Re: [NTG-context] producing a pdf/X-1a:2001 file

I found open source pstill to do conversions between pdf versions... It seems to work fine. http://www.pstill.com/ thank you for your help Ciro -- Links: http://www-personal.engin.umd.umich.edu/~cirosoto/ http://www.TheGuitarMakerExploration.com https://www.createspace.com/3392936 On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 10:13 AM, Peter Rolf wrote:

Am 26.06.2010 22:25, schrieb Ciro:

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Peter, thank you for you file. I tested it, but the \usePDFXoutputintent command is not understood by texexec.

true. the example code is mkiv only. as mkii is frozen (no new features) pdf/x support is limited to mkiv. you also wrote 'The file produced by LuaTex is PDF 1.5.', so where is the problem? ;)

mkii (pdftex): texexec yourbook.tex mkiv (luatex): context yourbook.tex

anyhow, here is an interesting link about pdf/x-1a

http://www.prepressure.com/pdf/basics/pdfx-1a

there a quite a lot of other restrictions in pdf/x-1a (aside from what can be handled in context). be sure to fulfil them all. and you have to ask your printing house, what output intent is used (probably stated on their side).

updated test files (now one for each version) are attached.

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thank you ciro

On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 7:14 AM, Peter Rolf wrote:

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Am 26.06.2010 04:36, schrieb luigi scarso:

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On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 2:34 AM, Ciro wrote:

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The company that is printing my book requires format PDF/X-1a:2001.  The file produced by LuaTex is PDF 1.5.

I wonder if there will be a problem, and if so, how can I do the conversion to X-1a:2001? It's a complex subject, I fear that you need acrobat to be sure or defend your result

Anyway http://www.tug.org/pipermail/pdftex/2009-June/thread.html#8050

Context should be able to produce PDF/X-1a:2003 so far (donno the difference to the 2001 version). I will look into it tomorrow (no time now). To give you a first impression what is needed (data,formats), I attached a test file (mkiv only) for the 2003 variant.

Best wishes, Peter

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