PPDs in CS5

I've just installed CS5 Design Standard on Mac 10.6.3 and I'm having a PPD issue.
There doesn't seem to be an Acrobat 9 PPD for me to be able to select through indesign. In fact, I can't seem to select any PPD.
Is anyone else having this issue, or does anyone know a fix. Where is the acrobat 9 PPD?
Macbook 2GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM

You want to export via the export dialog and not make pdfs via the print to pdf command. Print to PDF is dead as of Snow Leopard and shows no hopes of return. There is no merit in using a PPD to produce your pdf. You would want to get a .joboptions file if working with a commercial printer.
In general using Press Quality out of the chute in InDesign is good enough. If you have bleed you'll want to set that. I generally do everything with all image resolution and color conversions turned off. Some people prefer images to be downsampled, I prefer let the RIP do it.

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Can't assign PPD in Print dialog or preset (ID CS5, Mac OS X 10.6)

I've been having some trouble recently with ID CS5 resetting itself from time to time as if I'd trashed the Preferences: it loses all Recent files, presets, etc. Fortunately I'd exported presets from CS4 when I upgraded, but there are two problems with Print presets. (1) The order is scrambled when I load the exported file, and (2) it says something like "The PPD you want is unavailable. Use Generic PPD?" There are only two choices, Yes and Cancel, neither of which I really want. When I try to re-create a Print preset, or indeed when I try to start from scratch in the Print dialog, the PPD pop-up is greyed out for all of my printers; I can't select anything, and they're not already identified with the printers as they always used to be. The printers are nothing unusual: a Brother, an Epson, and a Hewlett-Packard, all with up-to-date drivers and PPDs in HD/Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources. I've tried copying the PPDs to Applications/Adobe Creative Suite CS5/Adobe InDesign CS5/Presets/PPDS (having created the last folder and used that capitalization, following advice in another thread), but with no result. Since the PPDs in the HD Library are .gz archives, I tried expanding them in the ID CS5 folder, but that hasn't helped either.
Any advice? I should emphasize that I am NOT trying to print to PostScript or PDF – I've followed those threads and get the message. I'm talking about PPDs for physical printers!
ID CS5 7.0.3, Mac OSX 10.6.5, Mac Pro 8-core 3GHz

Wow, thank you!!! I actually did search pretty thoroughly on the web as well as a moderate search these forums, but oddly enough, I somehow overlooked that thread. Funny, as it was only from several days ago.
My computer never had ADPDF9.PPD in the first place. Any clue why this is?
Many thanks,
T

Generate a PS in Indesign CS5 - PPD problem

I am a little publisher and I migrated to Indesign from Xpress several years ago.
I've recently installed the CS5 Premium suite and I'm very upset about the new version of Indesign. I discovered (with my surprise) that in the print window it's impossible create a PS file using a PPD different from the system installed printers.
In the previous CS4 I was able to create PS file using the Acrobat ppd.
I known that inside Indesign there is a good Acrobat engine which exports pdf files but, often, the CTP services have a lot of problems with the recent PDF release (version after 1.4). In the mean time if I create a PDF 1.4 directly from Indesign I can't use the lossless jpeg 2000 compression. Instead, before (CS4), I was able to generate a PS file, where all effects were rasterized and after that I distilled it with Acrobat Distiller as a pdf 1.6 with the Jpeg 2000 compression. This way was perfect to avoid any kind of problem. I can't understand why Adobe decide to remove this stupid opportunity, if it's a little war against Apple I think that the only damage is reserved to their clients. Pls. Adobe modifies the print window in order to permit the use of different ppd; not necessarily the only ones relating the installed printers.
Pls. forgive my poor english.
Riccardo

I had what seems to be a similar issue when my CS4 updated. The printer
PPD for writing a poscript file dumped out. Not good!!! I searched for a re
solution on the adobe site for about an hour. No luck as well.
I did however came up with a rather simple fix. Apparently when the update ran it cut off the PPD link for Acrobat pro 9.0. This in prefence to the update that system set up to export out as a PDF. As you know this does not work for a lot of reasons.
What I did (on 7.0 system but should work on Vista etc.) go to your Devices/Printers, add a printer, when propted you can assign one of two Adobe PDF options as a printer. Once I did this the PPD automatically reappeard in the PPD window under the postscript option. I ran some tests and it appears to work perfectly.
GOOD LUCK if you havn't already resolved the problem

