Re: Exporting/Converting Pages Doc to CMYK
Hi Rhonda, On 05/08/2005, at 3:04 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 05/08/2005, at 6:55 AM, Rod Blitvich wrote: Hi Not being highly creative or intelligent, I used Apple's Pages software to create the School Newlstter (with the aid of one of the great templates). I exported it to PDF and took it to the printer who said the fonts and resolution etc were all fine but he had to convert it from RGB to CMYK. He showed me how some of the colours, particularly the blues, were out. He said before I bring him the next Newsletter, I need to convert it to CMYK. I have searched Pages and cannot find any option/preference/ export feature that enables me to do this. Any advice would be gratefully accepted please. ta Rod Hi again people, I've been 'messing around' with a 15 page Newsletter I did in Pages quite some time back. I think I originally just printed the Newsletter and the result was great. I'm using Tiger OSX10.4.2. In Pages instead of Export, Choose File Print, then click on PDF button, choose 'Save As PDF-X'. Would this PDF-X file be what a Printer would require? Yes? In most circumstances and especially if just a black text - grayscale Newsletter. If CMYK I have been informed in most situations the below should work and the final conversion is just a guarantee of a CMYK PDF. Assuming all graphics are converted to CMYK or defined spot colours, and resolution of graphics is adequate. I would save as PDF then through ColorSync - Create a PDFX-3 Document, from the quartz filters drop down box and your printer should be able to process without problems? But as always, check with the final outputting source. The Printer, before starting job, and check printed output before signing off on job. PDFX1a or 3 (PDF/X1-a or PDF/X3) are report compliance fail the job if not compliant standards. PDF/X is an ISO standard for graphic content exchange. Hence, ColorSync PDFX-3 Document filter is a Generic CMYK profile and verifier. Of course Distiller and InDesign could be a better option as would Illustrator or Freehand, but one must make do with what tools are available. If it works for you thanks Apple for such a wonderful diverse-tool in ColorSync. Cheers! `Rob...
Re: Exporting/Converting Pages Doc to CMYK
Rod I know it is great to use the applications that come with a new system but for my druthers I'd download the free for not for profit desktop publishing application Ragtime Solo www.ragtime-online. com and use that. Change your photographs as advised by others in Photoshop from RGB to CMYK, set the picture frame in Ragtime to CMYK and import your pictures. If Rhonda's print suggestion converts the document to the required PDF then fine. I am still with 10.2 and have no Adobe Distiller but can export the file as a postscript. The printer converts to the required PDF and prints. Output fine. Merv At 6:55 AM +0800 5/8/05, Rod Blitvich wrote: Hi Not being highly creative or intelligent, I used Apple's Pages software to create the School Newlstter (with the aid of one of the great templates). I exported it to PDF and took it to the printer who said the fonts and resolution etc were all fine but he had to convert it from RGB to CMYK. He showed me how some of the colours, particularly the blues, were out. He said before I bring him the next Newsletter, I need to convert it to CMYK. I have searched Pages and cannot find any option/preference/export feature that enables me to do this. Any advice would be gratefully accepted please. ta Rod -- Rod BLITVICH Head of Learning Technologies Balcatta Senior High School Apple Educator of Excellence 2002 - 2003 Amy and Sam's Dad [EMAIL PROTECTED]0409 681 256 http://www.apple.com.au/education/hed/products/ibook/balcatta.html --- At work I always try to go the extra mile... but my boss always finds me and brings me back. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro -- Science teaches that we must see in order to believe, but we must also believe in order to see.
