User Guide
General Information
PLDA 5 is a plug-in for Adobe Acrobat 8 - 10 Standard, Pro or Pro Extended for Windows XP / VISTA / 7 and for MAC OS X 10.5 and newer.
Older PLDA 3.5 is a plug-in for Adobe Acrobat 5-7 for Windows XP / VISTA. The older version is not available for other platforms.
There is a set of basic rules that you should follow so you can effectively use PLDA:
- PDF files should be of press quality. It is important to have correctly specified the Trim Box
. - Test your PDF at your printer’s RIP. Some of the RIPs still encounter problems when rastering PDF created directly from page-layout applications. Creating PDF with Distiller is still the most reliable way how to create PDF for printing.
- When using Distiller, embed complete fonts. In Advanced options un-click the "Preserve OPI comments" option.
- After the first sheet is printed compare it with the original PDF to eliminate errors that may be of any nature (imposition, overprints, stitching artefacts etc.).
- Always ask your printer if you are not sure about the imposition.