Saving a PDF file from Photoshop CS3

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Dec 20, 2007
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I’m trying to save a multi-layer PSD file (a business card design with small print) as a PDF file for the printer whose hardware requires it. But whenever I save a PSD file to PDF in Photoshop CS3, I don’t see any options to keep the line art as line art. So
every PDF file I try to save does so as a flat pixel-based image. Is this because I didn’t save as layers, and went with copy (flat) instead?

My experience with PDF files is pretty limited, but I thought one of the big advantages of the PDF document is that it won’t rasterize all your line art, and keeps it vector so that printers can go to ridiculously high resolutions with it?
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Tacit
Dec 20, 2007
In article <4769e699$0$47152$>,
"m.j.s." wrote:

I’m trying to save a multi-layer PSD file (a business card design with small print) as a PDF file for the printer whose hardware requires it. But whenever I save a PSD file to PDF in Photoshop CS3, I don’t see any options to keep the line art as line art. So
every PDF file I try to save does so as a flat pixel-based image. Is this because I didn’t save as layers, and went with copy (flat) instead?

Yes.

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P-Rex
Dec 23, 2007
On Dec 19, 10:50 pm, "m.j.s." wrote:
I’m trying to save a multi-layer PSD file (a business card design with small print) as a PDF file for the printer whose hardware requires it. But whenever I save a PSD file to PDF in Photoshop CS3, I don’t see any options to keep the line art as line art. So
every PDF file I try to save does so as a flat pixel-based image. Is this because I didn’t save as layers, and went with copy (flat) instead?
My experience with PDF files is pretty limited, but I thought one of the big advantages of the PDF document is that it won’t rasterize all your line art, and keeps it vector so that printers can go to ridiculously high resolutions with it?

Trying to create a piece of vector art in PS is a risky proposition. You’d be better off redoing the art in InDesign or Quark and then distilling a PDF file from that artwork. If you want to learn how to create PDF files, here’s a good source:

http://www.amazon.com/Exploring-Digital-PrePress-Delmar/dp/1 41801236X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-6672180-1563636?ie=UTF8&s= books&qid=1194144963&sr=8-1

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