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raymondh93818467
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October 15, 2019
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how much volume of files InDesign limited to can not be exported to PDF

  • October 15, 2019
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I would like to ask experts,how much volume(Size:?? MB/GB)of files InDesign limited to can not be exported to PDF? Because we have ever met more than 2GB files that can't be exported directly to PDF. In addition to industrial design, does Photoshop and illustrator have this limitation?

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    Legend
    October 15, 2019

    Do export in parts with size no more than 2 GB

    Than a trick - https://forum.rudtp.ru/threads/obojti-ogranichenie-razmera-fajla-v-2-gb-u-pdf.58351/

    Open first and second PDFs in Acrobat Pro and move pages (drag&drop from pages pallete) from 2nd to first and then save, then 3rd to first and save. It works. 

     

    I really don't understand why Adobe don't do support of PDFs with big size by many years. I used to do many PDFs with movies and 3d-models and this restriction drive me bananas. 

    Remember, never say you can't do something in InDesign, it's always just a question of finding the right workaround to get the job done. © David Blatner
    Legend
    October 15, 2019
    I think the question was about what InDesign file size (can be exported to PDF). Not what size PDF (can be exported from InDesign). But I may be wrong. If InDesign is really limited to 2 GB export of PDF, that's just silly.
    Community Expert
    October 15, 2019

    Hi Raymond,

    indeed, a 2GB InDesign file is rather unusual.

    Do you say, that you cannot export to PDF because there is some error message with the export?

    Or does the export "never" end? Will it help to export pages in ranges of 5 or 10 instead of the whole document?

     

    Assumption:

    If your layout document contains a lot of image data that is not placed and linked, but just copied over from the clipboard to the pages, then you'll likely end up with a damaged layout document. Or a document you'll cannot manage anymore.

     

    Regards,
    Uwe Laubender

    ( ACP )

    Legend
    October 15, 2019

    There's no specific limit. Please treat this as a specific problem, not a limit, and post details. (People will say there is no reason for InDesign files sized so large though, and advise you to fix this as it could make all sorts of problems).