printing separations from a PDF

[Big Perm-dizzle]

how do I print with separations from a PDF?

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[3howards]

last i checked pdfs won't do cmyk seps b/c it's an rgb file ... but i dunno, maybe someone can enlighten us

[Mickey]

It all depends on how it was saved I think. Is this a 4 color CMYK or what?

Try to import into quark or indesign and print seps from there see what happens.

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[Big Perm-dizzle]

i have a two color spot job and it was saved correctly and I want to print two separations

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[Kool]

Quark won't recognize em, figures. If you have Acrobat super supreme professional exalted CS version you can see explanation below from the help file. Another option is to open it in illustrator and then save as an eps.

From the Acrobat help file:
To print color separations:1. Choose File > Print and select a printer.
2. Choose page handling options and Document and Comments from the Print What menu. For details, see Printing Adobe PDF documents.
3. Click Advanced to open the Advanced Print Setup dialog box.4. If you've created a custom printer settings file with the appropriate separation settings, choose it from the Settings menu at the top of the Advanced Print Setup dialog box. If you're printing to a PostScript file, select the PPD file that corresponds to your printer or imagesetter. (See Setting up a PPD.)
5. In the Output panel, do any of the following. ColorChoose Separations for host-based separations or In-RIP Separations. ScreeningChoose a screen frequency for the resolution you want. (See Specifying halftone screen frequency.)FlipSpecify the emulsion side, negative or positive (unselected). (See About emulsion and image exposure.) Also specify the orientation of the page to the media:l None (the default) to make no changes to the orientation of the imageable area. Type that is in the image is readable (that is, 'right reading') when the photosensitive layer is facing you.l Horizontal to mirror the imageable area across a vertical axis so that it is 'wrong reading.'l Vertical to mirror the imageable area across a horizontal axis so that it is upside down.l Horizontal & Vertical to mirror the imageable area across the horizontal and vertical axes so that it is wrong reading. Type is readable when the photosensitive layer is facing away from you. Images printed on film are often printed horizontal and vertical.Printer ProfileChoose Same as Source (No Color Management), Printer/Postscript Color Management, or a CMYK profile that describes the target output device. (See Specifying output settings.)Apply Proof SettingsSelect this option to simulate the device identified in Advanced > Proof Setup. Apply Proof Settings allows you to simulate the appearance of one device on another.Emit Trap AnnotationsIf the document contains trapping annotations, select this option to send them to a PostScript printing device that supports in-RIP trapping.Ink ManagerControls ink settings for color separations.l To create a separation for a color in the Adobe PDF document, select the check box next to the color name. To select all inks at once, choose Plate Control > Emit All Plates. (See About specifying colors to separate.)l To omit a separation, deselect the check box. For spot colors, click the check box twice. l To separate a spot color as process, select the check box. To separate all spot colors as process, choose Plate Control > Convert All Spots to Process. A four-color process icon appears in the check box next to the color. To restore a spot color, select the color. (See About separating spot colors as process colors.)
6. In the Marks and Bleeds panel, select All Marks.
7. If the document contains objects with transparency settings, select the Transparency Flattening panel and select the options you need. (See Controlling transparency flattening.)8. In the PostScript Options panel, select options as desired. (See Setting PostScript options.)
9. Click OK to close the Advanced Print Setup dialog box, and then click OK again to close the Print dialog box.Related Subtopics:About the Ink ManagerAbout specifying colors to separateAbout separating spot colors as process colorsSpecifying halftone screen frequencyAbout emulsion and image exposureSaving separations as PostScript

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[D-Zine]

What program did you do the file in and make the PDF from?

If you are using Quark - go to Export to PDF choose Options in the lower corner, then choose Output, there you will see a menu to make the PDF file composite or Seperations. It also lets you choose whether or not to convert to process or use spot. The PDF file it creates will contain your seperations. Once your PDF is made that way you just print and you have your seperations.

So to make a long story short...LOL...all you really need to do is set your PDF to be created in seps instead of composite from Quark.

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