Sooty57 Posted July 6, 2021 Posted July 6, 2021 I have been using Route One Print for event booklets for several years without problems, but since changing from inDesign to Affinity Publisher I often find that some pages have been printed several mm out of position (always shifted downwards). The online proofs look fine. I cannot see any element common to the shifted pages, and it only occurs with PDFs created in Publisher. I have even recreated the booklet in inDesign using the PDF files from Publisher, then output a new PDF file from inDesign - the problem persists. Has anybody else had this problem when supplying pdf files to commercial printers? Quote
Staff Pauls Posted July 7, 2021 Staff Posted July 7, 2021 Hi Can you send us teh Afpub file, a sample PDF and an indication of which pages you are having the trouble with please. Yopu can upload them here Quote
Sooty57 Posted July 7, 2021 Author Posted July 7, 2021 Files uploaded. PDF looks fine but pages 11&12 are shifted up several mm when printed. I have also attached a shot of the centre spread (pages 12 & 13) which shows that this is not a guillotine error post printing. The issue seems to happen randomly with almost every booklet I send to Route One Print. Quote
Staff Pauls Posted July 8, 2021 Staff Posted July 8, 2021 I cant see anything obvious from the PDF or afpub file - Given that the online proof looks OK I would query it with Route One Print. I dont recall anyone having a similar problem either. Quote
Sooty57 Posted July 8, 2021 Author Posted July 8, 2021 I agree that it is a strange one. It just seems weird that I only have problems with jobs that are created in AFP, even if the pdfs created are imported to inDesign and new pdfs created from there. The fact that the pdfs look fine, with the problem only occurring at the print stage, makes it impossible to guarantee the job will be ok. ☹️ Quote
Staff Pauls Posted July 8, 2021 Staff Posted July 8, 2021 It is odd - I would suspect some sort of imposition problem however feel free to PM me if you get any further info from the printers Quote
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