We often import a pdf into Quark 6 to create printing spreads/multiple-up etc. This works fine for 4-color and one color printing. My problem is that when I import a pdf with a spot color, Quark does not recognize it. I can only output CMYK separations. Is there a way to make Quark see these pdf spot colors?
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Can Quark recognize spot colors in imported pdfs
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I have the same problem in Quark 5 and the only way around it I have found is to open the pdf up in Acrobat and export it as an eps file then import the eps into Quark. It seems to do the trick. Hopefully Quark will resolve tihs issue soon.
Tony Perkins
Tony Perkins
I have this problem, too... hopefully Quark will fix it soon. I end up bringing the pdf into InDesign 2 or CS, because they recognize the spot colors, but I know that doesn't help much if you only have Quark available.
You may want to think about getting an imposition plug-in for Acrobat if you do that a lot. They are a little pricey though. I don't have any myself since I don't run into this all that much, but the ones I know of are Quite Imposing and CrackerJack. I'm not sure which would be best or what they specialize in exactly, but you could look in the Acrobat forum; I'm sure there's info in there.
You may want to think about getting an imposition plug-in for Acrobat if you do that a lot. They are a little pricey though. I don't have any myself since I don't run into this all that much, but the ones I know of are Quite Imposing and CrackerJack. I'm not sure which would be best or what they specialize in exactly, but you could look in the Acrobat forum; I'm sure there's info in there.
Yeah I used ot bring pdf's into Indesign before I figured out that I can save them as an eps and bring them into Quark. I have also got PitStop from enfocus software as a plugin for acrobat and it has worked wonders here fixing pdf files to print.
Tony Perkins
Tony Perkins
The problem I've found with saving pdfs as eps files is that sometimes they don't change over correctly. If a font is protected or missing or damaged somehow in the pdf file, the type in the Illustrator eps will be wrong... words may break in the middle and overlap themselves. If there's a lot of small type, it can be hard to spot until after the job's been run. Although, I haven't done this since the CS version of Illustrator and Acrobat 6, so maybe they're more compatible now.
I have also noticed, at least in Quark 5 on the PC, that when I import a pdf, sometimes the font will completely change. It doesn't tell me that fonts are missing or anything, but it even looks wrong in the screen preview. If I bring the same pdf into ID2, I get a missing font message, but everything will output correctly, and looks correct on screen. Perhaps QXP6 has fixed that problem, but we haven't purchased it for PC yet.
I have also noticed, at least in Quark 5 on the PC, that when I import a pdf, sometimes the font will completely change. It doesn't tell me that fonts are missing or anything, but it even looks wrong in the screen preview. If I bring the same pdf into ID2, I get a missing font message, but everything will output correctly, and looks correct on screen. Perhaps QXP6 has fixed that problem, but we haven't purchased it for PC yet.
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