Saving as PDF with crop marks.

[deevaa]

I'm trying to create a Printready PDF from my Structured FM file. I recently upgraded to FM9.

With earlier versions of FM we've had issues with colours not exporting correctly from FM, and I've had to print .ps files, run a colour correction script and then open the files as .pdf. Due to a limitation of my colour correction script I could only print 5-10pgs at a time. Which made the process very time consuming.

I pitched the upgrade to FM9 to my boss because when I initially tested the trial version and used the 'save as PDF' function, the colours came up correct without having to use the colour correction script.

HOWEVER, now that I'm trying to create printready PDF's of my document, via the save as PDF function, I'm not getting crop marks/registration marks on my files.

On the PDF Setup Dialog box I have 'Western' choosen under Registration Marks. (Screen Shot attached)

Initally I thought it could be because I had the page size set to the exact page size I wanted, but I've tried making the page size bigger and they still don't seem to appear.

Hopefully this is an easy question and I've just missed something simple!

[Art Campbell]

I don't personally use the SaveAs PDF funtion because it's too buggy.

Using Print to the PDF printer, you can get registration marks to print if you activate the marks in Frame and then select the Press Quality PDF job options.

And yes, you do need to print onto a page size larger than the document pages as well.

Art

[deevaa]

Thanks for your response Art,

When you print to the PDF printer do you have any issues with your CMYK colours not coming out as the correct colour breakdowns?

[Arnis Gubins]

Caveat CMYK!

Unfortunately, it's still not completely reliable. There are issues with quite a number of OTF Pro fonts not rendering correctly, and with spot colour tints and table fills that use spot colours.

The upgrade to from COlourChameleon to PubliPDF may be still worth considering...

Also, with your crop mark issue, how big is the page size compared to the output size that you specifed in the PDF Setup? You have to add at least 1cm to the page size to give it room to place the crop marks.