PPDs in InDesign CS5

I just switched to CS5 on Snow Leopard and am doing layouts in InDesign. I need to create PDFs for our Press using the Manufacturer's PPD. Is there a way to create a PDF being able to select specific PPDs.
ANy help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

You want to export via the export dialog and not make pdfs via the print to pdf command. Print to PDF is dead as of Snow Leopard and shows no hopes of return. There is no merit in using a PPD to produce your pdf. You would want to get a .joboptions file if working with a commercial printer.
In general using Press Quality out of the chute in InDesign is good enough. If you have bleed you'll want to set that. I generally do everything with all image resolution and color conversions turned off. Some people prefer images to be downsampled, I prefer let the RIP do it.

Missing PPD in Adobe CS5.5 (Mac OS 10.7)

Hi there,
After installed the InDesign CS5.5. The PPD in Print dialog became Device Independent.
And the POstScript file is failed by using PDF/X-1a joboptions because of the missing geometry set.
Thanks in advance.
Best regards,
KK

Quit InDesign.
Navigate to /Applications/Adobe Indesign CS5/Presets/.
Within the Presets", folder Create a folder called PPDs (the folder name is case-sensitive).
Control-click the following link and choose Save Link As to download the Acrobat 9 PPD:
Acrobat 9 PPD
6. Place a copy of the downloaded PPD into the folder you created in step 3.

PPD files, where to put for ID cs5?

hi guys.
in ID cs4 ppd worked fine, but now, in ID cs5 i dont have an option for my pdps. Only pdf print and device independent.
anyone have idea how to resolve this problem?
in my work is necessary to print through two ppds: linotronic 930 and prinergy, and i do not know where now put them!
please help.

aw. last mac os X.
and i tried to search, but with no luck. most cases are about cs4, and cs4 works fine for me. CS5 though no. so tis topis remains unsolved...
i've windows 7 64 too, and situation are worst. i do not think there is any option to put PPD to work on windows 7 64...

PS CS5 PDF Large Format Printing Problem

I had to create a file for a sign (9 feet by 20 feet - 100 dpi) in PS CS5. Problem is I now need to send it to the sign printer. I need to make a PDF from the file but the save as makes the file size bigger than the PSD even with changing the compression settings. The other problem is I cannot print to PDF as when I try that the Acrobat X save as dialogue box never appears. The screen just goes back to the artwork. I have deleted the preferences, reinstalled Acrobat, etc. What can I do here?

To maintain vector output capability from Photoshop in PDF you can't output PDF by way of printing and using Acrobat Distiller. From the File Menu you choose Save As and then select Photoshop PDF from the list of file formats. It will retain vector data from embedded fonts and vector shape layers. I just tested it using Photoshop CS 5.5 64-bit and then viewing the results in Acrobat X.
That being said, Photoshop is a crude tool for passing along vector-based artwork. I don't like the vector shape layers feature very much at all because I find it very user un-friendly. I very much prefer to use Adobe Illustrator in conjunction with Photoshop. It's so much easier to control. I often paste AICB formatted paths into Photoshop's paths palette via the clipboard and then use the vectors as sources to create fills and other things. I'll manually create clipping paths on photos in Photoshop and save TIFF images with the clipping paths active to knock out the background when placing the TIFF in an InDesign or Illustrator layout. I'll create other vector objects in Photoshop to later export in .AI format to Illustrator. Ultimately the end result winds up in Illustrator as a single page layout or in InDesign as a multi-page layout. Both Illustrator and InDesign are far more capable than Photoshop at combining vector-based art and raster-based art together. When you save a PDF from InDesign or Illustrator there is no doubt your raster content and vector content will remain intact. Like the solution with Photoshop, in InDesign and Illustrator you simply choose to save the file in PDF format. No need for using the print to PPD and Acrobat Distiller post process step. Distiller comes in very handy for creating PDFs from lots of non-Adobe applications.

