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| __PDF/X-1a is a new production standard for reliable document exchange._Of course, with PDF-Robot™ you're all set, with a click of a button you are PDF/X-1a ready!
__In short, PDF/X-1a is a stripped down, specialized kind of PDF file that makes it more reliable for magazine and catalog production._ You can even save money on your printing costs!
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__Magazine and catalog publishers using PDF-Robot™ are sending PDF/X-1a with color lasers, straight to press!__PDF/X-1a files can be opened by regular Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Acrobat Reader. This format is only different in that it sets limitations as to what is allowed to be in the PDF file._ All the things that are not appropriate for magazine and catalog production are not allowed in a PDF/X-1a file.
__PDF/X-1a offers a standard way of communicating what is, and is not, appropriate for a production PDF file._ Many printers and publishers have been producing PDF files for years that are appropriate "industrial strength" PDF files._ However, this has always been accomplished through extensive training, communication, and settings exchanged between printer and publisher.
__The difference now is that all this communication and understanding can be expressed in one acronym._ Just say it, "Im sending you PDF/X-1a", or "I need PDF/X-1a"._ Now wasn't that easy?
__So, PDF/X-1a does provide for the quick communication of the desired type of PDF file we need for magazine and catalog production._ But, how do you make sure the file is really PDF/X-1a?_ How do you make the PDF/X-1a file?_ Well, with about several dozens of clicks per page you could probably do it right now with the software you currently have._ If you fail to check one setting or detail, your PDF/X-1a may not be COMPLIANT.
__This is why most publishers are seeking the automation of all the settings and processes required for PDF/X-1a._ Thus, the need for a new application called PDF-Robot™._ PDF-Robot™ simply automates the required settings, procedures, and processes required to produce a bullet proof PDF/X-1a file._ Instead of requiring up to dozens of clicks per page, it does all the work with One Click Per Book!
__Are all PDF/X-1a files the same?_ No, as a matter of fact, the PDF/X-1a standard was diluted in a way to accomodate many special interests in the industry._ There are those who favor using copydot or rastered file formats and wrapping those old tired formats into a PDF..._ That is actually allowed in the PDF/X-1a standard._ Additionally, the PDF/X-1a standard falls short in the area of resolution._ Since many folks like to water down the quality of their PDF/X-1a files with stuff like lossy compression and lowered resolution settings, there are no restrictions on using lowered resolution and lossy compressions.
__This is why so many other PDF/X-1a workflow tools are not a logically sound as the PDF/X-1a workflow with PDF-Robot™.__PDF-Robot™ uses the award winning Markzware FlightCheck to proactively screen your source files for low resolution <prior to> creating your PDF/X-1a files.__Most of the new PDF/X-1a tools are simply checking a PDF file for compliance, if the graphics are low resolution, it's obviously a little late to be dealing with that after the PDF file is created.__These issues need to be discovered and resolved up front, in the source files, not after the job is practically finished.__The default settings used by PDF-Robot™ are enforcing high resolution standards and lossless compressions through real proactive preflight and quality control.
__The biggest difference in PDF-Robot™ and other PDF/X-1a workflow tools is that PDF-Robot is built upon sound manufacturing principles.
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Proactive, true preflighting, and repair of source files PRIOR to postscripting and distilling is superior to "postflighting" and repairing of a PDF file after it is all finished.
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There is no use creating a PDF/X file for a magazine or catalog until the source files are verified and repaired of known problems.
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There is no need to go and modify or repair a PDF/X-1a file that was prepared correctly with a set of perfect source files and settings, it's plate ready.
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__With PDF-Robot™, every setting, decision, and process to make a digitally accurate PDF/X-1a is hard coded._ PDF-Robot™ is the silver bullet that magazine publishers and printers need._ The PDF/X-1a format is not mysterious, and the procedures of producing PDF/X-1a are not terribly complex._ But, the amount of time, the number of steps, the chances of missing a step, that's the difficult part._ PDF-Robot™ gives you One Click PDF/X-1a processing!
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