Jean Hollis Weber wrote:
Gary Schnabl wrote:
What also would be very useful is checking to see how well OOo PDF
export complies with the requirements of various POD printers. Some
want PDF/X-1a:2001,among others, for example. And also, is there
anything about printing to a PS printer file prior to printing a PDF
elsewhere by a printing firm?
I'm continuing my research on this topic and will report here what I
find, but it would be really great if some other people did the
same... especially anyone who uses a different POD printer (I use Lulu
-- many of whose books are printed by Lightning Source -- and also
Lightning Source directly). I'm also reading the draft of Alan
Shepard's updated book "Aiming at Amazon", which describes how to
create PDFs for Lightning Source. Unfortunately, he uses Acrobat (and
Word), so the info isn't directly relevant to OOo!
I haven't worked out how to get OOo to print to PS, but I hope I'm
just missing something. If I need to create a PDF using Acrobat, I'm
not sure where to start if I don't have a PostScript file.
I'm just starting to play around with the PDF/A-1 setting in OOo's PDF
export dialog.
Just what can OOo Writer export and what can't it?
Excellent question. I'm asking that myself!
BTW, in my earlier note I said that in PDF import, graphics with
transparent backgrounds are imported with black backgrounds. I've now
discovered that some come in with other background colours. The
general problem, of course, remains the same.
--Jean
Lightning Source uses the Adobe proprietary PDF/X-1a:2001 for much
(all?) of its high-speed POD printing, or it did. That old standard
requires embedded fonts and CMYK colors.
We really need to beef up this part of the Writer Guide due to a
resurgence in self publishing. Otherwise, the poorly educated will fall
victim to the crooks in that part of the industry. One of the worst
players in that regard (name--with several aka aliases--available upon
request, offline) tried to recruit me to further his phony literary
agency. His scam has a phony PO box (or suite) in NYC, but operates out
of Florida under dozens of company names and advertises heavily.
Gary
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