CREATING POSTSCRIPT FILES

FROM INDESIGN CS AND CS2 FOR MACINTOSH

Before generating PostScript, a new Preset must be created for dealing with Transparencies. This Preset will be used later when generating PostScript.

Step 1

  1. Select the Edit Menu and then Transparency Flattener Presets
  2. Click New
  3. Enter a name for the new preset.
  4. Set Line Art and Text Resolution to 2400 PPI.
  5. Set Gradient and Mesh Resolution to 300 PPI.
  6. Select Convert all Text to Outlines.
  7. Select Convert all Strokes to Outlines.
  8. De-select Clip Complex Regions.
  9. Click OK and Ok again.

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Step 2

  1. From the File Menu select Print.
  2. On the General tab, select PostScript File from the Printer drop-down list. 
  3. From the PPD Menu select Prinergy Refiner*.
  4. Select All Pages or a page range.
  5. For Sequence select All Pages.
  6. Do not select Spreads or Print Master Pages.
  7. Select Print Blank Pages.

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Step 3

  1. On the Setup tab, select a Paper Size that will accommodate crop marks. For eg.: for a 8.5x11 document you should choose 10x14. You can also select Custom and leave the Width and Height as Auto.
  2. Set Orientation to Portrait, Offset and Gap to 0.
  3. Set Scale to 100%, and Page Position to Centered.

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Step 4

  1. Select the Mars & Bleeds Menu.
  2. Select Crop Marks (don’t select any of the other marks).
  3. For Type select Default
  4. Set Weight to .25 pts
  5. Set Offset to 24 pts.
  6. For Bleed set all values to 1p6 picas.

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Step 5

  1. In the Output Tab, set Colour to Composite Leave Unchanged.

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Step 6

  1. Select the Graphics Menu.
  2. Set Send Data to All
  3. Under Fonts, set Download to Complete.
  4. Click Download PPD Fonts.
  5. Select Level 3 for PostScript.
  6. Select ASCII for Data Format.

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Step 7 (CS2 ONLY)

  1. Select Colour Management.
  2. For Colour Handling select No Colour Management.

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Step 8

  1. In the Advanced Menu, ensure that OPI is not selected.
  2. For Gradients, select Force Continuous Tone Behaviour. (CS ONLY)
  3. Under Transparency Flattener select the previously-created Preset. (See Step 1)
  4. Click Save, select a name and a location for the file.

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