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Preparing Photoshop Documents

1. The document provides instructions for preparing Adobe Photoshop documents for high quality printing by saving them as PDF files. 2. It explains that PDF is a universal file format that printers can support, whereas the native file formats of different design programs may not be. 3. Step-by-step instructions are given for saving a Photoshop file directly as a Photoshop PDF, and for printing to the Adobe PDF printer driver, both with settings specified to ensure high quality printing.

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Preparing Photoshop Documents

1. The document provides instructions for preparing Adobe Photoshop documents for high quality printing by saving them as PDF files. 2. It explains that PDF is a universal file format that printers can support, whereas the native file formats of different design programs may not be. 3. Step-by-step instructions are given for saving a Photoshop file directly as a Photoshop PDF, and for printing to the Adobe PDF printer driver, both with settings specified to ensure high quality printing.

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Preparing Adobe Photoshop® Documents

for High Quality Printing


If you're using Adobe Photoshop you can either print to the Adobe PDF print driver you
have configured for PDF x-1a settings or you can use Photoshop's "Save Photoshop
PDF". By doing this, you not only ensure the highest quality of printing, but you also
efficiently decrease file size for transmitting the order which will also ultimately
expedite the ordering process.

Making a PDF File


Because there are so many different versions of design software products in such wide
use, it is next to impossible for a commercial printer to support all versions of the
native files (.PSD, .AI, .INDD, and other native file formats). The answer to this
dilemma is to convert your file to a more universal file type, which is PDF. Be aware
that saving as a PDF file may cause you to lose some of the editing capability, so be
sure to save a copy and preserve your original file.

Saving as Photoshop PDF® (based on Photoshop CS3)

1. On the File menu, click Save As.


2. In the File Name box, type a name for the PDF file. You don't need to type a
file name extension - Photoshop automatically adds .pdf to the end of the file
name you type (we recommend you save to your Desktop).
3. In the Format list, select Photoshop PDF (*.PDF;*.PDP).
4. Click Save.
5. You may see a warning saying the current setting may overwrite the default
Save As settings - hit "ok".
6. This will give you the Save Adobe PDF window where you can either select your
previously saved Adobe PDF Preset or change the settings dynamically. Here
are the settings that you need set (sections listed on the left of the screen):
 General Section : Compatibility : Acrobat 5 (PDF 1.4) or higher
 Compression Section : Bicubic Downsampling To : 300 : pixels/inch
 Compression Section : for images above : 450 : pixels/inch
 Compression Section : Compression : None
 Output Section : Color Conversion : Convert to Destination
 Output Section : Color Conversion : U.S. Sheetfed Coated v2 (or
Uncoated if ordering on an uncoated paper stock)
 Output Section : Profile Inclusion Policy : Include Destination Profile
 Security Section : All "password" options un-checked
7. Click Save PDF.
Note: The same save settings are available in the Adobe Illustrator Application, simply
choose Adobe PDF (*.PDF) for the Save as Type option in place of step 3 above.

Printing to a PDF file (alternative to saving as Photoshop or Adobe PDF)

1. On the File Menu, click Print


2. After adjusting the page size and scaling options, select Adobe PDF as from the
Printer drop-down menu.
3. Click the Page Setup... button
4. From here you can either select your previously saved Adobe PDF Preset (from
the Default Settings drop-down menu) or change the settings dynamically. To
edit the settings for a new profile, click the Edit... button to the right of the
Default Settings drop-down menu. Here are the settings that you need set
(sections listed on the left of the screen):
a. General Section : Compatibility : Acrobat 5 (PDF 1.4) or higher
b. General Section : Resolution : 300 dots per inch
c. Images Section : Bicubic Downsampling To : 300 : pixels/inch
d. Images Section : for images above : 450 : pixels/inch
e. Image Quality : Maximum
f. (repeat settings c,d and e for the Color, Grayscale and Monochrome
Images Sections)
g. Fonts Section : Check Embed all fonts
h. Fonts Section : Check Subset embedded fonts when percent of
characters is less than 100%
i. Color Section : Color Management Policies : Convert All Colors to CMYK
j. Color Section : CMYK : U.S. Sheetfed Coated v2 (or Uncoated if ordering
on an uncoated paper stock)
k. Advanced Section : (check the following)
i. Allow PostScript file to override Adobe PDF settings
ii. Allow PostScript XObjects
iii. Convert gradients to smooth shades
iv. Convert smooth lines to curves
v. Preserve overprint settings
vi. Overprinting default is nonzero overprinting
vii. Save original JPEG images in PDF if possible
viii. Process DSC comments
ix. Preserver document information from DSC
x. Resize page and center artwork for EPS files
5. Click Save As... to save these profile settings for future use.
6. Type in a name for the new profile, we suggest ASAP Printing
7. Set the Adobe PDF Page Size to the size of your document (select Custom if
necessary)
8. With the new profile selected for Default Settings, click OK for the Adobe PDF
Document Properties window.
9. Click the Print... button
10. Adobe Acrobat Professional will prompt you for a file name and location to
save the new .PDF file (we recommend saving to the desktop).

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