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Fancypantsrodgers
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October 20, 2023
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Issues with Acrobat Pro PDFs and opening in Photoshop

  • October 20, 2023
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Hi everyone! I'm having a really frustrating situation with Acrobat and Photoshop. I have individual PDF files which I created in Acrobat Pro, which all have bleed and crop marks. Some of these files open fine in Photoshop and show the bleed and crop marks, but some of them open at their cropped size. Even if I make the canvas bigger, the crop marks and bleed are not present. I am using Acrobat Pro 2023.006.20360 and Photoshop 25.0. Does anyone have any tips at all?

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    Dylan31358750uith
    Participant
    November 23, 2024

    I’m having the same problem.

    I have a PDF test file at 3.5" x 2" 300 dpi (business card size), but  the size would vary depending on what I am doing. 

    I am adding a .125" bleed in Acrobat using Print Production > Preflight Edit Fixup  > Generate Bleed From Page Content > Mirror Edges and Corners

    This has been successful and when I go to file > properties in Acrobat the new size is 3.75 x 2.25, as it should be and the bleeds are visible in Acrobat.

    When I then open this new file in Photoshop it is still 3.5 x 2 with no bleeds. Adjusting the canvas or image size does not help.
    Any advice would be appreciated. 

    Kevin Stohlmeyer
    Community Expert
    Kevin StohlmeyerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 23, 2023

    Hi @Fancypantsrodgers when you open a PDF in Photoshop, there are options you need to confirm before opening.

    One of them is the "Crop To" option. Depending on what is set it will show crop marks or just the live area of the PDF.

     

      Fancypantsrodgers
      FancypantsrodgersAuthor
      Participant
      October 23, 2023

      Hi Kevin, thanks so much for your response! The issue with these particular files is that when I open, Photoshop doesn't ask me to confirm the size. With the files that are opening fine and showing bleed and crop marks, Photoshop does ask me. I'm opening the files all the same way, by dragging the PDF into the Photoshop icon. I have also tried right-clicking the files and selecting "open with" Photoshop, but I get the same result. I feel like there must be a really simple solution, but I've tried everything I can think of.

       

      Kevin Stohlmeyer
      Community Expert
      Kevin StohlmeyerCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      October 23, 2023

      The only way a PDF would open directly in Photoshop without going through the import window is if it was created/modified and saved from Photoshop. Were all these created the same way?

       

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