InDesign export to PDF?
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I typically export PDFs for printing from InDesign using the PDF/X-4:2008 standard. It's the default in CS5.
I'm working on a series of 11" x 17" posters (A3/Tabloid size) and my resulting PDF is only 1.5MB. This kind of makes sense because it's just text on a background illustration.
However, when I do a "Get Info" on the PDF, OS X tells me that the resolution is 792 × 1224. This is obviously not enough for printing an 11"x17".
I've triple checked my resolution settings in the PDF export, everything is set to 300ppi. The linked illustration is 11"x17" at 360ppi.
What am I doing wrong?
- monospaced0
Export as a High Quality Print
- nb0
Weird.... I tried to change the preset, and PDF/X-4:2008 is the only one I have.
- you're fuckedmonospaced
- reinstall from the ORIGINAL purchased discsmonospaced
- Ok, I'll try it.nb
- You should have all presets available. I've never heard of that problem. Try a Google search first.monospaced
- tesmith0
792 x 1224 is the size, not the resolution. You can change the settings of your preset any way you want including no compression.
- nb0
Ok, so I didn't have to re-install. The original Presets were all still there, they just weren't loaded into InDesign for some reason. So I loaded the "High Quality Print" one, re-exported and now the file size is only 1.1MB and the "Get Info" resolution is still 792x1224.
- monospaced0
Yesterday I output several signs (30+ for an event) that were, on average, 4ft x 8ft. All content was vector and type. Not a single PDF exceeded 1MB. Don't worry about the file size and resolution if you're not using raster art. OK?
- Yeah. I'm not worried about the file size. 1.5MB makes sense, actually.nb
- Except that the jpg on it's own is 2.9MB... but I'm not worried. Gonna do a test print.nb
- Stay golden.monospaced
- If you want, just don't compress the image at all.monospaced