Creating PDF! Perhaps I'm doing something wrong???

[Roland Aalto]

Hi folks,

Finaly I bought Xtreme, been using Xara since v 1.5 and just love it, but I always had some problems delivering originals to our print shop, now in
Xtreme this problem is solved thanks to the nice pdf export upgrade...

The PDF generated is just great with perfect quality, better and more crisp then Illustrator generated pdf's and smaller files...thank you Xara

There is just one detail not solved yet, sometimes our print guy wants all Print Marks included, and the only quick_and_dirty way I found to fix this is by mounting the file in Indesign therefore involving another application in my workflow! No big deal but never the less it takes another couple of minutes...

Today I was extemly stressed with a original and decided it was time to post a question concerning the pdf print mark issue?

Soo if anyone know how to include all print marks in a Xtreme generated pdf pls let me know!

Best regards / Roland at asite | Stockholm

[bcire68]

Hi Roland,

Why not just draw your own print marks on a template and then use the template to create your images on. I would think if you put the print marks on a seperate layer that they wouldn't get in the way of you when you are drawing.

Just a thought.

Eric

[AntonyF]

I'm a strong proponent of printer marks in PDF, and have passed along that request before. We can but hope.

[Albacore]

The Template method is the way I do it. You can make templates for all the usual sizes, brochures, buisness stationary and even at work using AI we all a box (rectangle) convert it to guidelines, draw in any fold line and crop marks and the put in printers marks from the Print Menu.

[gwpriester]

Print marks were part of previous versions of Xara and were an option in Print Setup. I agree that they should be added back in the next version of Xtreme.

But printer marks are something that should really be added by the printer. All the printer really needs from us is crops and bleeds.

If you provide a PDF file to the printer, he or she will make film from your file by printing it from Quark or InDesign. Each printer has her or his own special requirements that correspond to the press he or she is using. In my opinion, this is best left to the printer.

Gary