Is this normal for a print made in ID from a PDF

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November 13, 2025
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I wanted your thoughts on if this was normal when printing a document through a third party printer. I have been told its normal and moire but I have never seen anything quite like this. Looks more like printing that hasn't gone right, really jagged tones. This was sent as specifited as a print ready PDF. All images are 300ppi and no compression etc. Is this normal in offset printing?

Correct answer dinz100001

It is digital printing print on demand. There isn't any quality control or checking, have had multiple issues with this printer so am moving on to a knowledgeable local printer.

rob day

Community Expert

Hi @dinz100001 , It could be happening in the way you are handling color profiles. What profile is assigned to the image, and what are your PDF output settings? Can you share a PDF you are sending to the printer?

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dinz100001Author

Inspiring

The settings were followed to the printers requirements. Colour profile Gracol2006 and output settings all high quality JPG max quality, all images above 450ppi resampled to 300ppi. Also to note this happened on only some images whilst others not effected at all. Reckon it was an issue with lack of quality control

rob day

Community Expert

Gracol2006

Gracol2006 is an offset CMYK profile, do you mean you are converting your images to CMYK and outputting to a composite printer?

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ak_1809

Participating Frequently

It looks like a ripping issue on the printer's end. Your sure this was printed offset?

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dinz100001AuthorCorrect answer

Inspiring

It is digital printing print on demand. There isn't any quality control or checking, have had multiple issues with this printer so am moving on to a knowledgeable local printer.