User Guide
General Information
PLDA 4.0 is a plug-in for Adobe Acrobat 8 and 9 Standard, Pro or Pro Extended for Windows 2000/XP/VISTA/7 and for MAC OS X 10.4 and newer.
Older PLDA 3.5 is a plug-in for Adobe Acrobat 5-9 for Windows 2000/XP/VISTA. Compatibility with other versions is not guaranteed. PLDA is not available for other platforms. This older version is recommended for use in Adobe Acrobat 7 and older versions. For Adobe Acrobat 8 and newer it is recommended to upgrade to PLDA 4.0. Development of this older version is finished, all the new features will be implemented only to PLDA 4.0 and newer.
PLDA is software used for pre-press page imposition. It may not keep links and/or other information that is not important for printing.
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 rasterizing 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.). PLDA has been heavily tested and currently behaves as expected in all known cases. Nevertheless, PDF is a live format and may be prepared by many applications and ways. Therefore it is possible that some PDF may not be handled correctly. If that happens, please let us know at pldabug@plda.net, we will publish an update as soon as possible.
- Always ask your printer if you are not sure about the imposition.