Please DO NOT apply security to your PDF file. Please subset fonts and DO NOT use OPI or JDF Options. Set Color Conversion to “No Color Conversion.” Be sure that NO bleed is selected (bleed is already accounted for by using our templates). Set all images to “Not Downsample”, set image compression to “None”, do not compress text and line art, and be sure “crop image data to frames” is selected.ĭo not select any marks, these are not needed as the pdf will be created at correct print size. Set Compatibility to Acrobat 5 (PDF 1.4), Select “Embed Page Thumbnails,” “Optimize for Fast Web View,” and “Create Tagged PDF.” Be sure all other options are off. Go to File -> Save As -> Select Adobe PDF FormatĬhoose a location to save your PDF General Or follow the next steps to export your PDF. It’s worth just creating a preset for commercial printing, so you don’t have to set the features every single time.Please download and use our Adobe PDF Export Settings. Alternatively, choosing a ‘Standard’ at the top of the dialogue box will automatically turn this option off.įor commercial printing, we export using PDF/X-4 which has given us issue-free files for many years. It won’t affect your original file as long as you have kept a separate native PSD/AI version for future editing. It will also remove many common issues encountered with publications receiving PDF files initially saved from these programs. So how do you reduce and optimise PDF file sizes from Photoshop or Illustrator for onward use? In Photoshop, simply uncheck ‘Preserve Photoshop Editing Capabilities’ while in Illustrator, uncheck ‘Preserve Illustrator Editing Capabilities’ in the ‘Save Adobe PDF’ dialogue box (under ‘options’).ĭeselecting this check box could reduce a 40Mb file to just 2Mb as it omits any data that’s not required in the output. Here we show you how the file size can be reduced.Ī feature found in these programs will not only omit background editable features when the document is saved, but it will also optimise the PDF better for commercial printing and reduce the file size, making it easier to send the artwork on for print. It can certainly raise a few eyebrows as it can increase concerns about the file’s technical stability for commercial printing because issues can still arise - and sometimes when it’s too late to do anything about it. However, we are often supplied with large data PDF files saved from these programs. Adobe’s Photoshop and Illustrator are just a couple of the preferred programs used by designers to create adverts for magazines.
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