Photoshop can open both generic PDF (Portable Document Format) files and Photoshop PDF files. You can create generic PDFs in applications such as Acrobat, Illustrator, InDesign, and PageMaker. These PDFs can be single or multipage documents. When opening a multipage PDF, Photoshop asks you what pages you want to open. Each page opens in a separate image window.
Placing a PDF into Photoshop
As I mention in the “Illustrator” section, you can also place a PDF file into Photoshop by using the File-->Place command. If you are placing a multi-page PDF, select the page you want to place in the PDF Page Selector dialog box. The placed artwork appears inside a bounding box. Like copying and pasting an Illustrator file into Photoshop, all the same options in manipulating and committing the artwork apply here also.
Opening PDF files
To quickly and efficiently open a multi-page PDF, choose File-->Automate-->Multi-page-->PDF to PSD. Choose your source PDF, page range, resolution, color mode, and anti-aliasing options. Then choose your base name for the files. Photoshop will add a number after the base name that corresponds with the page number. Choose a location for the saved files and click OK. If you want to open an image, rather than a page, from a PDF, you can use the File-->Import-->PDF Image command. If it is a multi-image PDF, you can scroll through and select one or more images. Each image opens as a separate Photoshop file. Note that if other vector graphics accompany the image, Photoshop imports only the image portion. You can also bring in PDFs by using the copy-and-paste method and by dragging and dropping.
You can also choose File-->Open and select your PDF file. If it is a multi-page PDF, select your desired page. In the Rasterize Generic PDF Format dialog box, be sure to select the Constrain Proportions check box to maintain the aspect ratio, and the Anti-aliased check box to smooth the edges of any rasterized artwork. When you open generic PDFs in Photoshop, it rasterizes the entire file.
Saving files as Photoshop PDFs
You can save Photoshop files as Photoshop PDFs. When you save the files, Photoshop preserves all transparency. You can add password protection to secure your PDFs and use the Include Vector Data option to preserve text and vector graphics as resolution-independent vector elements. Photoshop PDFs support all the same color modes and features that the
native Photoshop format supports. Choose File-->Automate-->PDF Presentation to combine multiple images into a single, multipaged PDF document.
Saving a copy of your Photoshop file as a Photoshop PDF file is especially beneficial in a workflow environment where approval is necessary. PDF is a cross-platform and cross-application file format. “PDFing” preserves and displays all fonts and graphics exactly as they were intended. Send your PDF to a manager, colleagues, or clients, and the only equipment they need to view your image, and view it exactly like you do, is a computer and Acrobat Reader, downloadable for free at www.adobe.com. And if they happen to have the full version of Acrobat, they can even make notes and annotations within the electronic document.
Placing a PDF into Photoshop
As I mention in the “Illustrator” section, you can also place a PDF file into Photoshop by using the File-->Place command. If you are placing a multi-page PDF, select the page you want to place in the PDF Page Selector dialog box. The placed artwork appears inside a bounding box. Like copying and pasting an Illustrator file into Photoshop, all the same options in manipulating and committing the artwork apply here also.
Opening PDF files
To quickly and efficiently open a multi-page PDF, choose File-->Automate-->Multi-page-->PDF to PSD. Choose your source PDF, page range, resolution, color mode, and anti-aliasing options. Then choose your base name for the files. Photoshop will add a number after the base name that corresponds with the page number. Choose a location for the saved files and click OK. If you want to open an image, rather than a page, from a PDF, you can use the File-->Import-->PDF Image command. If it is a multi-image PDF, you can scroll through and select one or more images. Each image opens as a separate Photoshop file. Note that if other vector graphics accompany the image, Photoshop imports only the image portion. You can also bring in PDFs by using the copy-and-paste method and by dragging and dropping.
You can also choose File-->Open and select your PDF file. If it is a multi-page PDF, select your desired page. In the Rasterize Generic PDF Format dialog box, be sure to select the Constrain Proportions check box to maintain the aspect ratio, and the Anti-aliased check box to smooth the edges of any rasterized artwork. When you open generic PDFs in Photoshop, it rasterizes the entire file.
Saving files as Photoshop PDFs
You can save Photoshop files as Photoshop PDFs. When you save the files, Photoshop preserves all transparency. You can add password protection to secure your PDFs and use the Include Vector Data option to preserve text and vector graphics as resolution-independent vector elements. Photoshop PDFs support all the same color modes and features that the
native Photoshop format supports. Choose File-->Automate-->PDF Presentation to combine multiple images into a single, multipaged PDF document.
Saving a copy of your Photoshop file as a Photoshop PDF file is especially beneficial in a workflow environment where approval is necessary. PDF is a cross-platform and cross-application file format. “PDFing” preserves and displays all fonts and graphics exactly as they were intended. Send your PDF to a manager, colleagues, or clients, and the only equipment they need to view your image, and view it exactly like you do, is a computer and Acrobat Reader, downloadable for free at www.adobe.com. And if they happen to have the full version of Acrobat, they can even make notes and annotations within the electronic document.
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