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    Distiller

    Not that I'm ever going to use it, but it doesn't look like distiller has a default compliancy setting like X-3 and X-1a do? Am I right or missing something?
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    Ct/lw

    I have an old Dalim workflow that uses Scitex CT/LW regardless of the input file. Of course this is an Adobe world for the most part, but I can't afford to go to a new workflow just yet. I seem to be having better luck with PDF/X-4 (live) than X-1a or X-3 (both flattened) when it comes to...
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    Image Compression

    Easy one. What is the general consensus on Zip versus JPEG compression in the Adobe PDF Export Presets? I've always done ZIP, but I'm reading a lot about JPEG at maximum quality being adequate for 175lpi. The same file with the images uncompressed (test) was 381mb, with Zip it was 91mb and Jpeg...
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    InDesign Preflight

    I'm taking somewhat of a poll. I have created a custom Adobe PDF Preset for exporting out of InDesign. That also creates a .joboptions file from Distiller, which can be exported to to a network location an d them loaded in to another work station's Indesign Presets. I have also built a...
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    Metrix, Preps and Workflows

    Is anyone using Metrix for imposition with Apogee-X. If so, are you using as content inclusive or exclusive when imported from production planning? PDF or JDF?
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    Metrix, Preps and Workflows

    What do you know about using Metrix in Apogee-X or Prinergy? How can I get Preps 4.1 (Mac OS9) to talk to each other? I guess I'm supposed to be able to use my old Preps templates in Metrix, but it doesn't seem to be working. Is there anyone out there that has done this? Does anyone have any...

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