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Default PDF settings, Standard, Compatibility, General, Compression, Marks and Bleeds, Output

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• Standard specifies whether the setting achieves a defined PDF/X format for the file (such as PDF/X-1a, PDF/X-3, or PDF/X-4), or meets the definitions for one of the PDF/A (archival) standards. • Compatibility indicates the minimum version of Acrobat required to read the file. The label in parentheses shows the PDF file specification that applies; for example, "Acrobat 5 (PDF 1.4)" indicates that the resulting PDF will be compatible with Acrobat 5.0 and later, and that the file meets the PDF 1.4 specification. Proper compatibility also affects other applications that must process the PDF, such as imposition software. While an Acrobat 9-compatible file may seem more "modern," your imposition software may not allow you to use it. Consult the documentation for such software, as well as the requirements for your RIP, to determine the appropriate compatibility setting. • General includes basic file options, such as page range. The choices in the "Options" and "Include" sections of the General pane (such as Bookmarks, Hyperlinks, and Tagged PDF) affect only web-appropriate PDFs and do not pertain to print-ready PDFs. However, if you are producing a document that may be used in various media or that could be archived, it is recommended that you configure these options appropriately as well. • Compression allows you to specify settings for compression and downsampling of images. Additional options let you compress text and line art, and crop images to frame limits. • Marks and Bleeds options let you include crop and bleed marks, as well as page information, bleed, and slug area. • Output controls how colors are converted (or preserved), based on your choices and the color management settings in effect. • Advanced controls font embedding and subsetting, OPI comments, transparency flattening (if necessitated by the PDF compatibility setting), and the inclusion of JDF information.  Embedding includes the entire character set of a font in the resulting PDF; subsetting is a form of embedding that includes only characters used in the document, and results in a smaller file size. Although Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop and Distiller correctly embed fonts in PDF files, some non-Adobe applications may not. Additionally, some fonts cannot be embedded in PDFs because of vendor licensing restrictions. It is advised that you never create a PDF without embedding or subsetting fonts. • Security allows you to add password-based security to the PDF file. (Security options are not available during creation or editing of a PDF preset. Security options are available only at the time of PDF creation or later within Acrobat). Note that imposition software may reject a PDF with security settings, even if the file does not require a password. It's best to avoid any security restrictions on PDFs intended for print. If a customer supplies a PDF with security settings applied, request that they submit a replacement PDF without security settings. Note that security is not supported in PDF/X compliant files for this reason. • Summary displays an overview of the PDF settings. To expand the description for each category, click the arrow to the left of the topic. If any conflicts occur (such as a source color profile that doesn't match the color settings file in effect), a warning will appear in the Warnings area. Default PDF settings Several of the default PDF presets (also referred to as joboptions files) are specifically intended for commercial printing, with some important differences noted. Typically, it's most appropriate to start with one of the default settings, modify it to suit your needs, and save that setting as a custom job option. Since PDF settings are stored in a common repository and shared by InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Distiller, you can create custom presets in one of the applications, and the settings will automatically be available to the other applications. (However, some installed presets are available only within Distiller or Illustrator). Adobe applications install a default set of PDF creation presets, which cannot be edited; however, you can start with Adobe Creative Suite 4 Printing Guide 5

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•
Standard
specifies whether the setting achieves a defined PDF/X format for the file
(such as PDF/X-1a, PDF/X-3, or PDF/X-4), or meets the definitions for one of the
PDF/A (archival) standards.
•
Compatibility
indicates the minimum version of Acrobat required to read the file.
°e label in parentheses shows the PDF file specification that applies; for example,
“Acrobat 5 (PDF 1.4)” indicates that the resulting PDF will be compatible with
Acrobat 5.0 and later, and that the file meets the PDF 1.4 specification. Proper
compatibility also affects other applications that must process the PDF, such as
imposition soſtware. While an Acrobat 9-compatible file may seem more “modern,”
your imposition soſtware may not allow you to use it. Consult the documentation for
such soſtware, as well as the requirements for your RIP, to determine the appropriate
compatibility setting.
•
General
includes basic file options, such as page range. °e choices in the “Options”
and “Include” sections of the General pane (such as Bookmarks, Hyperlinks, and
Tagged PDF) affect only web-appropriate PDFs and do not pertain to print-ready
PDFs. However, if you are producing a document that may be used in various media
or that could be archived, it is recommended that you configure these options appro-
priately as well.
•
Compression
allows you to specify settings for compression and downsampling of
images. Additional options let you compress text and line art, and crop images to
frame limits.
•
Marks and Bleeds
options let you include crop and bleed marks, as well as page
information, bleed, and slug area.
•
Output
controls how colors are converted (or preserved), based on your choices and
the color management settings in effect.
•
Advanced
controls font embedding and subsetting, OPI comments, transparency
flattening (if necessitated by the PDF compatibility setting), and the inclusion of JDF
information.
Embedding
includes the entire character set of a font in the resulting PDF;
subsetting
is a form of embedding that includes only characters used in the document, and
results in a smaller file size. Although Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop and Distiller correctly
embed fonts in PDF files, some non-Adobe applications may not. Additionally, some fonts can-
not be embedded in PDFs because of vendor licensing restrictions. It is advised that you never
create a PDF without embedding or subsetting fonts.
•
Security
allows you to add password-based security to the PDF file. (Security
options are not available during creation or editing of a PDF preset. Security options
are available only at the time of PDF creation or later within Acrobat). Note that
imposition soſtware may reject a PDF with security settings, even if the file does not
require a password. It’s best to avoid any security restrictions on PDFs intended for
print. If a customer supplies a PDF with security settings applied, request that they
submit a replacement PDF without security settings. Note that security is not sup-
ported in PDF/X compliant files for this reason.
•
Summary
displays an overview of the PDF settings. To expand the description for
each category, click the arrow to the leſt of the topic. If any conflicts occur (such as a
source color profile that doesn’t match the color settings file in effect), a warning will
appear in the Warnings area.
Default PDF settings
Several of the default PDF presets (also referred to as joboptions files) are specifically intended
for commercial printing, with some important differences noted. Typically, it’s most appropri-
ate to start with one of the default settings, modify it to suit your needs, and save that setting
as a custom job option. Since PDF settings are stored in a common repository and shared by
InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Distiller, you can create custom presets in one of the
applications, and the settings will automatically be available to the other applications. (However,
some installed presets are available only within Distiller or Illustrator). Adobe applications
install a default set of PDF creation presets, which cannot be edited; however, you can start with