Editing print ready PDF's for commercial printing.

[Tommyk1]

Hi all,
This post is regarding using Designer Pro to edit print ready PDF's (with crop marks, colour bars etc) created using Photoshop and Illustrator.
I can do the edits, but if I try and export the file it corrupts (colour values change, some text changes col)

The files are supplied to me by a designer and sometimes I need to do urgent changes myself before going to print. I have unticked the 'add printers marks' box to avoid a double set of marks and colour bars and have the fonts installed too.
Does anyone have experience doing this? Any suggestions would be a great help!

Thank you in advance,
Tom

[mwenz]

Hello Tom,

Can you provide a sample?

Mike

[Albacore]

Yes to Illustrator, no to Photoshop. Colour values should be fine but I always check the important ones. The text thing D Pro will always by default export rich black if you move the K slider down and then back up it will export properly and of course set CMY to 0%. Worked for Scottish national newspaper for many years and did this on a daily basis getting Illy files sent to me at home and at work modifying them and exporting them from D Pro.

[Tommyk1]

Hi, thank you! That was the fix!
Cheers for your help on this.

I have another small problem regarding exporting which I'm trying to resolve myself...is it ok if I ask you if I can't get it fixed?

[Albacore]

No problem.