DCS single file

[rande]

I'm having a problem with a placed DCS file in Qx. trying to make a PDF, it says theres a problem with deviceN and just goes away in my PDF.
Anyone know how to get a PDF with a DCS file?

[Soilworker]

I'd never tried it..... never had any need. I just did it though, using Qx 6.5... had no problem. Unfortunately I don't have a real answer for you (there are far too many potential factors for me to even venture a guess).... I was just curious if I could do it myself.

[PrepressDog]

Do you have Indesign?
Indy handles DCS files MUCH better than Quack.

You can look at seps on screen and all.

[huck]

I usually make PDF from Quark (6.0) via postscript (Quark > PS > Distiller > PDF). Quark and PDF are not friends.

[mattbeals]

DCS Merger from Impresse

[disbellj]

huck,

Quark and composite workflow (composite PDF) and DCS does not work that I have seen. So you must be outputting a separated postscript from Quark, which distills to a separated PDF. Either that or you're not using DCS, or you're getting lores in your composite PDF and not hires.

Don

[mattbeals]

Quark invented DCS (Desktop Color Separation) and they still haven't added the kind of support Adobe has for it.

Quark can process a DCS file but will only include the high res data *IF* one of two things happen.
1) You print separated PostScript

OR

2) You use DCS Merger from Impresse first on the DCS images and then print composite.

I don't know if it will do it properly when going direct to PDF if you do not use DCS Merger.

If you print composite and have not used DCS Merger then you will get a low res image where the DCS file is.

[disbellj]

Other than the one other exception of saving as .psd and placing in Illustrator and saving as .eps and placing in Quark for composite output to PDF. View resulting PDF using Overprint Preview in Acrobat to make sure it's hires.

Don

[mattbeals]

What??

That's not a DCS file...

Absolutely! You should always view with overprint preview on in Acrobat.

[disbellj]

Didn't say it was a DCS file Matt. It is, however, an option that can be used to output an incoming DCS file to composite PDF and it be high resolution in the composite PDF. It's a workaround is what it is.

Don