I ran into this when outputting files for a printer some time ago. PDF/X3 is a standard that supports RGB images with a color profile, and it's actually a scibus feature to preserve the original images and color profile instead of converting them to CMYK when using a PDF/X3 format. I discussed the issue with the printer, and CMYK was more important than X3 to them, so I exported the files to PDF 1.5 with the specific color profile they required, and everything was converted to CMYK in the process.
On 20/01/11 18:20, John wrote: > On 01/20/2011 08:05 AM, martin schneebacher wrote: > >> hi! >> >> i'd like to export my file in pdf x/3 with a certain icc-profile (iso coated >> v2) in the output pdf. when enabling color management, it exports it but the >> colors are RGB (tested with pdf-preflight), and if i disable color >> management, it exports in CMYK but not to x/3. output for printer is enabled. >> >> is this a standard behaviour? isn't it possible to tell scribus to do the >> RGB->CMYK conversation while exporting to x/3? >> >> bye...masc. >> >> >> > I don't know what version of Scribus you are using, but in 1.3.9, there > is an option called "Convert spot colors to Process Colors" in the > 'Color" tab of the "Save as PDF" window. That should do the trick. > > _______________________________________________ > scribus mailing list > scribus at lists.scribus.info > http://lists.scribus.info/mailman/listinfo/scribus >
