I will appreciate very much if someone can help me on how to print PDF layouts w/ full details such as transparencies or gradients. The problem I'm having is that my computer crash or simply taking too long to process. In order to achieve and print as PDF, I have to convert the layout to lowest bitmap resolution which degrades the look of the layout.I'm asking if there is a settings to consider and obtain good quality PDF, so I'm able to share with my clients w/o losing quality when they look at it.
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It depends on your system resources and what you mean by print. If you mean print as in using a file print command and printing to a postscript driver and then Distilling your options are limited.
If you mean publishing to a PDF from CorelDRAW then your only limitation will be if those who receive your PDF are going to be editing the PDF file. CorelDRAW PDF that is complex will not be able to ne opened and edited in Illustrator nor any PDF editor that I'm aware of.
Start by using the print PDF preset in the default configuration. Those receiving the PDF would be best served if they viewed in Acrobat.
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Many do as Myron does to prevent clients running of with the proof and printing it. I do some raster proofing also.
Depending on how critical your proofing there are PDF options that have worked for me at 200" files at high resolution.
if your system is crashing, I first must ask if you're running the full and or subscription version? We can go from there depending on the answer.
We have a full software license, we do architectural signage. We do receive DI (design Intent + PA production artwork ) from clients. Then we created primarily layouts for the client to revise them before final production. So it is very important that the PDF layouts looks clean, crispy and acceptable, these are only use for view and redlines by the client only. Off course I don't want to send the client a huge file with 5 GB of content.
I've done a ton of architectural signage. How I sent proofs depended on the project, if it was a universally supported PDF size I did it as PDF of at least 100 DPI.
As the physical dimension get larger I'd have to get inventive.
Do you soft proof on display?