ID CS5.5 IDML file and missing plug-ins...need help

I'm currently running ID CS5.5 and trying to open a CS5 file, ( I think). However, even after converting it to a IDML file extension it just hangs and forces me to shut down. The whole purpose of this is there are several plug-ins including InBooklet SE that I no longer have access to. I'm unable to find the other plugins as well but need to be able to work in this file as the original creator. Any help or suggestions?
Here is my report:
ADOBE INDESIGN PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR SERVICE PROVIDER REPORT
PUBLICATION NAME: 2010 Hayden Catalog 4-27-10 (CS5).indd
PACKAGE DATE: 1/28/11 12:07 PM
Creation Date: 1/28/11
Modification Date: 1/28/11
CONTACT INFORMATION
Company Name:
Contact:
Address:
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS AND OTHER NOTES
External Plug-ins 5
InBooklet SE.4x.pln.framework
WWStyling.pln.framework
SmartTables.InDesignPlugin
Style Flocker.InDesignPlugin
SCFusionIDCS2Plugin.framework
Non Opaque Objects :On PagePB, 5, 65, 66, 67, 69, 71, 72, 95, 96, 97, 98, 130
FONTS
31 Fonts Used; 0 Missing, 6 Embedded, 0 Incomplete, 0 Protected
Fonts Packaged
- Name: Arial-BoldMT; Type: TrueType, Status: Embedded
- Name: ArialMT; Type: TrueType, Status: Embedded
- Name: Eurostile; Type: Type 1, Status: OK
- Name: Eurostile-Bold; Type: Type 1, Status: OK
- Name: EurostileBold; Type: OpenType TrueType, Status: OK
- Name: Futura-Condensed; Type: Type 1, Status: OK
- Name: Futura-CondensedBold; Type: Type 1, Status: OK
- Name: Futura-CondensedBoldOblique; Type: Type 1, Status: OK
- Name: Futura-CondensedExtraBold; Type: Type 1, Status: OK
- Name: Futura-CondensedLight; Type: Type 1, Status: OK
- Name: Futura-CondensedOblique; Type: Type 1, Status: OK
- Name: Futura-ExtraBold; Type: Type 1, Status: OK
- Name: Futura-ExtraBoldOblique; Type: Type 1, Status: OK
- Name: Futura-Heavy; Type: Type 1, Status: OK
- Name: Helvetica-Bold; Type: Type 1, Status: OK
- Name: Helvetica-BoldOblique; Type: Type 1, Status: OK
- Name: Helvetica-Condensed-Bold; Type: Type 1, Status: OK
- Name: HelveticaNeue-BoldCond; Type: Type 1, Status: OK
- Name: HelveticaNeue-BoldItalic; Type: Type 1, Status: OK
- Name: MyriadPro-Regular; Type: Type 1, Status: Embedded
- Name: OfficinaSans-Bold; Type: Type 1, Status: OK
- Name: OfficinaSans-Book; Type: Type 1, Status: Embedded
- Name: OfficinaSans-BookItalic; Type: Type 1, Status: OK
- Name: Techno; Type: Type 1, Status: Embedded
- Name: TechnoRegular; Type: TrueType, Status: OK
- Name: Times-BoldItalic; Type: TrueType, Status: OK
- Name: Times-Italic; Type: TrueType, Status: OK
- Name: Times-Roman; Type: TrueType, Status: OK
- Name: Times-Roman; Type: TrueType, Status: OK
- Name: Universal-NewswithCommPi; Type: Type 1, Status: Embedded
- Name: ZapfDingbats; Type: Type 1, Status: OK
COLORS AND INKS
4 Process Inks; 0 Spot Inks
- Name and Type: Process Cyan; Angle: 0.000; Lines/Inch: 0.000
