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That doesn't make any sense to me. HOW could you keep the spots AND change the appearance??! Either you are keeping teh colors as defined _OR_ you are changing them to the destination? There is a third option, that is supported by the Acrobat/InDesign InkManager where you can ALIAS spots...

Depends on what "stock 8 bit grayscale" translates to in technical terms. Could it have had an ICC profile attached to it? Could it have been converted to RGB grayscale? Is it using Spot Black vs. the K-channel of CMYK. And then what are the RIP settings, especially for black handling...

That's what JDF (Job Definition Format) is for - specifying the job criteria. It lives outside the PDF and is a standard supported by most modern workflow systems. Alternatively, you'd have to find a custom/proprietary plugin solution for Acrobat to enable this.

I just went into Acrobat X Preflight, chose to create a new Fixup. Selected the first fixup item - Convert Colors. It's defaults seem to be exactly what you want...Convert all object (except spots) to the specified destination profile. What am I missing???! Just a reminder that such a...

Are you generating a "generic" PDF or a PDF/X file (or some variety)? "Grayscale" is also a somewhat general term - was it MONOCHROME (1 bit), 8 bit color (either Gray, RGB or CMYK), or something else?

Not exactly sure what type of metadata and for what purpose you are looking for. Is this for PDF or some other format?

I'm lost on the InDesign vs. Acrobat issue I'm lost on the InDesign vs. Acrobat issue Acrobat and InDesign uses the same color conversion engine, however, each offers a different set of options since they are used at different points in a workflow and thus there are different considerations...

The Adobe PDF Printer for Mac OS was actually removed in Acrobat 9 due to changes in Snow Leopard. It was replaced with a "Save as Adobe PDF" button in the PDF Workflow area of the Print dialog for use with non-Adobe applications. Adobe apps, as already mentioned, know how to create Adobe PDFs...

In the document-level metadata, that is true. However, the original PDF's metadata will be carried as "object level" metadata in the PDF.

Placing a PDF into InDesign(!) and then exporting it is as PERFECTLY REASONABLE thing to do. BE AWARE, that I am saying this ONLY about InDesign and NOT the general case. and I never turn down free beer :).

As Stephen said, placing PDFs into InDesign and re-exporting is _NOT_ refrying.

Don't forget to use PDF/X Don't forget to use PDF/X The other thing that folks here are overlooking is that if your colors in the output PDF are DEVICE (untagged) colors, then Acrobat is free to choose whatever profile it wants to display them (which is really whatever you had your color...

I would agree that it sounds like something wrong in the Acrobat 9 installation. But what does Distiller have to do with this?

Two main reasons: 1) The primary customer for Acrobat (be it Standard or Professional) is _NOT_ the creative pro. Our customers and target market are enterprise and government users, with associated industries such as legal, pharma, insurance, etc. 2) The printing industry has been moving...

If you are printing composite, then you get every plate. Only if you are doing separation can you restrict a plate. Concerning the Output Preview option - if you read the help text there, it clearly says that it only affects the use of the profile as a simulation profile.

What if you do NOT install those plugins? Does Acrobat work correctly? Are you using the latest version of their plugins? It seems like they have some issues (that you talk about with "java"), so I'd go talk to them...

Actually, it's a result of transparency being FLATTENDED - and usually incorrectly. If people would simply move to a modern-PDF/X-4-based workflow, where transparency can be left live - this would all go away...

Correct, because that is what is required by the PDF Standard. And that would be a HUGE VIOLATION of the standard, which is why you can't do it in Acrobat.

NO NEED to refry with Acrobat 9 Pro and later! The Transparency Flattener dialog also includes an option to "Flatten Overprinting" (aka rewrite the file with "simulate overprint" on). You can also use Preflight to do this either manually, in Batch/Action or via Droplet.

Reader 9 and later have the EXACT SAME PREFERENCE for controlling Overprint viewing.