Make a pdf file from which plate for offset printing will be made

Discussion in 'Platemaking' started by Print12345, Feb 13, 2014.

  1. Print12345

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    Hello,
    I have 2 color offset printing machine. I will cooperate with a company which makes offset plates for my machine. They will make the offset plates from a pdf file that I will send to them.

    My question is how to create the pdf file? I have a .cdr or an .eps file (Corel Draw or Illustrator) with the design my client wants. For example, I'm making a tag. I have the design for the tag on the .cdr or .eps file. What I need is get a .pdf file which will represent the offset plate, along with imposition, with these lines above:

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    and with small black lines which will represent the place where I should cut the list with the knife:

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    Of course, the colors are CMYK.

    Is there a tutorial somewhere about this? I was told that the pdf should be made with Adobe Acrobat. I know how to make color separations, but what about the other things I described earlier? And is there a difference between the procedure of naking a pdf for one-colored or four-colored tags?
     
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