On 01/10/10 16:32, Christoph Sch?fer wrote: > On Friday 01 October 2010 12:30:15 eric hanuise wrote: > >> Hi all. >> >> I've exported a PDF as pdf/x3 using isocoated v2 ICC profile. >> It contains several png images, which are rgb. >> >> As I understand it, the pdf exported by scribus should be cmyk only, and >> the images converted to cmyk during pdf generation. >> however, the printer came back to me and told me the pdf contained RGB >> images. >> >> Have I misunderstood the ability of scribus to convert everything to >> cmyk on pdf export, or is there some setting I missed ? >> > Yes, this seems to be a misunderstanding, and to be honest, it's quite common > even among commercial printers. The PDF/X-3 standard explictly permits RGB > imgaes (plus a colour profile) to be included in a PDF, which is one of its > biggest advantages. In other words: Scribus adheres to the standard :) > >
Thanks, bu this does not reply my question :) pdf/x3 is in fact irrelevant here. The printer requests cmyk only pdf's, with no rgb images inside it. How can I provide that to him ?