- Name and Type: Process Magenta; Angle: 0.000; Lines/Inch: 0.000
- Name and Type: Process Yellow; Angle: 0.000; Lines/Inch: 0.000
- Name and Type: Process Black; Angle: 0.000; Lines/Inch: 0.000
LINKS AND IMAGES
(Missing & Embedded Links Only)
Links and Images: 284 Links Found; 0 Modified, 0 Missing 0 Inaccessible
Images: 0 Embedded, 0 use RGB color space
PRINT SETTINGS
PPD: N/A, (AL-CX11-D06AAC)
Printing To: Printer
Number of Copies: 1
Reader Spreads: No
Even/Odd Pages: Both
Pages: All
Proof: No
Tiling: None
Scale: Scale to fit page
Page Position: Center
Print Layers: Visible & Printable Layers
Printer's Marks: Crops
Bleed: 0p0, 0p0, 0p0, 0p0
Color: Composite RGB
Trapping Mode: None
Send Image Data: All
OPI/DCS Image Replacement: No
Page Size: Custom: 50p2.64 x 65p2.64
Paper Dimensions: 51p0 x 66p0
Orientation: Portrait
Negative: No
Flip Mode: Off
FILE PACKAGE LIST
1. 2010 Hayden Catalog 4-27-10 (CS5).indd; type: Adobe InDesign publication; size: 97320K
2. Euros; type: Font file; size: 27K
3. Eurostile; type: Font file; size: 7K
4. EurosBol; type: Font file; size: 29K
5. Eurostile-Bold; type: Font file; size: 5K
6. FuturCon; type: Font file; size: 26K
7. Futura-Condensed; type: Font file; size: 7K
8. FuturConBol; type: Font file; size: 28K
9. Futura-CondensedBold; type: Font file; size: 5K
10. FuturConBolObl; type: Font file; size: 36K
11. Futura-CondensedBoldOblique; type: Font file; size: 4K
12. FuturConExtBol; type: Font file; size: 29K
13. Futura-CondensedExtraBold; type: Font file; size: 5K
14. FuturConLig; type: Font file; size: 27K
15. Futura-CondensedLight; type: Font file; size: 5K
16. FuturConObl; type: Font file; size: 34K
17. Futura-CondensedOblique; type: Font file; size: 5K
18. FuturExtBol; type: Font file; size: 29K
19. Futura-ExtraBold; type: Font file; size: 6K
20. FuturExtBolObl; type: Font file; size: 40K
21. Futura-ExtraBoldOblique; type: Font file; size: 5K
22. FuturHea; type: Font file; size: 28K
23. Futura-Heavy; type: Font file; size: 5K
24. HelveBol; type: Font file; size: 29K
25. Helvetica-Bold; type: Font file; size: 8K
26. HelveBolObl; type: Font file; size: 38K
27. Helvetica-BoldOblique; type: Font file; size: 8K
28. HelveConBol; type: Font file; size: 30K
29. Helvetica-Condensed-Bold; type: Font file; size: 7K
30. HelveNeuBolCon; type: Font file; size: 29K
31. HelveticaNeue-BoldCond; type: Font file; size: 7K
32. HelveNeuBolIta; type: Font file; size: 31K
33. HelveticaNeue-BoldItalic; type: Font file; size: 8K
34. OfficSanBol; type: Font file; size: 32K
35. OfficinaSans-Bold; type: Font file; size: 12K
36. OfficSanBooIta; type: Font file; size: 33K
37. OfficinaSans-BookItalic; type: Font file; size: 11K
38. TechnoRegular; type: Font file; size: 87K
39. Times-BoldItalic; type: Font file; size: 91K
40. Times-Italic; type: Font file; size: 92K
41. Times-Roman; type: Font file; size: 89K
42. ZapfDin; type: Font file; size: 40K
43. ZapfDingbats; type: Font file; size: 4K

