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Description of PDF/X-1a Standards

 

Table 2-11. Description of PDF/X-1a Standards

 

 

File Type

Description

 

 

PDF/X-1a 2003

ISO standard for graphic content exchange. Files can be opened in

 

Acrobat 5.0 and Acrobat Reader 5.0 and later. The standard requires

 

that:

 

• All fonts are embedded.

 

• The appropriate bounding boxes are specified: Media Box,

 

Trim Box, or Art Box.

 

• Color appears as CMYK, spot colors, or both (RGB and LAB

 

spaces are not allowed).

 

• Compliant files must contain describe the output printing

 

condition (e.g. SWOP) for which they are prepared.

 

• The Trap Key is set.

 

 

PDF/X-1a 2001

Same as above, except files can be opened in Acrobat 4.0 and Acrobat

 

Reader 4.0 and later.

 

 

About PDF Boxes

 

The following table describes the PDF media box, bleed box, trim

 

box and art box.

 

Table 2-12. PDF Box Descriptions

 

 

PDF Box

Description

 

 

Media box

Page size; contains all the objects of a page, including text and images

 

that appear on the page or that bleed or extend off the edge of the

 

finished document.

 

Media box dimensions are always greater than or equal to the trim box

 

dimensions.

 

Media box dimensions are always greater than or equal to the bleed

 

box dimensions.

 

 

Crop Box

The crop box represents the region in which the page contents are

 

trimmed when displayed or printed. It defines how the page contents

 

are placed on the output medium.

 

The crop box dimensions are always greater than or equal to the trim,

 

art, and bleed box.

 

The crop box dimensions are always smaller than or equal to the media

 

box.

 

 

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Xerox 701P47169 manual Box and art box, File Type Description