: PDF Within Vector based Photoshop File I have designed a product label in Photoshop CS6 that I will be outputting as a PDF. The label only includes text and shapes so nothing is rasterized
I have designed a product label in Photoshop CS6 that I will be outputting as a PDF. The label only includes text and shapes so nothing is rasterized when viewing the PDF, and you can enlarge to any size without a loss in quality (as the print house would want).
I need to add a barcode to the label which I have in PDF and vector formats. The issue I have is once placed into photoshop and saved as a PDF, the barcode becomes rasterized with a large loss in quality.
Hopefully you can advise me on how to ensure the barcode stays as a vector like the rest of the PDF label!
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If everything you are doing is vector and scalable as you say, why are you insisting on designing this in Photoshop to begin with? Why not do the layout completely in Illustrator/InDesign?
As for the barcode, it may be raster. PDF's don't "have" to be vector, they are just capable. If you would like an eps of your barcode, there are several barcode generators out there. My favorite is: Barcodewriter - Terry Burton
Simply select the type of upc and type in the number, and it will export an .eps version for you. Completely vector.
My first guess is that the barcode is actually a raster graphic embedded in a PDF file rather than actual vector artwork. If that's the case and you are subsampling images to a low resolution in the PDF export that would explain the loss of detail.
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