Anyone found a way to separate a pdf?

[Night]

I want print a separation of a pdf, but my search dont give me what I want. What I know its if a pdf its create with cmyk element, its can be separate (place it in qxd5 and print) but if its contain RGB, we cant separate it. The only thing I found its CrackerJack, a plugin for acrobat.. its convert the pdf for a separation... but I dont like the result.

Anyone found another way?


thanks

[Cory]

depending on what type of elements you are talking about..

if it's scanned images you can convert them to cmyk using the full version of acrobat, just your your touch up tool, right click (or control click) on the image and select edit image..this will open it in photoshop. Convert to cmyk and save..PDF will auto-update..

another more expensive solution is pit stop pro by enfocus..this will give you a lot of editing capabilities within acrobat, but it's not that cheap..

anyone else have some suggestions?
we deal with some publisher files here that produce RGB pdf's that I have been using pitstop to convert to CMYK. Has anyone ever read MS's solution to producing CMYK pdf from publisher? it's hilarious..I will have to dig it up.

[Lammy]

Most PDF's can be opened with Illustrator. Version 10 does the best job. fromt ehre you can print seperations.

[Night]

Yeah but when we got a pdf for someone using special font we dont have.. isnt work!

[PreMediaTex]

If the fonts weren't embedded in the PDF (as they should have been) and the fonts used in the document weren't provided as separate files for usage with this PDF file, you will not be able to either output accurately (composite or separated) or open in another Adobe application (Photoshop or Illustrator).

[grimthingcom]

We use Pit Stop, it's okay, but it's not the end all. I think the easiest way to convert an image to CMYK is how Cory suggested. Hold down control and double click and the image will open up in your image editing software specified in Acrobat's preferences (usually photoshop). From there just convert the image to CMYK and control-s.

If that method kills acrobat, save the image out as a photoshop PDF (NOT a single-image PDF) and open both PDF's in Acrobat. Copy the image from the Photoshop PDF you want to place and then paste it in the main PDF.

Of cousre, if the designer scaled down the image with quark or pagemaker and then made the PDF, you're gonna have to have pitstop to scale the image down to the correct aspect ratio. If you don't have pitstop in this case, there's another way.

Import the entire PDF into photoshop, flatten it, crop down to around the picture in question (the PIQ, if you will) and the save that out as a photoshop PDF and repeat the above procedure. The photo quality won't be near as good (unless you import the PDF at around 600 ppi--read HUGE) but it's an alternative if you don't have pitstop.

That's my 2 cents, hope it helps.

[grimthingcom]

Okay, forget the 600 ppi bit, the image you save out needs to be the same resolution as the PDF you intend to paste it into.

You can get that info from InProduction's scan of the PDF, I think.

I'm telling you this from home, so I'm going on memory here. I'll check when I get into work on Monday and correct this if I told you wrong.

[Night]

Originally Posted by grimthingcom

Import the entire PDF into photoshop, flatten it, crop down to around the picture in question (the PIQ, if you will) and the save that out as a photoshop PDF and repeat the above procedure. The photo quality won't be near as good (unless you import the PDF at around 600 ppi--read HUGE) but it's an alternative if you don't have pitstop.

Its almost the method we use for now, we raster the pdf into photoshop at 600dpi, its take lots of time and space, but its the only method we know for now. I will take a look at pitstop. They have a demo version?

Thanks

[grimthingcom]

Here's the link to http://www.enfocus.com/products/down...avitem=10&nr=3 Pitstop Professional Trialware on the Enfocus website. And I'll admit, the price is ludicrous. However, not that I'm advocating *cough*piracy*cough*, you could find a serial number for the trialware to extend the amount of time of use so that you can prove to your superiors that your shop can't live without it.

If they're happy with the *cough*pirated*cough* version, it'll be on their heads if they ever happen to get a software audit mysteriously after you were let go or fired.

It's just a thought.





note:(In no way shape or form does our shop endorse or use pirated software, mostly, I guess, because they're wary of disgruntled ex or soon-to-be ex-employees. What's the point in climbing your way to the top only to be knocked down by a singing canary.)

[jctremblay]

Acrobat 6 can print in separations....