Registration marks missing

[Brad Anderson]

Scott,

I think the Save as PDF command automatically invokes a crop which is causing the reg marks to disappear.   Printing to PS using the Adobe PDF printer should be fine.

I would handle the color in this order of preference:

1) Open the Frame files (assuming no new functions in 9 are used) in Frame 7 on the Mac and output to a correctly output CMYK PDF.

2) If your printer will support it, create PostScript/PDF files where you do your own separations from FrameMaker.   FrameMaker will correctly separate the files and color integrity is maintained with the separations.   I've done several 300+ page 5 color books this way on with Windows side with much success.   The problem is finding a printer with a capable pre-press person that can handle the pre-separated files.

3) Output the PDF from the Windows side and post-process the colors.

Thanks,

Brad



On Feb 7, 2011, at 9:29 AM, White, Scott wrote:

> All your suggestions do not work for save as PDF with Registration Marks.
> But, when I use the print option with Adobe PDF as my printer it works.
>  
> Has anyone else run Save as PDF and gotten registration marks?
>  
> However, I was under the impression that printing to PDF is not the right way to create a color “print-ready” pdf. Colors are all off.
> Second, I have access to Frame on the Mac and I’m just wondering if it would be safer to use that knowing I will get the color and output I expect. This is our new company’s first 1,000-page catalog and want to avoid every pitfall I can.
>  
> Could I do this catalog in Frame 9, save as .mif 7 and open on the old Mac version to do my color output? A thought.
>  
> Again, the color frustrations raise their ugly heads with Frame.
>  
> For those who may have missed:
> Mac OS 10.6.6 running parallels, Frame 9.0 on Windows 7 Home Premium
>  
> Scott White
> Manager - Content and Print Media
> Belmont, NC - 704-398-5752
> 
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> From: Brad Anderson [mailto:brad at frameusers.com] 
> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 9:16 AM
> To: White, Scott
> Cc: Brad Anderson; framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Subject: Re: Registration marks missing
>  
> Scott,
>  
> If the final page size is 11 x 17, you'll have to set up a custom page size (add an inch to both size so the final page size is 12 x 18).  You'll need the extra inch around the page to add the registration marks.
>  
> If this fails, try printing to PS and then distill instead of saving to PDF.
>  
> Do the registration marks now show?
>  
> Thanks,
>  
> Brad
>  
>  
> On Feb 7, 2011, at 7:33 AM, White, Scott wrote:
> 
> 
> Ok I am missing something. I have generate acrobat data turned off.
> Final output is 11x17.
> My steps are:
> *Select adobe acrobat as my printer.
> *Turn off generate acrobat data
> *Save as pdf from the drop down menu in Frame
> *Select page size
> *Print
> 
> What am I missing?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Scott White
> Manager - Content and Print Media
> Belmont, NC - 704-398-5752
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brad Anderson [mailto:brad at frameusers.com] 
> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 5:20 PM
> To: White, Scott
> Cc: Brad Anderson; framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Subject: Re: Registration marks missing
> 
> Scott,
> 
> What was the final size of the PDF?  11x17 or 8.5 x 11?   Turn off the
> Generate Acrobat Data--the PDF is probably being cropped.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Brad
> 
> 
> On Feb 4, 2011, at 1:46 PM, White, Scott wrote:
> 
> 
> I was trying to do a pdf output for print with Registration marks. I
>> didn't get any marks in the rendered PDF.
>> I used save as pdf, selected registration marks western, printed to
>> 11x17 output just to see, and I got all I expected but the
> registration
> 
> marks.
>>  
>> Mac OS10 running parallels > window 7 home premium. Framemaker 9.0.
>>  
>> Thoughts?
>>  
>> Scott White
>> Manager - Content and Print Media
>> Belmont, NC - 704-398-5752
>>