To put this on context...
In 9, using SaveAs to create a PDF with CMYK works, EXCEPT when the FM file
contains embedded PDFs -- in effect, nesting the PDFs.
So it's partially whacked, but if you don't nest PDFs as imported graphics
in FM, it works.
Art
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DoD 358
On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 2:52 AM, Reng, Winfried <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Here is another post from Arnis Gubins from the Adobe FrameMaker
> forum:
>
> ... After extensive testing with his files and others, using
> imported PDFs with the new CMYK SaveAsPDF is broken from the get go.
>
> When using imported PDFs in FM, the CMYK SaveAsPDF option renders
> these imported PDFs as low-res RGB TIFFs on output. Yuck! A major
> foobar in the latest point version of this release.
>
> HOWEVER, using EPS files works just fine! So converting the PDFs to
> EPS before import is a workaround for now.
>
> ---
>
> Best regards
>
> Winfried
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected]
> > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
> > Art Campbell
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 6:04 PM
> > To: Mike H
> > Cc: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: Frame 9: improved CMYK
> >
> > Mike,
> > There are a couple of threads about CMYK support on the Adobe
> > User Forum for
> > Frame.
> > According to one of the moderators there (Arnis, who I'm not
> > sure is on this
> > list), who has played with this a bit:
> >
> > "Yes, CMYK (and spot colours too) works when doing the Save As PDF
> > (Adobe somehow manages to slip in a different postscript header that
> > isn't available when you manually print to the Adobe PDF printer
> > instance). The Save As PDF works very well when everything is
> > configured correctly."
> >
> > So the trick seems to be electing the SaveAs option rather
> > than Printing,
> > which is the default for many of us.
> > I would have done it the other way around, but ...
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Art
> >
> > Art Campbell
> > [email protected]
> > "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a
> > '52 Vincent and a
> > redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson
> > No
> > disclaimers apply.
> > DoD 358
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 10:40 AM, Mike H <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > Hmm -
> > > what does the 'improved CMYK support' in Frame 9 entail? MY CMYK
> > > colour definitions (Pantone Process) still get converted to RGB if I
> > > set the joboptions to, 'leave colour as is.' - And I just
> > note that p.
> > > 446 of the manual still says that the default is CMYK -> RGB
> > > conversion. However, the next paragraph tells me: "if you deselect
> > > this option [which one?] Framemaker preserves CMYK
> > colours." What am I
> > > missing, what option can I deselect to preserve my CMYK
> > views (I only
> > > import *.eps, so that's not the issue.)?
> > >
> > > I know that in the pdf joboptions I can turn on, "convert
> > all colours
> > > to cmyk", but that gives me CMYK (colour 'view') -> RGB -> CMYK, and
> > > my Pantone percentages get all mixed up in the process. How do I
> > > preserve my CMYK colour definitions without going through RGB?
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > ---------------------------------
> > > Michael Heine
> > > London, ON
> > > Canada
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