bizz0ris
Member
I'll be the first to admit that my knowledge of trapping is lacking. Up until recently all I needed to know was that when I ripped my files through PSM, FAF took care of the trapping after the rip process. I have now been tasked with prepping files to be sent out and used at various print houses across the country.
My gut reaction is the just make x1a compliant PDFs, and send them off to let the end printer do the trapping assuming they'll do it at their RIP stage just like I would. I am now hesitant to do this because I've found that one of the things that will appear on our invoice to the customer is that we charged them for trapping.
The only way I know how to go about trapping is through Creo PSM and FAF which will produce CT/LW trapped .job files. If this is an acceptable format to pass on to any printer then I guess I'm all set. But if not is there a way to go about trapping an x1a PDF? and is it effective? Or is the best policy to let the end printer do the trapping because they know the tolerances of their presses best.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
My gut reaction is the just make x1a compliant PDFs, and send them off to let the end printer do the trapping assuming they'll do it at their RIP stage just like I would. I am now hesitant to do this because I've found that one of the things that will appear on our invoice to the customer is that we charged them for trapping.
The only way I know how to go about trapping is through Creo PSM and FAF which will produce CT/LW trapped .job files. If this is an acceptable format to pass on to any printer then I guess I'm all set. But if not is there a way to go about trapping an x1a PDF? and is it effective? Or is the best policy to let the end printer do the trapping because they know the tolerances of their presses best.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!