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I can't say for sure that it would be hand-folded. I'll find out...

Al, was it my specs that led to you this conclusion, or was it motormount's assumption that this would be hand-folded?

My "accordion" description was inaccurate, is that correct?

I'm back at the office now and had a closer look at the printer's dummy. Here are the specs: Stock: 200gsm woodfree 26 panels concertina folded (13 "front side panels" and 13 "back side" panels) 1 panel pasted down to IFC Lining pasted down to IBC @ Al, thanks for that folding explanation and...

Hi, Al. I don't have access to any imposition software, so trying to make it work in ID. The book will be printed and manufactured in China. I've spoken with the print vendor who has asked that the file be set-up this way. Now, I'm just trying to figure out how to actually set it up this way.

I've just stumbled upon something in ID that may be intentional in the code, but I can't seem to find anything that documents it. I was hoping to put 13, 270mmW x 235mmH pages side by side. I am able to put 10 together but that appears to be ID's limit. See the attached screen-grab. When I try...

I'm not saying lossless optimization is a problem. Just trying to figure out if I was overlooking a setting. I've been burned before on image compression (although it was from Quark, not ID), and we had to reject the printing because of the poor image quality. So I proceed very cautiously now...

Thanks, Mikie. It does seem odd, though. You can save the edited PDF without affecting the image compression by going File - Save, but if you want to save the file as an alternate version (e.g. "Edited.pdf") you have to jump through some hoops to have the original image compression settings...

Here's the scenario: 1) I have a PDF exported from ID CS6. The image are not compressed (this is intentional). 2) I open the PDF in Acrobat X and delete a line of text. 3). I save the PDF (File - Save As - PDF). 4). The image in the PDF now has ZIP compression applied. A different approach...

I see. I knew I was missing something. There are a couple of profiles we work with. The only standard one is U.S. Web Coated SWOP v2, the others are profiles provided by our domestic or Asian partners (which is a modified F39 with 300 TAC). When converting I will go from the current working...

I grabbed those VIGC profiles that you mentioned, Stephen. I am struggling with the Device Link option in Photoshop though. I can convert to one of the VIGC profiles, for example ISOcoated_VIGC_39L_300_v2.icc. However, I cannot make use of the Device Link option. The only option I have is Total...

Thanks, Stephen. I'll check out those profiles.

Hi, Gordo. Yes, that seems to work. For some reason I thought you could not go CMYK-CMYK in Photoshop (without a plug-in). I even went back to CS2, thinking it was older versions that didn't allow it, and it worked in CS2 as well. Thanks.

What do you feel is the best way to lower the TAC of a CMYK image while maintaining all layers and adjustment layers? For arguments sake, let's say you are unable to lower the TAC with a selective color adjustment, or any other adjustment. How would you go about doing it? Are there plug-ins...

I went back and experimented a bit with Quark's export options. There was a big difference between their Automatic ZIP/JPG Low versus their Manual Zip 8-bit. The manual zip method compressed an image to 44.36% of it's original size. The Automatic ZIP/JPG compressed the same image to 11.78% of...

Thanks for all the feedback. From what I have gathered Double-Hit and Heavy-Hit are somewhat synonymous, just depends on how the printer decides to handle it; run densities higher, or create 2 plates for the same ink. Just to clarify, I do not work at a printer, we are a publisher who will be...

We work with a publishing partner from the UK, and when we Americanize on of their titles, they often have specific guideline for the printing. For example, on a previous job they requested a double-hit of the 2 Neon Pantones being used. This current job, they are asking for a heavier hit of the...

Now I'm more confused. Looking at Quark 8's compression settings I noticed that ZIP/JPG are lumped together, whereas InDesign gives you the option to choose ZIP or JPG. Does Quark determine which compression method to use based on some criteria?

Interesting. You are right, the "High" in Quark terms actually created a lower quality PDF than the "Low". So, my initial rant was inaccurate. So, I guess it is just JPG compression, in general, that's the issue. Generally, I use ZIP or no compression at all. Still odd, though. Even with the...

With InDesign, I have custom presets. We rarely use Quark, which is why I was just relying on their default Press-Quality setting (should have know better!). In some cases the images were compressed to less than 1% of their original size. I should have known something was up, based on the...