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MMC · #1 (**permalink**) 07-23-2007, 10:07 AM

Has anyone got a way to make Nexxus create only 1 image for the imported file instead of a million tiffs? I know we used to do it when we first started with Artpro (imported manually thru Artpro) but now the place I work at uses Nexxus to do all the importing and I'd like to change it. Anyone?

haushold · #2 (**permalink**) 07-23-2007, 10:18 AM

In your import module there is a button to make images internal. See if that works for you.

MMC · #3 (**permalink**) 07-23-2007, 11:29 AM

thanx, I've done that and it does make an internal ct so you don't need to keep all of the tifs, the thing I still don't like is that my images are still all broken up (most likely due to many transparencies) and trapping gets ugly sometimes! I want the ripped file to have one image for each image, ya know what I mean?

zimmy · #4 (**permalink**) 07-23-2007, 11:40 AM

How about flatten Transparencies(under Arrange menu)
then convert to CT(under arrange menu)

MMC · #5 (**permalink**) 07-23-2007, 11:42 AM

I'll try it, thanx.

MMC · #6 (**permalink**) 07-23-2007, 11:49 AM

NOPE, that doesn't do it........

macdevin · #7 (**permalink**) 07-24-2007, 08:29 AM

The issues more then likey is your sending nexus a flatten file. Give it a non-flatten file. It's best to give Nexus a PDF version 1.5 or 1.6.

MMC · #8 (**permalink**) 07-24-2007, 01:27 PM

macdevin, are you saying that if I use a pdf 1.5 or 1.6 that nexxus WON'T break up the images in my ripped file? how do you make a non-flattened file from Indesign or Quark without printing it and making a PDF?

MMC · #9 (**permalink**) 07-24-2007, 01:47 PM

I was printing PS file from Indy, this time I exported a PDF & it ripped better, it didn't split images into a bunch of pieces like before, I guess it was splitting them up due to layered transparencies.

Joe · #10 (**permalink**) 07-24-2007, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MMC

macdevin, are you saying that if I use a pdf 1.5 or 1.6 that nexxus WON'T break up the images in my ripped file? how do you make a non-flattened file from Indesign or Quark without printing it and making a PDF?

From InDesign you export it as a 1.5 or 1.6 PDF and it will not flatten.

Quark, on the other hand, has no way to make a PDF that is not flattened.