You can't convert to .idml by changing the file extension. You must export the file from the oringal version as a .idml file.
That said, you can use jongware's script to identify the version of the file, even if it won't open: Adobe Forums: [Ann] Identify Your InDesign File
That said, InBooklet SE was part of InDesign CS3, but I see it listed inthe plugins used. I also see a number of what look like third-party plugins listed, and that may be the problem. What's happening when you try to open the file?

Fontissue when Exporting to PDF CS5

Commented on linked thread and advised to start new tread.
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/651071?tstart=0
When Exporting to PDF from ID CS5 I have seen font displace and disappear.
Have done some tests since my post on linked tread, and find out, using PDF/X_1a:2001 (PDF version 1.3), it works fine. But when I use PDF version 1.4 and above fonts randomly dissappears. See first picture below.
OK, for me as this is only going to print, but with 1.3 we loose hyperlink and bookmarks if used in other media.
Have seen font displace when Exporting to PDF, (Second picture) and in this case there was no way to get it right with options mentioned above. Only way it came out right was to outline the font...and also PS - Distiller worked fine.
I have found my workarounds, but I would really like to trust the Export to PDF in the future as that is the way Adobe advice us to use.
Workaround 1. Use PDF version 1.3
Workaround 2.
In (application folder) Adobe Indesign CS5 - Presets
Make a new folder - PPDs
Put (ADPDF8.PPD or ADPDF9.PPD) into this folder. (I had a backup of these files, cant find them online...!?!?)
Makes it possible to print PS from InDesign and use Distiller.
Mac - 10.6.X - ID Int. English

@Clement,
We've determined the root case of the text shifts you're seeing in at least one of the cases. In the Animals_Me_Spreads.indd file is having text drop out due to soft returns at the ends of Text on Path objects. We are investigating what would be necessary to fix it, and would hope that we can address it in a future update or release. In the meantime, you should be able to elimiate the problems by eliminating the use of soft returns on Text on Path objects, for example, replace them with hard returns, or limit one story to a path and make the second path contain a separate story.
Sincerely,
Matthew

Printing in InDesign CS5

I just purchased CS5 for my Windows 7 computer and am printing for the first time to my Epson RX595 printer. I go into the print settings in InDesign and go to the printer settings to select Best Photo. When I say OK, go out of the printer settings and then go back in, it has reverted by to the Text settings. I have the newest printer driver for Windows 7 64-bit. I can go directly to the printer driver and change the settings and they stay in place. Has anyone experienced this issue? Any ideas on a resolution (obviously, I can go directly to the printer driver and change it for my printing, but that is a pain since I have to remember to change it back for all my other printing).
Thanks, Steve

Wow, thank you!!! I actually did search pretty thoroughly on the web as well as a moderate search these forums, but oddly enough, I somehow overlooked that thread. Funny, as it was only from several days ago.
My computer never had ADPDF9.PPD in the first place. Any clue why this is?
Many thanks,
T

(New slant on) Printing at 1200 dpi from inDesign CS5 to a Xerox colour laser.

I print calendars magazines and stuff like that.
If I use Photoshop CS3~CS5 I can print a 600 dpi photograph to my Postscript 3 enabled Xerox 1200 dpi laser and get quite good appearance of the photo. Even better if I use a 1200 dpi image in the first place but when I use inDesign CS4~CS5 I can't print to the Xerox at anything over 600 dpi. Sure I can place a 1200 dpi image in the document but it still prints at a resolution that looks suspiciously like 300 dpi and the option to print at 1200 dpi is not available to me. I've filled the xerox to capacity with RAM and have a hard drive in it to store popular documents on.
I've explored many ways some associates and posters to these forums have suggested but I still can't get the quality of print from inDesign that I get from Photoshop (or for that matter a popular page layout program from Canada).
The perplexing thing I have yet to find the answer to is:
Commercial printing presses print at 2400 dpi. (let's not confuse the issue here with lpi screens) inDesign is supposedly a professional level program, you'd think would be capable of delivering 2400 dpi output if commercial presses use that resolution. If this is so... Can anyone tell me please how to make inDesign output 2400 or even 1200 dpi?
I've tried distilling the document to a PDF and using pure postscript to no avail. If the printer did not accept 1200 dpi images from Photoshop, I might be tempted to believe it was a printer issue but I'm satisfied it is not. I might point out that I also have an old Minolta (Postscript 3) colour laser too. It produces better quality output than the Xerox but at a huge cost of consumables. I also recognise the Xerox is a LED laser and not the ideal choice for image reproduction but still quite good enough (from Photoshop) for the work it is doing.
Thanks in advance