Re: Exporting/Converting Pages Doc to CMYK
Hi Rob people following the advice given to Rod Blitvich Re his School Newsletter, On 06/08/2005, at 1:52 AM, Rob Davies wrote: On 05/08/2005, at 3:04 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 05/08/2005, at 6:55 AM, Rod Blitvich wrote: Hi Not being highly creative or intelligent, I used Apple's Pages software to create the School Newlstter (with the aid of one of the great templates). I exported it to PDF and took it to the printer who said the fonts and resolution etc were all fine but he had to convert it from RGB to CMYK. He showed me how some of the colours, particularly the blues, were out. He said before I bring him the next Newsletter, I need to convert it to CMYK. I have searched Pages and cannot find any option/preference/ export feature that enables me to do this. Any advice would be gratefully accepted please. ta Rod Hi again people, I've been 'messing around' with a 15 page Newsletter I did in Pages quite some time back. I think I originally just printed the Newsletter and the result was great. I'm using Tiger OSX10.4.2. In Pages instead of Export, Choose File Print, then click on PDF button, choose 'Save As PDF-X'. Would this PDF-X file be what a Printer would require? Yes? In most circumstances and especially if just a black text - grayscale Newsletter. If CMYK I have been informed in most situations the below should work and the final conversion is just a guarantee of a CMYK PDF. Ok, my 15 page 'Newsletter' in Pages I have been using to Test has Text Images. Some pages mostly images. 1. The normal File Print PDF looked perfect on Computer printed perfectly using Epson Printer (RGB). 2. The File Print click on PDF button 'Save As PDF-X' ... Text looks fine, but some sections of images are 'mottled' (similar to a 'interlaced' Muxed video clip) on the Computer. 3. Doing as Rob suggested - using the normal PDF create a PDFX-3 document, from the quartz filters drop down box. This looks exactly the same as No. 2. 'Save as PDF-X'. Presumably (without getting a Professional Printer to check), the PDF- X produced straight from Pages Print 'Save as PDF-X' is the same result as creating PDFX-3 using ColorSync Utility app. No surprise here of course as ColorSync is doing the job from the Pages app. Apple might have got this right. To prove our point we need our original poster 'Rod Blitvich' to try his next School Newsletter in the 'Save As PDF-X' file and check with his Printer. Cheers, Ronni
Re: Exporting/Converting Pages Doc to CMYK
Morning Merv, Thanks for the information interesting looking application. On 05/08/2005, at 4:28 PM, Mervyn Giuliana Bond wrote: Rod I know it is great to use the applications that come with a new system but for my druthers I'd download the free for not for profit desktop publishing application Ragtime Solo www.ragtime-online. com and use that. Change your photographs as advised by others in Photoshop from RGB to CMYK, set the picture frame in Ragtime to CMYK and import your pictures. If Rhonda's print suggestion converts the document to the required PDF then fine. I am still with 10.2 and have no Adobe Distiller but can export the file as a postscript. The printer converts to the required PDF and prints. Output fine. That is the other option and a preferred one in some situations, to output from Print dialog box PDF save PDF as Postscript. But, it does not guarantee an Apple Pages document is CMYK as with Create PDFX-3 Document from Quartz filter drop down box does, apparently. As before check with the Source of your output. Not sure if important, but check dpi of PDF/X-3 output might be and might not be significant, although it can be changed within ColorSync? Look at editing filters, in help. Distiller creates output for printer, ColorSync Utility is the colour profile guareenting what you see on screen should replicate on paper. Does the job just fine in this situation and has some other useful tools also. Ragtime-solo does a lot of the same as distiller in Export, I think it might be creating information for distiller which is why your printer has no problem with them, his end does processing. Great alternative program. Thanks Merv Cheers! `Rob...
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At 11:19 AM +0800 5/8/05, Rod wrote: Unfortunately Sony/BMG has the monopoly on Australian artists too :-( There won't be much content on iTMS au with out Sony :-p Frankly, I don't care. Although I have bought a lot of music by Australian artists on CD, I wish they would just bring on the ITMS Australia, regardless of whether Sony is signed on or not. Of course, one can hope that Sony may eventually come on board but let's not be missing out on other content just because Sony hasn't got its act together in Australia. -- Andrew Nielsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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On 06/08/2005, at 4:25 PM, Andrew Nielsen wrote: At 11:19 AM +0800 5/8/05, Rod wrote: Unfortunately Sony/BMG has the monopoly on Australian artists too :-( There won't be much content on iTMS au with out Sony :-p Frankly, I don't care. Although I have bought a lot of music by Australian artists on CD, I wish they would just bring on the ITMS Australia, regardless of whether Sony is signed on or not. Of course, one can hope that Sony may eventually come on board but let's not be missing out on other content just because Sony hasn't got its act together in Australia. -- Andrew Nielsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] AND IF it did start in Aus without Sony/BMG the pressure would be on them to join in ! Nothing like a bit of COMPETITION so I keep gettiing told . Bob
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