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rasterize pdf in indesign

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July 8, 2021
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Hi!

I am searching for a way to use pdfs in indesign and to rasterize them there. Now I am opening them before in photoshop to rasterize them. I only need the pdf-image rasterized not the whole page or the hole file, is there any way to do that faster in indesign only without a second program?

Correct answer rob day

You can force rasters when you export an InDesign page with placed PDFs or vectors as a flattened PDF (Acrobat 4).

Try creating a Flattener preset with a low Raster/Vector Balance (0 will rasterize the entire ID page), something like this:

Add a transparent object anywhere on the spread and export to PDF/X-1a with the custom Flattener preset selected in the Advanced tab:

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SinChi32381194uq6o

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Hi - I cant find the Transparency Flattener Preset Options in Acrobat. Where do you find it?

Is there still no way to do this directly in InDesign? It's strange - you have 'expand' in Illustrator, why isn't there something similar in InDesign?

Thanks in advance!

rob day

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You can force rasters when you export an InDesign page with placed PDFs or vectors as a flattened PDF (Acrobat 4).

Try creating a Flattener preset with a low Raster/Vector Balance (0 will rasterize the entire ID page), something like this:

Add a transparent object anywhere on the spread and export to PDF/X-1a with the custom Flattener preset selected in the Advanced tab:

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KL111Author

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Thank you! Both options work for me!

Dave Creamer of IDEAS

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Why not export the PDF in Acrobat Pro? You can do multiple pages at once or create an action to do dozens/hundreds of files at once. Then import the image into InDesign.

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

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KL111Author

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Thanks for the answer: There are two problems: it is again a 2 program work

second: Acrobat pro tells me that there is no image to export when I want to export the pdf as png. That is correct because it is a vector drawing so it does not solve the problem.

Dave Creamer of IDEAS

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Publishing is a multi-program process. InDesign can do a lot of things but not everything. That being said, there may be a script that can process the image in the background.

I'm referring to exporting the entire PDF page as an image. It won't matter what is on the page--vector or otherwise. If you are dealing with very thin lines, they could be dropping out, but Acrobat has a feature to thicken the lines beforehand.

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

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