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Hi<br>
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I asked my printer why I am getting muddy pictures in greyscale. Her
explanation is as follows (in italics):<br>
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<i>one possible answer is because the images are originally RGB (or
greyscale), so if you use PDFX1 (or just plain PDF) then all
images get converted automatically to CMYK which makes then very
muddy. This is because an extra layer of black gets added to all
images . The preferred flavour is PDFx-3. This format keeps all
colour modes in their original form.
</i><i>. </i><br>
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I have tried to export in PDFX-3 - the preflight verifier says
that the current profile is PDF/X-3 but when I move onto the Save as
PDF dialogue box all the Tabs are available EXCEPT the PDF/X-3 tab
which is greyed out.<br>
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How do save in PDF/X-3 format?<br>
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Kind regards<br>
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Robin Dean<br>
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