"John... You seem to be knowledgable in the area of RIPs and platemaking so here's a question you might care to answer. Suppose my platemaker can make a plate at 5080 dpi. (Forget the screening pitch for now) how do send an inDesign document to the platemaker at 5080 dpi resolution? For that matter how do I send any device a document at more than 600 dpi using inDesign? Answer that and you've answered my original question."
ID's "Print Presets" for Postscript output are based on the RIP's PPD. Since I do not have a RIP connected to my current workstation, the preset defaults to 'device independent'. The only setting for resolution is the transparency flattener which can be set to "High Resolution". You should be able to use the Xerox's RIP PPD in the "Print Presets" under File > Print Presets; where the output resolution should be able to be established. My hunch is, you may have to settle for "High Resolution" and the RIP will output the highest resolution available in the Xerox machine ( if there are no options for resolution in the presets ).
"The only way I can import an indesign PDF into a my pagesetter is to interpolate the images to 1200 ppi seperately from the text and line art which can be 300 dpi or ppi without showing discernable difference. Perhaps your reply in this area was regarding text, not images?"
No. This is backwards. Text and line art is set at output resolution ( i.e., 2540dpi ). You would definitely see a different between 300dpi vs. 2540dpi, especially in small text and the smoothness of lines. Adobe has a Postscript formula for output resolution. I quote from their Print Publishing Guide "The maximum number of grays that most output devices can produce is 256." Their Postscript formula is ( output resolution ÷ screen ruling )2 [ squared ] + 1 = shades of Gray. So, typical offset imagesetter = 2540dpi ÷ 150lpi = 17 x 17 = 289 + 1 = 290 levels of gray. More than enough to generate smooth blends. In short, lasers ( or, in your case, LEDs ) typically cannot generate enough resolution to produce what you want. Which is 1200ppi image resolution(?). 1/1200 LED is about half of what you need for the resolutions you're looking for.
The long and short of it is this. InDesign is capable of setting its resolution as "High" for raster setting ( i.e., transparency flattener ). I agree with you it is frustrating that you cannot set the output res anywhere in ID. I believe that is because it ( the resolution ) is left up to either the RIP or the Print Driver ).
"The perplexing thing I have yet to find the answer to is:
Commercial printing presses print at 2400 dpi. (let's not confuse the issue here with lpi screens)"
No. The standard is 5080dpi; 2540dpi is minimum ( see my Postscript levels of Gray formula above. When I prepare an ID file for offset printing, I first have to determine the print vendor's RIP LPi. This number determines image resolution which, typically is referred to as 2x the LPi. LPi is ( or should be ) determined by the press itself, the paper, and the inks. Desktop lasers are totally different. InDesign does the user a favor by defaulting to device independent so that multiple file do not have to be generated for proofing. Adobe leaves the print resolutions up to the output device.

Rasterization of complex postscript-file crashes in 64-bit Photoshop CS5

Rasterization of complex PS-file crashes in 64-bit Photoshop CS5
I have a variety of complex postscript files that were created in Adobe InDesign CS3 and CS5 through "print to postscript file". I try to rasterize these files in Photoshop CS5 (64 bit on Macintosh) and it crashes Photoshop even before the dialog box comes where one has to specify the dpi for rasterizing. If I use Photoshop CS3 or Photoshop CS5 with 32 Bit opening, it does not crash; and in this case I can rasterize a 100cm x 160cm format with 300 dpi.
If I reduce the complexity to near triviality it works with the 64 bit version.
A major reason why I bought CS5 was because I thought that with the 64 bit version I can handle rasterization of large files better: there are a few minor artifacts created by rasterization in Photoshop 32 bit version which are presumably due to some memory problems; I thought the 64 bit version can solve it. But now it turns out that the 64 bit version cannot handle complex files at all.
If I use Distiller to convert the postscript-File into a pdf file, then the 64-bit version does the rasterization, but there are some reasons why I prefer the rasterization directly from the postscript file.
Is that a bug of the 64 version?
V.S.

