FrameMakers print marks are broken. Are there any alternatives?

Forum|Forum|1 year ago
October 23, 2024
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FrameMakers crop mark feature does not work. Offsetting the cropmarks will create bigger pages, rather than moving the marks. Are there scripted solutions for this?

As of now, I shall have to do a very manual method of placing cropmark graphics on master pages.

I reported this error years ago.

DebralynnMedDev

Inspiring

I am experiencing this as well. Thanks for posting about it. I am utilizing the publishing tool and set up an high quality print setting. I tried in the print setting mode as well, which doesn't work either. I will have to add in acrobat, however I do have a bleed on the cover which will prove problematic.

Be.eM

Inspiring

I've had that reported for FM2019 years ago. According to Adobe this should have been fixed with FM2022. The last version which created good, usable and correct print marks was FM2015, apparently.

Bernd

Bob_Niland

Community Expert

If you have the full Acrobat product (Pro, DC, not Reader), it can add Printer Marks.

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FrameMaker-dkAuthor

Community Expert

Yes, you would think so. Acrobat can insert print marks, but it seems FrameMaker does not communicate the papers original size, so when Acrobat inserts the printmarks, they end up all over the place. At least that was how I interpreted the situation.

Bjørn Smalbro - FrameMaker.dk

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Winfried Reng

Community Expert

When I had to have crop marks, I printed to a PostScript file with a page size larger than the final page size and activated Registration Marks.

Does this work? Or do you need more control?

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FrameMaker-dkAuthor

Community Expert

Yes. @Winfried Reng That is probably what I should have done. The print company I was working with had a lot of very specific requirements for the pdf. which is why I eventually gave up and relied on manual labor 🙂

Bjørn Smalbro - FrameMaker.dk

frameexpert

Community Expert

Hi Bjørn,

If you can give me an overview of how you are putting the cropmarks on master pages, I may be able to script it for you. Or send me a file off list. Thanks.

Rick