John: > Unfortunately X/3 hasn't made it across the ocean yet. Our printers > are totally ignorant of it. So a further conversion would still be > needed. I will experiment with this however. It might solve some > other problems. >
Have you tried saving a PDF as X/3, opening it again in Acrobat, then *printing* it to PostScript or PDF using Adobe PDF or whatever virtual printer with the protocol your printer requires? With any luck, the first pass would convert everything to CMYK, and the second pass will get it in the PDF protocol your printer requires. I have done this in the past to get an unstructured PostScript file into structured PostScript (which, after all, is what PDF is). Hmmmm, does Windows GDI get in the way at any point and try to convert it all back to RGB. Experts, please! Why not find a printer who uses RGB --> CMYK on the fly in the ripper? There are many ways to skin the cat ... Regards, Hedley -- Hedley Finger 28 Regent Street Camberwell VIC 3124 Australia Tel. +61 3 9809 1229 Fax. (call phone first) Mob. (cell) +61 412 461 558 Email. "Hedley Finger" <hfinger at handholding.com.au>
