rasterize pdf in indesign

[KL111]

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?

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

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. 

[KL111]

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.

[KL111]

I think it is a misunderstanding: I need the whole pdf which is a vector drawing rasterized to layout it in indesign and I am searching for a way to rasterize it in indesign itself

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

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. 

[KL111]

Thanks for the quick answers! I am gonna try it

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

Let me (us) know if you still have problems.

The Fix Hairlines tool is under the Print Production category in Acrobat Pro.

[rob day · Accepted solution]

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:

[KL111]

Thank you! Both options work for me!

[Adam28611801yukn]

This was the perfect fix for me (after many many hours of trying).. you can keep your preferred flattening settings also.. and just right-click on the offending page in InDesign and set that specific page to 0% (i.e. Rasterised) and that removes what they call stitching, where vectors underneath an image are showing white outlines.

[rob day]

and that removes what they call stitching, where vectors underneath an image are showing white outlines.

Stitching is a only display artifact, it wouldn’t show in high res RIP’d output. In AcrobatPro you can uncheck Smooth line art in the Page Display Prefences to change the way Acrobat anti-aliases—that’s probably a much better option than forcing the page to rasters before it is output— @KL111’s original post wasn’t about stitching:

[SinChi32381194uq6o]

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!