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PSD to PDF with editable text


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Hello,

I have some pretty large Photoshop files (PSD). The one who needs them wants them as PDF file, but the text has to be editable, since there have to be added some yet unknown numbers on it.

First I sent hem PSD files, the images merged but the text still in loose layers, so that could be editted. Those files were around 100 mb (some a little smaller, some a little bigger). That's too big for him to handle, so he wants them as PDF file, but still with the possibility to edit the text. And the file size has to be around 10MB!

How am I supposed to do that, without loss of quality? (the PSD files are made at 300 dpi). :eek:
Is it possible? Hopefully someone here can give me some advise.

Thanks!
 
Inserting the main image merged in InDesign, then create the text as new layers in Indesign and saving it as PDF works! Exported it as 200 DPI, the file is now 49 MB and text is editable.

But is there a way to make the file smaller (lets say less then 20 mb), without losing print quality?
 
What happens if you zip it ? It also occurs to me that text created in Photoshop is vector based. I would not think you would lose any quality at all.
 
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That's true, but the background (let's call it that way for now) is totally Photoshop-made. So that's not a vector, and I'm afraid there lies the problem. Create it new as vector (wouldn't even know how to) takes to much time at the moment, since it has to be ready a.s.a.p...
 
You did not say what size you actually need, but you do specify that you want a clean printable file. The examples below are for a FLATTENED file. We will start there. An 11x17 inch image is going to be about 50mb, at 300dpi. Not sure if that sounds like complex math, but if you simplify it, 8x11 (half the size) is 25mb (half the size). 4x6 would then be about 13mb.

The good news is that 300dpi is a round number, you can actually go lower. That means the size can be a bit lower than the values I just gave. (25mb can be 20mb).

You could flatten the background image, keep the text layers, and save out of Photoshop as a Photoshop PDF. It will then give a dialog box where you can adjust the Compression Settings. BiCubic Downsampling To 240 Pixel/Inch With High image Quality is the best you can do without sacrificing the Print Quality.

That should be editable, ready for print, and about as small as you can get it. Whatever size it is then, is the size that it is.
 
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