INDESIGN Magazine Export Settings Recommended settings for exporting a PDF/X-1a from Adobe InDesign. This example was created on a PC, using InDesign CS6. Archant recommends PPA’s (Professional Publishers Association) Pass4Press settings for creating press ready magazine PDFs from Adobe InDesign. Pass4press is a set of guidelines, introduced and maintained E\ WKH 33$ IRU FUHDWLQJ LQGXVWU\VWDQGDUG 3') ¿OHV IRU SULQWLQJ LQ WKH PDJD]LQH VHFWRU 7KH EHVW SUDFWLFH JXLGHOLQHV GHWDLO KRZ WR FUHDWH UHOLDEOH SULQWUHDG\ 3') ¿OHV DQG DVVLVW LQ WKH FUHDWLRQ DQG PDQDJHPHQW RI GLJLWDO ZRUNÀRZV IRU WKH HQGWRHQG SURGXFWLRQ RI PDJD]LQHV LQ WKH 8. ,W¶V FUXFLDO WR JHW WKLQJV ULJKW up-front to prevent expensive mistakes further down the production line. Get this phase right and the PDF creation settings noted below, will mean that you can create a problem free PDF. Adverts, other than full pages should be set to the size of the trim box, i.e. there should be no crop marks, bleed, colour bars or slug lines. 1 Create a transparency Flattener Preset from the Edit menu, using the settings below - this will be selected in the advanced tab (see step 8) 2 Select File>Export, then in Format choose Adobe PDF. 1DPH WKH ¿OH select the folder where you want to save it and click Save 3 In General select the single page to print. Set the Compatibility to Acrobat 4 (PDF 1.3) and deselect all of the listed Options and Include checkboxes 4 The Compression tab sets the options for how the PDF will handle resolutions for placed colour, greyscale and monochrome images 5 Full page magazine adverts should use the settings shown below. For all other advert sizes, All Printer’s Marks should be deselected as this would FDXVH WKH DGYHUW WR IDLO $UFKDQWV DXWRPDWHG SUHÀLJKW FKHFNV 6 8VH WKH Destination and 2XWSXW ,QWHQW 3UR¿OH 1DPH relevant to the publication. For reproduction on coated magazine paper stock, Archant uses ISO Coated V2 300% (ECI). Converting your images to the correct printers SUR¿OH ZLOO HQVXUH 7$& OLPLW LV QRW H[FHHGHG 7 Ensure there are only process inks and no spot colours. Converting colours to &0<. DW WKH 3') FUHDWLRQV VWDJH FDQ JLYH XQSUHGLFWDEOH UHVXOWV :H UHFRPPHQG VRIWSURR¿QJ WKH DGYHUW WR ,62 &RDWHG Y (&, RQ D FDOLEUDWHG VFUHHQ 8 Select the Transparency Flattener previously created in step 1. OPI should be disabled. 9 Make sure all the options in Security are disabled. 10 Summary lists all the settings that will be applied: it can be saved as a WH[W ¿OH IRU UHIHUHQFH SOFT PROOFING on screen 8VH WKH IHDWXUHV EXLOW LQWR $GREH ,Q'HVLJQ WR SUHYLHZ KRZ \RXU DGYHUW ZLOO look in print. This relies on the effective use of colour management and a calibrated display. $GREH SURGXFWV KDYH FRORXU PDQDJHPHQW V\VWHPV WKDW DOORZ \RX WR YLHZ ¿OHV RQ VFUHHQ WKURXJK D VSHFL¿HG WDUJHW SUR¿OH JLYLQJ \RX D YLHZ RI WKH FRORXU EHLQJ XVHG GXULQJ WKH creative process, allowing you to spot problems before the advert is printed. The accuracy of the preview relies on a number of things: • The quality of your monitor and the accuracy it is capable of achieving • How well and how recently your monitor has been calibrated • The environment you are in – bad lighting conditions will completely change the result RQVFUHHQ DV ZLOO UHÀHFWLRQV 7KH DSSOLFDWLRQ \RX DUH XVLQJ EHLQJ FRUUHFWO\ FRQ¿JXUHG Even though cheap LCD screens can be calibrated, dedicated colour monitors always show a superior, more consistent result. Accuracy relies on the quality of your monitor, its calibration and your viewing environment 7R VRIWSURRI WKH DGYHUW IURP ZLWKLQ $GREH ,Q'HVLJQ \RX PXVW ¿UVW HQDEOH Overprint Preview (View>Overprint Preview). You will then need to select the device to simulate (View>Proof Setup>Custom and select Device to Simulate: ISO Coated V2 300% ECI. Preserve CMYK Numbers and Simulate Paper Colour DOVR QHHG WR EH VHOHFWHG 7R WRJJOH VRIWSURR¿QJ RQ and off (View>Proof Colours) Display Performance must be set to High Quality Display to enable accurate viewing of SODFHG LPDJHV <RX FDQ DOVR XVH WKH 2XWSXW RSWLRQV XQGHU WKH :LQGRZ PHQX WR RSHQ DGGLWLRQDO SDOHWWHV ZLWK DGYDQFHG SURR¿QJ WRROV 8VH 6HSDUDWLRQV 3UHYLHZ WR FKHFN separations (either by colour plate or by ink limit) and Flattener Preview to highlight DUHDV WKDW PD\ FDXVH SUREOHPV ZKHQ ÀDWWHQHG

