PDF Page Boxes

A PDF page may define as many as five separate boundaries to control various aspects of the image processing. The option Use PDF Bounding Box enables you to set various page boxes in the Manual Job Manager (Layout tab > Crop) as well as in your workflow (Image Processing).

• The Art Box defines the extent of the meaningful content in a page (including potential white space), for example, a graphical element, as intended by the document creator.
• The Bleed Box information refers to the bleed settings in the marks and bleeds section of the print dialog box.
• Unlike the other boxes, the Crop Box has no defined meaning in terms of physical page geometry or intended use. It only defines where the page should be clipped. The default Crop Box is identical with the Media Box.
• The Media Box size is defined by the size of the page on which you choose to print your file. If the page size is not changed, the Media Box is identical with the original size of the page or image file.
• The Trim Box is taken from the document setup and defines the intended final size of the printed page after trimming. The Trim Box may be smaller than the Media Box if the page includes additional production-related information, such as printing instructions, cut marks, or control strips. The default Trim Box is identical with the Crop Box.