Hi All,
Love Corel, but only know the basics I guess.
I have used a bevel effect on a company name for a banner (3m x 1m). When I publish it to .pdf the bevel effect is extremely pixilated. I have made the bitmaps (in .pdf settings) 600dpi to try and help, but this does nothing.
I can only use .pdf on our printer RIP....
please help!
Thanks in advance.
Options > Document > Page Size (or double click the page frame), there's a setting called Rendering Resolution.Bevels will be rendered, and so will transparencies and drop shadows, at the resolution specified here.You can also convert effects and other things that may cause problems to a bitmap (flatten) before sending to the RIP.Just don't forget to save a copy (on a separate page perhaps) before you flatten, in case you need to go back and edit.
For a banner that size, I guess around 100 dpi will be good enough (maybe even lower) but check that setting and come back to us.
Another thing: See if your RIP will accept Acrobat level 5.0 (version 1.4) or higher. These versions support some effects better (shouldn't be any difference with bevel though).
I use RasterLink myself and publish to PDF Acrobat 6.0, even though I don't think RasterLink officially supports it..
Hello again,
Just checked the rendering res on page layout, and it's set at 300dpi?
I tried it at 600dpi and still the same? i have the res in the .pdf settings at 600 hoping this may help too.
How do I flatten before sending to the RIP?
Yes, I use acrobat level 5 as well - smaller files and the effects seem to work better.
Thanks again.
tim said: Hello again, Just checked the rendering res on page layout, and it's set at 300dpi? I tried it at 600dpi and still the same? i have the res in the .pdf settings at 600 hoping this may help too. How do I flatten before sending to the RIP?
Have you tried breaking your bevel apart from the guide text just before export? That way it becomes a stand alone object with a set resolution.
DON'T save it that way. Do it just before export only.
Hi Mike, still the same result... :-(
tim said: Hi Mike, still the same result... :-(
Can you upload the cdr file?
(if you've not done that before, when you hit 'reply' choose options tab and then add the file.)
If it is too big, strip out the file and leave just the bevel and text. and try again.
Hi Mike,
File uploaded. I have deleted the paint tin graphic... I also had a separate drop shadow on the "Unique Painting" had to delete it as the file was up around 5mb.
Thanks for your help...
tim said:Thanks for your help...
it's 8pm here. I'll take a look in the morning at work.