Adobe Illustrator - "saving as" PDF vs printing as pdf

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"saving as" PDF vs printing as pdf

Dave B

2005-10-17, 6:15 pm

There is clearly a difference in the end result by doing a "Save As..." PDF,
versus doing a "Print..." to PDF. When would you choose one over the other?
Which is preferred when making your final output for a commercial
printer...?

Thanks!

DB

steggy

2005-10-17, 10:14 pm

Dave B wrote:
>
> There is clearly a difference in the end result by doing a "Save As..." PDF,
> versus doing a "Print..." to PDF. When would you choose one over the other?
> Which is preferred when making your final output for a commercial
> printer...?
>
> Thanks!
>
> DB

Certified PDF but do not ask me why LOL

What version of Illustrator Dave? CS2 has other options.
--
steg

_+arrooke

2005-10-17, 10:14 pm

> There is clearly a difference in the end result by doing a "Save As..."
PDF,
> versus doing a "Print..." to PDF. When would you choose one over the
other?
> Which is preferred when making your final output for a commercial
> printer...?
>
> Thanks!
>
> DB

When sending to commercial printers always Print to PDF. Usually the 'Press'
job setting will be OK. Most printers would be happy to send you their Job
Options file. This file has the extension .joboptions It's essentially a
text file. You can open them with notepad if you want. You can customize job
settings in the Distiller > Settings dialog.
Fonts must be embedded and appropriate image resolution should be set.
Keith.

Jack Daniels

2005-10-18, 3:14 am

In article <KHX4f.9747$ns3.448764@news20.bellglobal.com>, _+arrooke
<zarrookez@zsympaticoz.ca> wrote:

> PDF,
> other?
>
> When sending to commercial printers always Print to PDF. Usually the 'Press'
> job setting will be OK. Most printers would be happy to send you their Job
> Options file. This file has the extension .joboptions It's essentially a
> text file. You can open them with notepad if you want. You can customize job
> settings in the Distiller > Settings dialog.
> Fonts must be embedded and appropriate image resolution should be set.
> Keith.
>
>
One thing I know for sure: "save as PDF" reduces the dimensions of an
image. Say you have a square of 5x5 cm. Saving it as a PDF file and
printing (from within Acrobat Reader) gives you a square of, say, 4,5 x
4,5 cm. Whereas saving it as an Illustrator file, the dimensions are
correct.