The Portable Document Format (PDF) is the backbone of our pre-press workflow, and is fast becoming the industry standard for the supply electronic files.
Adobe® PDF files are compact, complete, and can be imported directly into our automated pre-press workflow system.
WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW?
The following Step by Step instructions are for producing press ready PDF files for Kudos.
Step 1 Download the kudos.joboptions file which contains all the parameters you need to produce PDF files in Acrobat Distiller.
kudos.joboptions for Acrobat
Step 2 Install the [kudos.joboptions] file into the directory named settings inside the Distiller directory of the Acrobat application. Once installed restart Acrobat Distiller.
When you create your document, you will need to remember to have a minimum of 2mm of bleed outside the trim area on all pictures and graphics.
Step 3 Prepare your system and create your document following the recommended guidelines in the System Set-up and Document Set-up pages on this site.
Step 4 To Distil the PDF file manually, save a composite Postscript file (.ps). Start Acrobat distiller. Select the Kudos job options by clicking Settings > Job Options > kudos job options. Open (.ps), select file name to be saved as and location. File will be distilled and converted into a PDF. (The PDF file will have the .pdf extension).
Note Some applications such as Adobe® Indesign, Adobe® Illustrator, Quark Xpress and Macromedia Freehand allow you to create PDF files from directly within the program.
Due to the extremely complex nature of image/plate setters and greater control with pre-flighting, it is recommended that a postscript file is first created and that file then distilled with Acrobat Distiller.
To find out how to FTP your PDF to us follow this link
