Comments on: Exporting a Print ready PDF from Indesign CS4 http://craftsmenprinting.com/blog/2009/07/31/exporting-a-print-ready-pdf-from-indesign-cs4/ Smart ideas for print communications Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:02:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Brian Harrison http://craftsmenprinting.com/blog/2009/07/31/exporting-a-print-ready-pdf-from-indesign-cs4/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Brian Harrison Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:33:45 +0000 http://craftsmenprinting.com/blog/?p=97#comment-94 Hi Marius, thanks for the comment.If your printer does not support X-4, then just use X-1a. The PDF X-1a standard should set Transparency to High Resolution as part of it's standard. Hi Marius, thanks for the comment.If your printer does not support X-4, then just use X-1a. The PDF X-1a standard should set Transparency to High Resolution as part of it’s standard.

]]> By: Marius http://craftsmenprinting.com/blog/2009/07/31/exporting-a-print-ready-pdf-from-indesign-cs4/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Marius Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:09:07 +0000 http://craftsmenprinting.com/blog/?p=97#comment-91 And what about the Transparency Flattener (Advanced tab), in case the printer does not support PDF/X-4? What kind of settings do you recommend? And what about the Transparency Flattener (Advanced tab), in case the printer does not support PDF/X-4? What kind of settings do you recommend?

]]> By: Brian Harrison http://craftsmenprinting.com/blog/2009/07/31/exporting-a-print-ready-pdf-from-indesign-cs4/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Brian Harrison Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:27:23 +0000 http://craftsmenprinting.com/blog/?p=97#comment-44 Good point Leonard. X-4: 2008 is an updated version of the standard that better supports transparency. CS-4 has this standard as a preset, but previous versions of INDD do not. Just a side note, I believe it also allows the user to leave RGB images which would cause images to wash out in some workflows, so the user has to be careful to only place CMYK images in the indd doc for best results. I will update this post to include this info. thanks! Good point Leonard. X-4: 2008 is an updated version of the standard that better supports transparency. CS-4 has this standard as a preset, but previous versions of INDD do not. Just a side note, I believe it also allows the user to leave RGB images which would cause images to wash out in some workflows, so the user has to be careful to only place CMYK images in the indd doc for best results. I will update this post to include this info. thanks!

]]> By: Leonard Rosenthol http://craftsmenprinting.com/blog/2009/07/31/exporting-a-print-ready-pdf-from-indesign-cs4/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Leonard Rosenthol Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:34:08 +0000 http://craftsmenprinting.com/blog/?p=97#comment-37 The use of PDF/X is indeed the industry standard and the right recommendation. However, PDF/X-1a is quite old at this time and should only be the choice _IF_ you've been explicitly asked for it by your printer. instead, you should use the PDF/X-4 standard - which supports modern PDF features including live transparency. Leonard Rosenthol PDF Standards Architect Adobe Systems The use of PDF/X is indeed the industry standard and the right recommendation. However, PDF/X-1a is quite old at this time and should only be the choice _IF_ you’ve been explicitly asked for it by your printer.

instead, you should use the PDF/X-4 standard – which supports modern PDF features including live transparency.

Leonard Rosenthol
PDF Standards Architect
Adobe Systems

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