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F R E Q U E N T L Y

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Ado e Syste

and PDF/X

DF/X, a subset of the PDF specication created by Adobe, eliminates many of the color, font, and trap-

ing varia es t at ea to print ing pro ems. A o e en orses PDF/X an cont inues to a ress t e nee s

t e creative pro essiona y e ivering power u so tware too s an ro ust tec no ogies inc u ing:

Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Professional: Acrobat 6.0 Professional software streamlines the creative process

with comprehensive tools for creating, collaborating on, and printing Adobe PDF les.

A o e PDF: A o e PDF is a e acto stan ar or e ivering ig -qua ity ocuments or pro uction.

PDF/X support: PDF/X was esigne to ena e re ia e exc ange an output o grap ics es.

Q. at s

A. DF/X was eve ope y t e Committee or Grap ic Arts ec no ogies Stan ar s CGA S accor ing

o requirements established by the Digital Distribution of Advertising for Publications Association

DDAP . e ormat is ase on A o e s PDF speci cation an consists o recommen ations an

itiona notations or aci itating t e re ia e e ivery o press-rea y, ig -en co or a vertisements.

Q. an I create PDF/X comp ant es w t Acro at 6.0 Pro ess ona ?

A. Yes. You can create PDF/X compliant les using Acrobat 6.0 Professional. In order for your Adobe

DF les to comply with the PDF/X1-a and PDF/x-3 standard, all fonts and images must be embed-

e ; a e ements must e enco e as CMYK, graysca e, or spot co or; an t e Output Intent must e

pecied. Tools in Adobe Acrobat 6 Professional examine PDF documents to ensure proper creation,

nc u ing PDF/x comp iance. Once t e pre- ig ting is comp ete, users can em e t e pre- ig t

n ormation irect y into t e PDF e. is provi es an e cient, compact met o o communicating

nformation about the trouble spots in your PDF documents.

Q. at s t e erence etween PDF/X es an A o e PDF es create w t Acro at 6.0 ut not

er e ?

A. A o e PDF es create wit Acro at 6.0 are a re ia e way to exc ange content an overcome ar -

ware and software incompatibility, loss of document integrity, and other problems that plague the

ocument review process. PDF/X is a subset of the Adobe PDF specication intended to reduce the

ost common errors in pre-press ocument exc ange, i e missing onts an images. A o e PDF es

reated with Acrobat 6 Professional can also include additional information (like description of the

nten e output con ition to re uce common errors in pre-press.

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Q. an I create PDF/X es w t A o e InDes gn2.0, P otos op , an I ustrator so t ware ?

A. DF/X compliant les can be created from InDesign 2 and Illustrator 10 by printing a PostScript le to

Acro at 6 Pro essiona Disti er. PDF/X settings es t at are insta e wit Acro at 6 Pro essiona wi

nsure t at t e ocument youre converting to PDF is PDF/X comp iant.

Q. How s A o e n vo ve n t e creat on o PDF/X?

A. DF/X is an ISO stan ar or igita ocument exc ange. A o e is an active mem er o t e DDAP,

he American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and the CGATS, the primary driver of the PDF/X

peci cation. A o e is participating to e p ensure t at t e app ication o t e A o e PDF speci cation

n PDF/X is as appropriate as possible for the publishing industry. Adobe participated in the Inter-

ational Standards Organization (ISO) standard process by way of involvement with the standards

o ies responsi e or PDF/X.

Q. at s A o es pos t on on PDF- ase wor ows?

A. A o e remains committe to t e PDF wor ow or prepress pro essiona s, creative pro essiona s, an

ther users who need to exchange PDF content. Adobe will continue to provide powerful professional

oo s in support o t e PDF wor ow, in ot A o e Acro at an ot er es top pro ucts.

Q. at are A o es p ans or uture PDF/X support?

A. A o e s active participation in t e DDAP, t e CGA S, an ot er stan ar s o ies con rms our

ommitment to the creative professional, PDF, and PDF/X. As the industry signals greater adoption

f PDF/X and other le formats, Adobe will continue to enhance support of those formats in Acrobat

n ot er re evant app ications.

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