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PDF/X is a smart idea, but you should also check out the PDF/A standard development for archival PDFs. This initiative is being overseen by AIIM (The Enterprise Content Management Association) and the latest information is available at http://www.aiim.org/standards.asp?ID=25013. on 9/29/03 6:05 AM, Michael Brehm at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > We are attempting to set standards for the type of PDF that we ask our > offset vendors to produce for us. These PDFs would be archived by us > with the understanding that they could be repurposed at a later date as > ebooks, digital prints, or used again in an offset edition. > > I was going to ask these vendors for press ready quality in terms of > the PDF, but now I'm hearing about PDF/x which seems to be device > specific or am I wrong in this? Is there any point in getting PDF/x > files when these projects may be repurposed in multiple ways? Am I > correct in thinking that vendors can reconstitute a press quality PDF > as a PDF/x file directed at a specific device? > > If anyone can help me in understanding when PDF/x is appropriate and > when it's not, I would greatly appreciate it. > > Thank you > > Michael Brehm > Senior Designer/Technical Coordinator > The University of Chicago Press > 1427 E. 60th Street > Chicago, IL 60637 > 773-702-7911 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- C. Scott Miller, EDP Performance Graphics http://www.performancegraphics.com/ Adobe Certified Expert for Acrobat To change your subscription: http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdfbasics.html