I did a lot of testing in the meantime since we have often the task to printout large charts with complex content on plotters of medium size printing companies who need tiffs since they cannot handle pdfs with complex contents.
It turns out that for large charts with complex content the method to export from Indesign to pdf with PDF/X-1a profile and subsequent rasterization in photoshop to create the tiffs sometimes produces a few minor artifacts; mainly very thin white lines that you see in the printout. Also it is not good if your file contains graphics for which PDF/X-1a profile sometimes does not yield the desired high quality. (In addition the pdf file has a lot of display artifacts visible on screen but not manifesting in the rasterized photoshop file.)
The use of the "High Quality Print" profile (instead of PDF/X-1a profile) makes it worse since sometimes semi-transparent objects are printed as 100 percent solid. The solution in this case is to change the Acrobat 5 compatibility of the "High Quality Print" profile to Acrobat 4 compatibility, this solves the semi-transparent problem, I don't understand why, but it does.
On Macintosh one can print to pdf (instead of export to pdf), this solves all problems with artifacts as far as I can judge; however "print to pdf" has PDF/X-1a profile and I don't see any direct way how to change it to "High Quality Print" profile. Presumably I would have to locate somewhere in the Library > Adobe Application Support > Adobe (on Mac) the presets for "print to pdf" and change it if possible.
The easiest way on Macintosh that gives no artifacts is for large charts with complex content to "print to postscript" (with Adobe PDF 9.0 PPD), then use distiller with any suitable profile, like "PDF/X-1a-2001" profile or "High Quality Print" profile, to produce a pdf. This pdf looks fine on screen and simultaneously when rasterized with Photoshop (for example the 64 bit version of CS5) gives you a good photoshop file.
You may be right that the workflow
Indesign > print to postscript > pdf via distiller > rasterize to photoshop file
is outdated for simple and medium complex projects, but for those really complex large charts this is the only viable way to my knowledge; I also know that some of my colleagues use this sometimes for complex projects when export to pdf creates artifacts.
V.S.

Illustrator CS5 - Cannot make custom size when "printing" a PostScript file

Hi all,
I've recently picked up Illustrator CS5, and while this year's model sure is lovely, I'm having an issue when I save a file (or print) as a PostScript file. My aim is to convert the file to a PDF using Distiller and in the Print dialogue box, the PPD field in past versions says something along the lines of Adobe PDF 8.0. In CS5, I do not have the option to select that from the PPD drop down menu (Nor can I find the file to add to the list). Additionally, I can't make a 'custom sized pdf,' only preset paper sizes. I've had to resort to opening my files in CS3 to convert them to PostScript files. I forsee this becoming a problem once I start diving into some of Illustrator CS5's new features.
I get the feeling the program didn't install with an Adobe PDF plug-in and I can't seem to find a substitute online that isn't from 1999 (!). Is there a way to get that plug-in file that my copy of CS3 is using into my CS5?
I'm on a Mac by the way, version 10.6.

I feel your frustration!
I ran all updates and it did nothing because I was still on an older version of Acrobat. Once I installed Acrobat 9, restarted illustrator, I had all of the PDF options avaliable to me found in the link that fuzzydisco design provided me:
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/509/cpsid_50981.html
Having Acrobat 9 seemed to be the essential missing component to me. If you do have Acrobat 9 already, and its not working, then thats a problem I don't know how to fix unfortunately!

Trying to print separation to pdf in Adobe Illustrator CS5 using Mac OS 10.6.7

Is it possible to print separations to pdf in Adobe Illustrator CS5 using Mac OS 10.6.7. Can't seem to make it work. Help.

You should be able to input any size you want into both fields. If not reinstall acrobat or manually assign a correct PPD. System Preferences >>Print & Fax >> Adobe PDF >> Options >> Driver

How do I get my PPD to Adobe ?

When I am printing out of illustrator (and Photoshop for that matter) I cannot choose the PPD option of Adobe (8.0 etc).
Could anyone enlighten as to how I get this setting ?

Hi, Wade.
I usuall DO print to a .ps file first and then distill, but when choosing to Print to Postscript, I still always pick the Adobe PDF as my PPD of choice (gives borderless layout, etc.)...but, as described, that PPD option is not available in CS5 in Snow Leopard.
Do we just pick the "device independent"? Or is there still some way I'm missing to restore the Adobe PDF PPDs for the sake of Postscript file creation?
Thanks,
Mike Schwabauer

PPDs in CS5

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