Sizing Issue

[default7xv39hd5qnf3]

I have a PDF that is 240" x 72". Because the PDF has extra space and crops, I wanted to quickly drop it into InDesign to confirm size. I selected Trim size in options, but it imports at 10% of size, and shows me 24" x 7.2". If I use Illustrator to open the PDF, it shows me real size, 240" x 72".

Am I missing something?

[BobLevine]

InDesign's maximum page size is 216 inches.

[Peter Spier]

InDesign has a maximum dimension of 216 inches, so how exactly were you doing this?

[default7xv39hd5qnf3]

I didn't get an error when I created a page size 240" wide, so after your replies I see that it defaulted down to 216, so I am guessing that it scaled the PDF because it is unable to place at 100% size.

Thanks for the replies Peter and Bob.

[BobLevine]

You're right, there's no alert but I do see that if you go over 216 the field is highlighted in red.

[Eugene Tyson · Accepted solution]

Confirm the size in Acrobat

Use the Crop

https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/crop-pdf-pages.html

 

[rob day]

Also, Acrobat has a 200" limit. If I try to export a 216" x 216" document I get this warning:

The document properties of the exported PDF shows it has been cropped:

[BobLevine · Accepted solution]

This is all very familiar and then I rembered this:

Beware 200″ Limit for PDFs | CreativePro Network

[Peter Spier]

At this point, given the size limitations, one has to wonder if the original PDF in question wasn't created at 10% scale. That wouldn't be unusual for a banner.