Re: producing a pdf/X-1a:2001 file

From: Ciro <ciro@kavyata.com>
To: Peter Rolf <indiego@gmx.net>
Cc: mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context@ntg.nl>
Subject: Re: producing a pdf/X-1a:2001 file
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2010 19:41:12 -0400	[thread overview]
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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

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On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 10:13 AM, Peter Rolf <indiego@gmx.net> wrote:
> Am 26.06.2010 22:25, schrieb Ciro:
>> 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.
>
>
>> thank you
>> ciro
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 7:14 AM, Peter Rolf <indiego@gmx.net> wrote:
>>> Am 26.06.2010 04:36, schrieb luigi scarso:
>>>> On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 2:34 AM, Ciro <ciro@kavyata.com> wrote:
>>>>> 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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