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elainei86390023
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October 28, 2017
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Any reason why directional feathering that shows on Indd pdf wouldn't print out at offset printers

  • October 28, 2017
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Hi folks,

I can see the directional feathering on the pdf and it prints out on my home Canon printer.

Is there anything that would stop it printing out when a 'Commercial Printer' prints the sheets as A1 posters?

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Correct answer Abambo

Commercial printers are not always up to date. If their printing process can treat, however, PDF/X-4, they should be able to print transparency without problems.

I try always to be as precise as possible when I schedule a print job to the service provider. Normally I get a "good for print" returned, showing me the exact output as it will be on their machines. If I do not get (plotters for banner poster for example), I send over a jpeg image "for visual inspection of the print". That way, the printer knows what I expect to get.

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Test Screen Name
Legend
October 28, 2017

Preflight isn't magic, it only checks what you ask. Some people need opposite things. So... How did you come to choose these specific preflight settings.

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elainei86390023Author
Participant
October 29, 2017

Thank you for responding.

Preflight changed to Print Quality at last minute as I noticed it was on basic working space and assumed Print Quality was more appropriate to the requirement for high quality print... probably shows my ignorance.

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Test Screen Name
Legend
October 28, 2017

Not if they are up to date and diligent. Have you had a problem?

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elainei86390023Author
Participant
October 28, 2017

Thanks Test Screen Name.

Novice here.

The gist of the matter is that everything was going okay - no errors reported on preflight panel - but then I noticed I was in basic working space and changed it to print  just before I pdf'd the document and didn't check the preflight panel at that point.

Opened up the doc a few days later after sending it to the printers and have discovered a transparency warning on all the directional feathering... Mmm... Will I get what I see on the pdf or will technology somehow get rid of the directional feathering in the output?

Ho hum.

Abambo
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AbamboCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
October 28, 2017

Commercial printers are not always up to date. If their printing process can treat, however, PDF/X-4, they should be able to print transparency without problems.

I try always to be as precise as possible when I schedule a print job to the service provider. Normally I get a "good for print" returned, showing me the exact output as it will be on their machines. If I do not get (plotters for banner poster for example), I send over a jpeg image "for visual inspection of the print". That way, the printer knows what I expect to get.

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