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Anonymous
February 8, 2015
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i can't export/save my psb as a PDF

  • February 8, 2015
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i have made a banner in CS5.

it's larger than 2GB and is CMYK, 600dpi.

I can't save/export as a PDF, which the printer service specifies.

Any solutions!?

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    Correct answer Test Screen Name

    oh ok. so if i make it in inDesign - i would need to copy and paste the work i've done in Photoshop. would that work? i assume so... as long as the file is the same size


    It is best not to copy/paste photos into InDesign. And on NO ACCOUNT try to copy and paste the whole layout into InDesign, that would go from bad to worse. Instead, collect the source photos together and place each one. Redo the text (you can copy and paste the text as text, if you want). If you have done much layout, sorry, you need to redo it.

    If you like, post the full details from the printer. We may be able to better guide you, and point out more pitfalls.

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    station_two
    station_two
    Inspiring
    February 8, 2015

    Contact that "printer service".  I doubt they want a >2 GB file of any type.

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    Anonymous
    February 8, 2015

    that's what i thought as well, but how would i make it smaller than 2GB without losing quality. the printer guy asked for it at 600dpi as well! eek

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    Test Screen Name
    Legend
    February 9, 2015

    the printer did say to 'create outlines' before i save as a PDF - which i

    haven't done... because creating outlines would mean all my photos would

    have a line around them right?

    or could i just create outlines (or stroke as i've heard them called?) but

    make them transparent?

    On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 1:24 PM, Philippa Hunt <philly.c.hunt@gmail.com>


    Creating outlines is not something you do in Photoshop at all. He presumably has in mind that you would use Illustrator or InDesign. Photoshop is not a layout tool and using it as one can create all manner of problems, not least colossal files of poor quality text.

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