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Inspiring
Oct 24, 2023 3:25 PM UTC
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Files automatically printing bitmap

Hello, my files from both illustrator and indesign are printing only in bitmap. In the print dialogue under advanced, I uncheck bitmap, but in the print summary it says it's still active. My printer does have postscript capabilities. 

 

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Inspiring
Oct 30, 2023 8:14 PM UTC

I contacted the printer manufacturer and they suggested installing the latest print driver for my mac, so I did and restarted my mac, but the issue is the same. I don't believe it's an issue with the printer because when I tried printing to that same printer from indesign on a windows pc the it did allow me to turn off bit map.


The issue has been solved! It ended us that when I added the printer in the first place I didn't select adobe postscript printer in the drop down. 

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Monika Gause
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Oct 24, 2023 4:49 PM UTC

And why do you think they are printing in bitmap?

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Inspiring
Oct 24, 2023 7:03 PM UTC

I have no idea, that's kinda why i'm posing the issue..

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Monika Gause
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Community Expert
Oct 24, 2023 7:35 PM UTC

Can you please post a photo of the result so we cann see it?

It might be halftone screening, not pixels.

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