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Job Settings

[Finished PDF/X] Pane

Finished PDF/X is compatible with both PDF/X-1a and PDF/X-4. It is a more high-security format than before because uncertainties in printing are removed when the input data is converted to PDF, which is an XMF intermediate file.

In the [Finished PDF/X] pane, you can configure the settings related to Finished PDF/X generation.

Caution

TIFF data cannot be converted to Finished PDF/X.

When you convert to the Finished PDF/X format, the colour information included in the input file is made consistent by converting it to CMYK and spot colours.

When you convert to the Finished PDF/X format, the layer information for versioning is discarded.

If you reconvert a Finished PDF/X file to the same level, from Level 1 to Level 2, or from Level 2 to Level 1, you cannot undo the results of reconversion if an irreversible conversion was performed during the generation of the file prior to conversion. For example, if the [Minimum Line Width] setting of a Finished PDF/X file is set to [Standard], that setting cannot be changed to [Fine]. In addition, an already split transparency cannot be returned to the original transparent object.

During the generation of a Level 2 Finished PDF/X file, if the input data contains double-byte spot colour names, they are converted automatically to UTF-8. This enables even data containing double-byte spot colour names to be converted to Level 2 Finished PDF/X and prevents errors during page preparation. However, note that when character encoding other than Unicode or Shift_JIS is used for spot colour names, such as Chinese language fonts, the names may not be converted correctly, resulting in page preparation errors or garbled characters.

If the input file is a separated PS/PDF or a PDF of a separated PS/PDF that has been recomposited in XMF, colour conversion is not performed when converting to a Finished PDF/X. In addition, the overprint settings cannot be deleted even when [Overprint Rule] is set to [Delete] in the Finished PDF/X overprint setting.

Note

Set the colour conversion for Finished PDF/X in [Colour] pane - [Document Colour Space].

In variable jobs, when an input file in PDF/VT format is converted to Finished PDF/X, the information unique to variable data is discarded. Also, for the number of pages per record, the setting of the input file is maintained.

ID Setting Description

1

Finished PDF/X Level

Select the generation level for Finished PDF/X.

Note
  • When you select [Level1], a PDF file which is compatible with PDF/X-1a is generated. The file generated at [Level1] corresponds to the process using CPSI and APPE.
  • When you select [Level2], a PDF file which is compatible with PDF/X-4 is generated. The file generated at [Level2] only corresponds to the process using APPE.

2

Skip regeneration for Finished PDF/Xs

Select whether to perform the Finished PDF/X generation process again when the input files are in the Finished PDF/X format.

Check the checkbox to not perform generation again.

Note
  • When using Finished PDF/X format files as input files, this setting allows you to skip the Finished PDF/X generation process.
  • This checkbox is not displayed when you select [Don't generate] in [Finished PDF/X Level].
Caution
  • Even if the [Skip regeneration for Finished PDF/Xs] checkbox is checked in the [Finished PDF/X] pane, the Finished PDF/X conversion process is executed when a Finished PDF/X file generated at Level 2 is converted to the Level 1 format.

3

Convert Text to Outline

Click [] and select whether to convert fonts to outlines.

Note
  • The fonts are embedded automatically during Finished PDF/X generation.

4

Minimum Line Width

Click [] and select the minimum line width conversion method.

Standard: Converts lines narrower than 0.0423 mm (0.12 points, 1/600 inches) to 0.0423 mm (0.12 points, 1/600 inches).

Fine: Converts lines narrower than 0.0211 mm (0.06 points, 1/1,200 inches) to 0.0211 mm (0.06 points, 1/1,200 inches).

5

Embedded Halftone Screens Click [] and select whether to keep or delete the halftone screen information included in the input file.

6

Convert Spot to CMYK Click [] and select whether to convert spot colours to process colours.

7

Transparency Flattening

This is displayed when [Level1] is selected for [Finished PDF/X Level].

Raster/Vector balance: Move the slider to set the percentage of flattening.

Line Art and Text resolution: Enter the resolution for the rasterised line art and text.

Gradient and Mesh resolution: Enter the resolution for the rasterised gradient and Illustrator mesh objects.

8

Process Colour Replacement

When generating a Finished PDF/X, the process colours of input data can be replaced with other process colours and spot colours.

Replace process colours: Check the checkbox to enable process colour replacement.

Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black: Click [] and then select the colour to be replaced. You can enter an ink name into the search field and select an ink from the search results.

Note
  • You cannot replace multiple process colours with the same colour.
  • Select one of the colours registered in the ink group specified with [Page Prep Preferences] - [Default Ink Mapping] for the job setting.
  • To display a Finished PDF/X that was output using process colour replacement in Acrobat, set the overprint preview in Acrobat to "On". If the overprint preview is set to "Off", the colour before replacement is displayed depending on the data.
  • You cannot replace process colours when converting a separated PS/PDF or a PDF created by recompositing a separate PS/PDF in XMF, into Finished PDF/X.
  • Colours before replacement are displayed as thumbnails depending on the data.
  • When a spot colour used in the source PDF is specified as a colour after replacement, the results are as follows.
  • If there is shading or a double tone image in the source PDF where process colours before replacement and spot colours after replacement are mixed, an error occurs in the RIP process and the target object is not displayed in the output PDF.
  • If process colours before replacement and spot colours after replacement overlap due to an overprint or transparency setting, the overlapping areas are not displayed correctly.
Restriction

Depending on the Finished PDF/X settings, the settings of each function are as follows.