Quark PDF
Instructions
To create PDF files for magazine printing there are
three steps required: Software/system setup, making
individual postscript files for each page and distilling
them.
SOFTWARE
REQUIREMENTS:
You will need Quark Xpress 4, Adobe Acrobat
Distiller 4.0, and a PostScript Printer to use this
method.
Download our imagesetter's Printer Description File
(Windows or
Mac),
unzip it and place it into the PPD's folder in your
System Folder
Download our PDF Settings (Windows
or Mac)
and place the correct file it in Distiller's Settings
folder.
Now you will need to create a Desktop Printer.
Click
here for instructions.
MAKING
A POSTSCRIPT FILE:
1. Open your layout. Do all your checks
(correct page size,
correct photo resolution, proper bleeds, etc.).
Save.
2. Go to PPD Manager (under the Utilities menu) and
be sure MagPub_PPD is checked. If not, click
Update, check it, and restart Quark.
2. Hit Command P (print) and type the page number
of the page you will be saving. Double check that the
following is set:
Registration: Centered
Bleed: 0.125
Offset: 12pt
3. Click the Setup Tab. Double check that the
following is set:
Printer Description: MagPub_PPD
Paper Width: Custom
Paper Width: 9.375"
Paper Height: Automatic
Page Positioning: Center Horizontal
Orientation: vertical
4. Click the Output Tab. Double check that
the following is set:
Print Colors: Composite CMYK
Halftoning: Conventional
Resolution: 2540
Frequency: 150
5. Click the Preview Tab. The box should
show your page with pink crop marks and blue edge:
5. Click the Capture Settings Button at the
bottom of window.
MAKING
A POSTCRIPT (.ps) FILE:
1. Hit Command P (print) and type the page
number of the page you will be saving. Pull down where
it says "Printer:" and select THP Postscript.
Click the Printer... button at the bottom.
Change the Destination from Printer to File
if it has not already changed. Hit
Save.
2. A window will come up asking how you would like
to name the file. VERY IMPORTANT: Name your
file using the following convention:
1. page number proceeded by 3
zeros for numbers less than 10 and 2 zeros 10
and above.
2. magazine name's two letter abbreviation
3. month and year
4. and.ps at the end
examples using Your Magazine as the
title:
page one (cover): 0001_YMOct03.ps
page nine: 0009_YMOct03.ps
page fifteen: 0015_YMOct03.ps
page thirty eight: 0038_YMOct03.ps
3. then hit print. The file will be written to your
hard drive.
MAKING
A PDF FILE:
1. Open Acrobat Distiller. Pull down on the
Job Options tab and select MagazineSettings.
2. Drag your postscript files into the Distiller
window.
3. Your Print Ready PDF files are ready to load on
disk for printing!
Do not forget to include printouts of all your
pages when sending your disk.
