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Bleed Help

Community Beginner ,
Feb 22, 2024 Feb 22, 2024

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On my Illustrator file, the top of my document is far away from the bleed line but when it is exported as a PDF, it brings the document right up to the bleed edge. Can someone help me? 

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Feb 22, 2024 Feb 22, 2024

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The crop marks speak a different language.

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Feb 23, 2024 Feb 23, 2024

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I see crop marks but no bleed. Your document does not have a bleed.

 

It appears to me that the space above the "42" logo is correct to the crop marks. (The screen captures are at different scales, but the space appears to be correct.)

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Check your document setup and see if you've included a bleed:

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Below is what a bleed looks like in Illustrator when saved as PDF with all marks turned on.

Notice that AI does not include bleed marks, however you artwork needs to extend _beyond_ the page edge/crop marks. 

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A little easier to visualize is how InDesign outputs PDFs with crop/bleed marks:

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Your art needs to extend beyond the crop marks as shown to the bleed lines:

(Bleed lines in AI and ID show up as red lines _outside_ the page edge.)

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It looks as if you build or are using your own template. Just extend any artwork that touches the page edge at least 9 pts beyond the page edge. 

 

David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)

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