PDF saving with a white bleed instead of with my Graphics in Ai?

[kjsedgie]

I saw someone had this same issue in InDesign but I didn't see any solutions. I created a PDF from my Illustrator file with a bleed of .25 inches. Everytime I export it as a PDF, my bleed is showing as a white .25" border and isn't showing as the extended graphic images.

I even tried copying my artboard into another older Ai file with PDF's that did export with the correct bleed format (at the time, when I created the file), and even that didn't work. Then I tried exporting the old files in that same Ai file as a PDF and it also showed up with white bleeds. This makes me think it is a new setting or something I accidentally set up in my settings in Ai? Anyone know how to fix this/turn this setting off?

The document itself (screenshot) shows the correct format in bleed preview and the PDF when exported into pdf with the white edges... 😞

[SJRiegel]

I don't see the problem -- the bleed exists in the PDF, and the art and graphics extend into it. The white on the outside is to accomodate the crop marks.

[kjsedgie]

Oh ok, I have just never seen it with the white around the bleeds before and was worried it wasn't going to print correctly but that makes sense. Thanks!

[Ton Frederiks]

I dont see the problem either, the white edges and bleed will be cut off according to the crop marks.

[Anna Lander]

Your first saved file is without crop marks, just an Artboard and bleed. The second one is with crop marks, they have their own length and need some space. You see this space around the bleed. It's OK, When cutting, the white spaces will be deleted and you'll get your artboard, without bleed and the white space.

[Anna Lander]

look carefully at the Acrobat image:

here are 3 areas:
1) your artboard

2) bleed

3) Crop mask size — space around bleed.
So, now your output is absolutely right.
Surely, you can uncheck the "Crop Marks" option in your Export settings and get the same appearance in Acrobat as in InDesign or Illustrator. But it's not a good way: it may cause some unwanted issues when cutting in the print house.

[kjsedgie]

Got it! Thanks!

[jane-e]

In Illustrator, it appears that your Bleed is only on the bottom, not the top or sides. When you make the PDF, are you using the Bleeds from Illustrator or creating new ones?

What are your settings for the Bleed in Illustrator (Document Setup)? And in the joboptions for Acrobat (Marks and Bleeds)?

~ Jane