Acrobat can handle live transparency and produce high-quality separations. This would be a good choice if your printer is sending this to an imagesetter or platesetter out of Acrobat Professional. RGB images are converted to CMYK CMYK values are unchanged. Color and grayscale images are downsampled to 300 ppi (considered an industry standard for commercial printing). Acrobat 5 compatibility is selected, and transparency isn’t flattened.
Press Quality: Use this PDF preset for high-quality commercial printing where the printer is comfortable receiving a PDF with live transparency. Transparency is retained (Acrobat 5 compatibility is the default). Colors are left unchanged (they aren’t converted to another color space). Color and grayscale images are downsampled to 300 ppi.
High Quality Print: Use this preset to create a PDF document for high-quality printing on desktop printers and proofers. More after the jump! Continue reading below↓įree and Premium members see fewer ads! Sign up and log-in today.
