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Hi Matt,
I think you'll be surprised to see the type of settings I have been receiving/reviewing. If I recall correctly, after setting up a particular domestic printer's distiller settings and then proceeding their InDesign specs... I noticed they are different! If Adobe CS3 is sharing all the same info... then something or somewhere is wrong.
In another instance, transparency flattener setting also varies. Some printers submitted their own specs instead of using "high resolution". I can counted 3-4 printers who done this.
I had to laugh and wonder if someone was drinking on the job. All these varies setting is maddening. Something is just not adding up. If PDF is suppose to be industry standard then it still has a long way to go.
PDF is quite good if you are dealing with just a few printers but when you have two dozen and some are oversea... this become unmanageable and even paralyzing. It's no wonder my boss is reluctant to make a complete switch to PDF workflow and submit only PDFs to printers.
BTW, thank you for explaining in detail the problems with PDF/X standard.
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