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We prefer to receive native files from clients because we can refine their work.

Once we have preflighted, refined and prepared a job we generate PDFs for sending to the backend guys. They load that pdfs in a Trueflow worflow for normalize, impose, trap and output to a proofer. Once the client signed the proof, the backend guys approve the job in Trueflow for output to the platesetter. Native files and its pdfs are archived for future purposes.

In my case, my Trueflow interprets faster the pdfs than ps or eps.

It would have sense to work internally with pdfs. They can act as digital masters for future reprints.

As for colormanagement, we still not working as a cms hub for plating and proofing. We only use cms when proofing or when open rgb photoshop images.

You have nothing to loose working with pdfs as part of your workflow.