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T · #1 (**permalink**) 02-15-2007, 10:33 AM

I guess I never ran across this before (in 15 years) but how come Illustrator has a limit of 72 points on bleed when you try to print or save a file? Not that I always need that much, but this one time it did come up.?? Is there a plug-in floating about for this? I just enlarged the overall document size, but I just thought it was weird.

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almaink · #2 (**permalink**) 02-15-2007, 10:37 AM

Just one of the many mystery's in life, and one of the many reasons I never print from Illy, I make all my Illy files oversized with bleed included place in Indy and rip from there.

born2print · #3 (**permalink**) 02-15-2007, 11:38 AM

yep,
never been fun to print from AI...
remember Adobe Seperator??
why would Adobe need a plug in just to print if it weren't messed up.

We always "assemble" into a layout app (like InD)

T · #4 (**permalink**) 02-15-2007, 11:41 AM

Even trying to save a PDF! Oh, well...

born2print · #5 (**permalink**) 02-15-2007, 11:48 AM

I can't condone save as PDF from AI!
Not the best PDF sometimes,
Drop AI in InD then print a local .ps file which to Distill with good PDF settings <whew>
Simple as that.

Joe · #6 (**permalink**) 02-15-2007, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by born2print

I can't condone save as PDF from AI!
Not the best PDF sometimes,
Drop AI in InD then print a local .ps file which to Distill with good PDF settings <whew>
Simple as that.

Export straight to PDF is the way to go. Forget PS altogether.

#7 (**permalink**) 02-15-2007, 01:07 PM

I vote for .ps > Distill X1a...... can't go wrong with that.
until we get the dongle for the Adobe PDF Print Engine for MetaDimension.
Should be this summer sometime.

born2print · #8 (**permalink**) 02-15-2007, 01:37 PM

thanks for the support VEE, the differing opinions may have everything to do with different work and workflows...
save PDF from AI may be OK for some work,
but with our work we're better off with .ps > PDF

T · #9 (**permalink**) 02-16-2007, 04:34 AM

OK, OK what is the actual problem when saving a PDF out of Illy vs. PS -> PDF?
I'd say 60% of our work comes in Illy (our clients think it's the cat meow)

Our RIP is Nexus 8.4_Rev 2

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beermonster · #10 (**permalink**) 02-16-2007, 05:21 AM

most of our work is illycs2 - its superb.

pdf's out of illy are fine - no flattening of live transparency, blending modes and spot colour issues

ripping from illy is easy

bleed - well - make your page bigger (to incorporate the extra bleed) and then rip with no bleed as it were

wasnt aware of the limitation, but its an easy workround - thanks for the tip