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Recommended settings for exporting a PDF/X-1a from Adobe InDesign.This example was created on a PC, using InDesign CS6.

Archant recommends PPA’s (Professional Publishers Association) Pass4Press settings for creating press ready magazine PDFs from Adobe InDesign. Pass4press is a set of guidelines, introduced and maintained

up-front to prevent expensive mistakes further down the production line. Get this phase right and the PDF creation settings noted below, will mean that you can create a problem free PDF.

Adverts, other than full pages should be set to the size of the trim box, i.e. there should be no crop marks, bleed, colour bars or slug lines.

1 Create a transparency Flattener Preset from the Edit menu, using the settings below - this will be selected in the advanced tab (see step 8)

2 Select File>Export, then in Format choose Adobe PDF. select the folder where you want to save it and click Save

3 In General select the single page to print. Set the Compatibility to Acrobat 4 (PDF 1.3) and deselect all of the listed Options and Include checkboxes

4 The Compression tab sets the options for how the PDF will handle resolutions for placed colour, greyscale and monochrome images

5 Full page magazine adverts should use the settings shown below. For all other advert sizes, All Printer’s Marks should be deselected as this would

6 Destination and relevant to the publication. For reproduction on coated magazine paper stock, Archant uses ISO Coated V2 300% (ECI). Converting your images to the correct printers

7 Ensure there are only process inks and no spot colours. Converting colours to

8 Select the Transparency Flattener previously created in step 1. OPI should be disabled.

9 Make sure all the options in Security are disabled.

10 Summary lists all the settings that will be applied: it can be saved as a

SOFT PROOFING on screenlook in print. This relies on the effective use of colour management and a calibrated display.

creative process, allowing you to spot problems before the advert is printed.

The accuracy of the preview relies on a number of things: • The quality of your monitor and the accuracy it is capable of achieving • How well and how recently your monitor has been calibrated • The environment you are in – bad lighting conditions will completely change the result

Even though cheap LCD screens can be calibrated, dedicated colour monitors always show a superior, more consistent result. Accuracy relies on the quality of your monitor, its calibration and your viewing environment

Overprint Preview (View>Overprint Preview). You will then need to select the device to simulate (View>Proof Setup>Custom and select Device to Simulate: ISO Coated V2 300% ECI. Preserve CMYK Numbers and Simulate Paper Colourand off (View>Proof Colours)

Display Performance must be set to High Quality Display to enable accurate viewing of

separations (either by colour plate or by ink limit) and Flattener Preview to highlight