We will preflight your PDF, check for bleed, impose it (lay it out on a press sheet) and hit “print”, so be sure to check all of these things before you export the PDF: PDF/X-4 is the preferred standard to use when sending a PDF to Premier Press. PDF/X-4 files must be exported directly from InDesign. With PDF/X-4, our sophisticated color-managed RIP handles transparency at the highest quality level and converts colors to CMYK. Built into Creative Suite applications since CS3, it retains live transparency and layers, as well as CMYK, RGB, Lab, and spot colors. PDF/X-4 is a newer standard that takes advantage of modern prepress processes. It’s perfect for sending an ad to a magazine and will work for printing at Premier Press. This format keeps all the processing in your court. RGB elements are converted to CMYK as the InDesign file is converted to a PDF, photos are downsampled to 300 ppi, and transparency and layers are flattened. PDF/X-1a is a decade old format that is a robust but rigid way to deliver a job. If a designer enters misinformation or omits information, it may not be caught until the project is printed/produced. Information cannot be lost as all is included in the PDF/X.Ĭon. So print production is defined and no other person is entering that information. The designer is specifying all the details in the PDF/X file. Any errors made in the design and production of the file may not be caught until after the project is printed, negating time and cost savings. The file is ready to rip and therefore runs through the process very quickly saving prepress time.Ĭon. If changes need to be made to the file, the file will have to be updated by the originator as the flattened file most likely will not be able to be corrected by the prepress department. Simple single file is now available to upload or email to the printer easily.Ĭon. Why use the PDF/X format? Pros & Cons Ease. PDF/X-4 takes it a step further accepting calibrated rgb color and cielab colors, but the file must still meet the basic requirements of the standards of a PDF/X-1A. For instance, PDF/X-1A requires all fonts to be embedded and images to be designated as cmyk or spot colors. All details and specific information required for print production is embedded into the graphic file. PDF/X is a special sub-pdf standard that meets ISO standards. Posted on Jby Tod Cordill - Blog, Design Tips, File Prep We collaborate, take chances, and go beyond the possibilities. Premier Press is a team of creators and makers. View Our WorkĪs a team of creators and makers, we’re eager to partner with you to craft strategies and materials that that go above and beyond ordinary possibilities. View our projects to get ideas for your next campaign. Our work helps you achieve your marketing goals.
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