PDFX-ready offers preflight profiles for Acrobat Pro (and Callas pdfToolbox) for all PDFX-ready workflows:
PDF/X-4 CMYK for offset printing
PDF/X-4 CMYK+RGB for offset printing
PDF/X-4 CMYK+RGB for digital printing
PDF/X-1a CMYK for offset printing
The preflight profiles are documented separatly.
PDF/X-4 CMYK workflow for offset printing
Preflight profiles for the following printing methods:
- Sheetfed offset printing
- Web offset printing
- Newspaper printing
There are preflight profiles for Acrobat 9 + X as well as Acrobat XI + DC, because in newer Acrobat versions additional checks are available.
PDF/X-4 CMYK+RGB workflow for offset printing
Preflight profiles for the following printing methods:
- Sheetfed offset printing
- Web offset printing
- Newspaper printing
There are only preflight profiles for Acrobat XI + DC available, because in Acrobat 9 and X some important checks are missing or not working properly.
PDF/X-4 CMYK+RGB workflow for digital printing
Preflight profile for toner based digital printing. In order to benefit from the larger color gamut of most of the digital printing systems, we recommend to use ICCbased RGB images.
There is only a preflight profiles for Acrobat XI + DC available, because in Acrobat 9 and X some important checks are missing or not working properly.
PDF/X-1a CMYK workflow for offset printing
Preflight profiles for the following printing methods:
- Sheetfed offset printing
- Web offset printing
- Newspaper printing
These preflight profiles can be used in Acrobat 9 to DC.
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