Photoshop Tutorial, A Quick Way To Set Up Obvious Bleeds In Your Document

[traysmith1992]

ok, well that explains a lot. thanks. so even though im printing from a laserjet 2600n hp printer there will still be white around the edges? and in that case i do not need to add the area for the bleed?

[traysmith1992]

i followed your video and many others and nothing is working. no matter how i set it up its always printing the same way, even though i set it to set to media or whatever its called and fill paper on my printer it prints the samw way every time with the same .5 inch white space on the right and some on the bottom and sides

[fictionalhead]

@traysmith1992

Bleeds for documents are for professional printing when setting up a document to be printed offset, or digitally by a commercial print house. When printing something at home on your own printer, very few (like 1%) of models for home use print with bleeds. Most common printers leave a .25-.5 inch border around the edges, as this is where the rollers hold the paper. The best way to get around this is to print what you want on a bigger sheet, and trim it down afterward.

[traysmith1992]

@fictionalhead i took the area off for the "bleed" and came out with the same exact white space and its at the end where the printing stops so its not really where paper is held at... well back at stage 1

[cayenechilli]

quick & easy to understand---very simple way of teaching, love it.

[Andreas8600]

Hello! Great tutorial!

What format to save in Photoshop for import in Indesign?

(The PDF export in Photoshop does not support bleed markers, right?)

And...

I have tried to print out from Photoshop directly with bleed markers (3 mm.) but printer only print corner markers (0 mm.)??

Anyone can help me?

[fictionalhead]

@Andreas8600 Hey Andreas --

Any format of PS file should import fine into InDesign (assuming you're using the same versions, like Photoshop CS + InDesign CS, or CS2, CS3, etc.)

.psd file from Photoshop stopped having "versions" a while back, so a .psd from Photoshop 7, CS, CS2, CS3, etc are all the same.

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[fictionalhead]

@Andreas8600

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As far as bleed and crop marks are concerned, you should do everything relating to those in InDesign for better control. Photoshop isn't a real "printing" program. I mean it can print things just fine, but for fine-tuned printing controls like bleeds and crops, use InDesign, there's a setting for them right in the print dialog.

Hope that helps!

[Andreas8600]

@fictionalhead Hey fictionalhead!

Thanks a lot for Your quick reply :-)

Yes it helped a little.

I cannot open a PSD file in Indesign unless I open it in an existing Indesign file, right?

And if I do so the import is very pixeled even it is saved in 300 dpi.

I usually use Indesign for proff print files but I am more familiar with the PS, so therefore I was wondering if I can make the layout in PS , import to InDesign and then make PDF from there?

Thanks for Your effort :-)

[fictionalhead]

@Andreas8600 --

You don't open files in InDesign other than InDesign files. You place them. Then once they're placed, you usually get a low-res preview (View >> Display Performance >> High Quality) will make the preview non-pixelated.

But this is all super-basic information when working with InDesign, so you might want to spend some time on Google, or in the InDesign help docs to become more proficient with the programs, there's no way I could possibly answer all your questions.

[Andreas8600]

@fictionalhead

Thanks a lot for Your info.

Just what I needed to know.

You are the link to my luck :-)

Thanks again :-)

[DeadAliveProduction]

So bleed is basically the "extras" surrounding the main image to act as an insurance? Also when you give it for commercial printing the bleed will not be shown on the printed matter? By the way what format is best for commercial printing... is it TIFF format? Thanks.