Thanks, Kathleen! Setting the GetLibraryColorRGBFromCMYK parameter to None did the trick. Thanks for the help, Jim
Johnson, Kathleen wrote: >Hi Jim, >I don't use that version of Acrobat, but check your maker.ini files (in >the directory where FrameMaker is installed) between the two computers. >The setting GetLibraryColorRGBFromCMYK is probably set differently. To >get the same color in your PDF as you see in FrameMaker, you want that >setting to be None. >Hope this helps >Kathleen > >PS Restart FrameMaker and re-create your PDF after changing the >maker.ini file. > >Kathleen Johnson | Technical writer >317-572-1514 x3006 | kjohnson at doubletake.com > >Double-Take Software >www.doubletake.com > > >-----Original Message----- >From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com >[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Jim Ramsay >Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 2:00 PM >To: Framers at FrameUsers.com >Subject: Color shift in Distiller 8 PDF output > >A reviewer noticed a shift in the color of the header and footer rule in >PDF output from FrameMaker. I'm using Acrobat Pro 8.1.2 and FrameMaker >7.2 on a Windows XP laptop. The rule line is Hex 99cc33 green in our >FrameMaker templates, and it comes out as 96fc24 lime green in the PDF, >according to the Photoshop Elements color sampler. I'm using File>Save >As in the book file to generate the PDF. > >The really strange thing is that I can get the correct 99cc33 color in >the PDF if I distill the same book file on another XP computer running >FrameMaker 7.1 and Acrobat Pro 7.0.9, again using File>Save As. Both >Distillers are using the same Standard job options (I confirmed that all >the displayed settings are the same), and Adobe PDF is the default >printer on both machines. So I have a workaround (use only the other >computer to generate the PDF), but I wonder if anyone can explain what's >going on. > >Thanks, >Jim Ramsay >Pillar Data Systems > >-- >"One must imagine Sisyphus happy." >-Albert Camus > >www.preciselydoc.com >jramsay at indra.com > >_______________________________________________ > > >You are currently subscribed to Framers as kjohnson at doubletake.com. > >Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > >To unsubscribe send a blank email to >framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com >or visit >http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/kjohnson%40doubletak >e.com > >Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit >http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > > > > -- "One must imagine Sisyphus happy." -Albert Camus www.preciselydoc.com jramsay at indra.com
