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Choosing the best pdf preset for printing in indesign. We highly recommend using the x1a sometimes called x1a. Managing color and transparency in indesign requires different approaches. Both flavors share all of the restrictions that apply to pdfx 1a. Transparent pdf background in indesign macrumors forums. Later, i discovered that transparency is a nono in pdfx1a. In normal cmyk printing, white no ink on none of the plates transparency. The x1a format is available primarily through adobe creative suite products such as indesign or acrobat professional.

Aus diesem grund hat euro ncap eine in brussel an sassige, unabhangige organi. What is pdfx1a how to create or process a pdf x1a file. The pdfx1a format limits colour spaces in a way which older versions of the pdfwrite devices cannot, and newer versions do not, support. The art needs to be faded slightly into the subtle textured background. Pdf x1 a doesnt support transparency, so you cant produce a pdfx1a file with transparency anyway, if you try this with ghostscript it will simply create a pdf file which contains a large bitmap image. Pdfx1a is a decade old format that is a robust but rigid way to deliver a job. At this point it should become clear why weve been recommending that the existing pdf x standards be referred to as pdfx1a. By the way, indesign gave me no warning about this when i exported to pdfx1a. This format keeps all the processing in your court. I think it will amount to the first or second point. Therefore, if you choose either of these choices, be sure to visit the advanced panel and select the high resolution transparency flattener preset to retain the quality of your type and vectors. Pdfx format family pdf for prepress graphics file exchange.