Creating PDF Files:

Most major document layout applications such as Quark Xpress, InDesign and Pagemaker come with the ability to export your documents directly to a PDF. Whenever you create a PDF for press it is extremely important, in any case, to be certain of what Job Options are being applied when you create them.

Our suggested Acrobat Distiller job options are listed below. If you are not able to edit or add a custom set of job options to use please use the "Press" or "Press Optomized" settings that come as one of the default sets in your Job Options palette (for Acrobat 4.0 or newer). Your options and screens you see may be slightly different from what you see here depending on what version and platform you are running.

IMPORTANT NOTES: If you submit an ad as a PDF that has "Security", "Encryption" or "Fonts not Embedded" it will be returned to you. All files submitted to The Recorder must have the correct file extension (ie .pdf).

GENERAL:

File Options
Compatibility: Adobe Acrobat 4.0 (PDF 1.3)

Distill Pages: All (or your preference)

Binding: Left

Resolution: 1524 dpi

Default Page Size:

See your document setup and use the page size most appropriate to your document.

 

COMPRESSION:

Color Images:

Bicubic Downsample to 200 ppi

Compression: Automatic/Quality Maximum

Greyscale Images:

Downsample to 200 ppi

Automatic Compression: Automatic/Quality Maximum

Monochrome Images:

Downsample to 600 ppi

Compression: CCITT Group 4

Compress Text and Line Art (if available)

 

FONTS:

Embed All Fonts (checked)

When Embedding Fails: Cancel Job

Never Embed List: (should be empty)

 

COLOR:

Settings File: Color Management Off

Preserve Overprint Settings (checked)

Preserve Under Color Removal / Black Generation (checked)

Preserve Transfer Functions

IMPORTANT: If this panel is set incorrectly your final product could contain RGB color and have separation/reproduction issues. All color artwork must be set to CMYK mode in the originating program.

 

ADVANCED:

Convert Gradients to Smooth Shades (checked)

Preserve Level 2 copypage Semantics (checked)

Preserve overprint settings (checked)

Save Adobe PDF settings inside PDF file (checked)

 

STANDARDS:

Compliance Standard: None