I found open source pstill to do conversions between pdf versions... It seems to work fine. http://www.pstill.com/
thank you for your help Ciro -- Links: http://www-personal.engin.umd.umich.edu/~cirosoto/ http://www.TheGuitarMakerExploration.com https://www.createspace.com/3392936 On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 10:13 AM, Peter Rolf <indi...@gmx.net> wrote: > Am 26.06.2010 22:25, schrieb Ciro: >> Peter, thank you for you file. >> I tested it, but the \usePDFXoutputintent >> command is not understood by texexec. >> > true. the example code is mkiv only. as mkii is frozen (no new features) > pdf/x support is limited to mkiv. you also wrote > 'The file produced by LuaTex is PDF 1.5.', so where is the problem? ;) > > mkii (pdftex): texexec yourbook.tex > mkiv (luatex): context yourbook.tex > > anyhow, here is an interesting link about pdf/x-1a > > http://www.prepressure.com/pdf/basics/pdfx-1a > > there a quite a lot of other restrictions in pdf/x-1a (aside from what > can be handled in context). be sure to fulfil them all. > and you have to ask your printing house, what output intent is used > (probably stated on their side). > > updated test files (now one for each version) are attached. > > >> thank you >> ciro >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 7:14 AM, Peter Rolf <indi...@gmx.net> wrote: >>> Am 26.06.2010 04:36, schrieb luigi scarso: >>>> On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 2:34 AM, Ciro <c...@kavyata.com> wrote: >>>>> The company that is printing my book requires format >>>>> PDF/X-1a:2001. The file produced by LuaTex is PDF 1.5. >>>>> >>>>> I wonder if there will be a problem, and if so, how can I do the >>>>> conversion to X-1a:2001? >>>> It's a complex subject, I fear that you need acrobat to be sure or >>>> defend your result >>>> >>>> Anyway >>>> http://www.tug.org/pipermail/pdftex/2009-June/thread.html#8050 >>> >>> Context should be able to produce PDF/X-1a:2003 so far (donno the >>> difference to the 2001 version). I will look into it tomorrow (no time >>> now). To give you a first impression what is needed (data,formats), I >>> attached a test file (mkiv only) for the 2003 variant. >>> >>> >>> Best wishes, Peter >>> >>> ___________________________________________________________________________________ >>> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to >>> the Wiki! >>> >>> maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / >>> http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context >>> webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net >>> archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ >>> wiki : http://contextgarden.net >>> ___________________________________________________________________________________ >>> >>> >> ___________________________________________________________________________________ >> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to >> the Wiki! >> >> maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / >> http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context >> webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net >> archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ >> wiki : http://contextgarden.net >> ___________________________________________________________________________________ >> > > ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________