PDF export still lacks quality for the printing industry. This plugin works well for very small products but it's a nightmare for bigger prints like posters and even high quality calendars. On the Admin, I still cannot export a PDF for all of my products with the needed size. Support says and I quote:

"The developer says that this is simply due to the limitations of the server. With images that are that very large and then scaled up this is simply only possible to a certain limit. It should be better when you use the .jpg format instead of .png. Other then that you can always use an image editing program to scale the output image."

I am very sorry but this is not what I paid for - more than once! The image I attach is a print of what you promise on Code Canyon. You say "fit any product" and "no limitation". Not to being able to print high quality posters (100x70cm or smaller) or calendars without using Photoshop is a huge limitation. If I get 50 orders per day (between books and calenders with at least 8 pages which), I will not be doing anything else than just being in Photoshop the whole day long to adjust exported files and increasing resolution (which will also inevitable kill image quality!), if I even ever catch up!

It is also very poor to provide a solution that is on a server that is not able to export a PDF that is only 1136 per 796mm with 300 DPI. Printin industry has standard paper sizes (https://www.prepressure.com/library/paper-size). How can one work then? How can admin solution work? High quality print needs also PNG quality images! JPG is great for web, PNG is what should be used to print - always!

Summary:

• Better server capacity for bigger PDF files export with PNG images, at least 1000 x 700mm and 300DPI
• Export compatible with Printing industry ISO sizes: https://www.prepressure.com/library/paper-size and multipage documents
  

Has this been implemented on the jQuery version? If so how do we add bleed lines etc??

I was told that Bleed was implemented, but i dont see anything in regards to showing it in the editor for the client.

Like a ruler button, but for margins, so Clients wont add anything in bleed or safe area

I am getting an error when trying to output PDF from the admin and no images can be retrieved. I had my webhost turn on CORS as the modal says but it still doesnt work. I understand its in beta but any idea how I can get it to work? Thanks

@Joao Figueiredo - don't be too harsh.

I'll tell you only one thing of your recommendations that will not be able to happen - the bleed lines. If they are to be implemented the whole printing process should be described to the customer in order to have a proper printing file with no need for manual work from your side.

This is impossible! 

The plugin is made to offer visualisation for the end product. If you want to have bleed line of iphone cover with sublimation plate how on earth will you offer your customer the proper visualisation so he can be confident in the product looks when ordering?
If I have a rechtangle and  I place some graphics in it (jpg) now I can put this vital design that I need just at the end of this jpg to be aligned with the end of my sublimation material. If I have visible bleed lines and you force your user to use them they will be confused will ask you tons of questions and believe me the support time invested will outweight the manual editing of those files.


Back on topic:


For me the most important thing is:

- full functionality on my site - I want to have all the functions of export in my admin section where I can work securely and quickly.

- FONTS export - this is really a must - I need all the fonts that my system have to be corectly exported, including spacing, color, rounded fonts, etc. At this moment every line of text that my customers order have to be redone in our vector software in order to print quality prints. Yes, the raster images may have to be redone but I would value pdf import of all vector information AS-IS this will really speed my work because most of my projects now are engraving items where there's only text. So proper font export, and proper values.

@Phil G , i am currently trying out your method and it works perfect! 

The only problem is when i load the order viewer the canvas is HUGE and i cannot scroll right to open the layers -> scroll left -> remove the background layer and then export to jpg. What is your solution to this? Also the thing about the custom hook i didnt get that. What is that supposed to do and how to do this exactly?

Thank you in advance, Love your advice - Saved me!

@Stathis Karaolias let them build the basic requirement first, later we can discuss about this addons .

thank you ! 

How about a single click download all orders of the day? Only the bounding boxes ofcourse" And the photos will be named "Ordernumber+Product-.pdf/jpg " ?

No order viewer to export each product.

I like what you're saying about bleed and file formats, but lets start with what is absolutely 100% necessary: Easy access to high quality files. As long as this is in place, it's not hard to set up a folder workflow to convert files to how we want them (e.g. from an RGB PNG to a CMYK PDF). Bleed can be set up today, if you create your product right. Sure, this could/should be easier, but I think that's a different feature request.

As long as the files are generated before the order is sent, the process can be even 1 step easier then what you first described:

1. Creating product and publish it
   
2. Receiving an order with links to already generated files (300 DPI PNG, one link for each view)
   
3. Administrator downloads files to a "hotfolder/workflow" that converts it and can send it to the printing queue automatically
   
4. It gets printed - everybody happy
   

And yes, making it robust enough for bigger projects, as Joao says, is very important.

• Generated/Exported PDF/SVG files MUST come with bleed lines of AT LEAST 3mm!
• Colour profile of the PDF/SVG files MUST be Adobe PDF/X-1a:2001 and CMYK
• Canvas SHOULD already have 3mm bleed lines included by default or easily configurated in the product builder so that the admin doesn't have to spend hours or days trying to get them right to every single product and view, manually, one by one
• 300DPI is a must and a default on printing industry, no matter size of the document!
• Printing industry prints out LARGE and not only stickers and small phone cases. Think of wallpaper, billboards, roll-ups, posters, calendars, books, etc. Make the system robust enough to be able to work with that (exporting the files at 300DPI) or stop marketing your plugin as proper for that!
  

You do these 4 "musts" and the workflow will be:

1. Creating product and publish it
2. Receiving an order
3. Administrator generates a PDF/SVG
4. Administrator sends the generated file directly to printing machine
5. It gets printed - everybody happy
   

Without those, the process is:

1. Creating product and publish it
2. Making adjustments so that the bleeding line is OK both for the user and for the printing, for every single product and view, which takes countless hours and days
   
3. Receiving an order
4. Administrator generates a PDF/SVG, most of the times with low DPI because of the size of the document
5. Administrator has to artificially and manually increase DPI of the generated files which will definitely KILL the image quality and will take countless hours per product
6. After step 5, use Illustrator or inDesign to make the document ready for printing
   
7. Administrator sends the generated file directly to printing machine
8. It gets printed
9. The company prays so that the customer doesn't complain about the image quality and the placement of the images on the product and doesn't have to give money back

Do you see the difference @radykal?