steps below to create a PDF preset for saving high-res PDFs right out of InDesign®. 1.
Monochrome Images >Do Not Downsample
From the main menu in InDesign, select: File>Export
Compression>CCITT Group 4
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Select your desired location, name your file and set the format to Adobe PDF (Print)
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Click Save.
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In the General attributes select Compatibility> and choose Acrobat 8/9(PDF 1.7).
Set up Marks and Bleed as desired In the Compression attributes, select: Colour>No Conversion Profile Inclusion Policy>Include All RGB and Tagged Source CMYK Profiles
Select View PDF after ExportingOptions, check: Create Acrobat Layers.
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In the Compression attributes, select:
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In the Ink Manager attributes Uncheck All Spots to Process Click OK
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Click Save Preset and name your preset – Adobe PDF HQ
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Export your PDF
Color Images > Do Not Downsample Compression >JPEG Image Quality >Maximum Grayscale Images – as above
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