27 spot color in pdfx1

#1 08-22-2008, 03:21 AM

HI

when we close file pdfx1 from IL or ID and we have 27 spot color in swatches palleta and transparency, we get messsge like this: "Cannot output this document because it contains more than 27 spot colors and uses transparency. Delete some colors or convert them to process colors and try again."

OK, i deleta some spot (or transparency) from my swatches palleta and it's OK.

my 2 question it's:

1. whay 27? no 24 or 16...?
2. what the problem if i have in my swatches palleta 27 spot color but in
my object in document i have only 2 spot color and one in transparency? i don't have 27 spot color on my object - only in swatches!

thank

#2 08-22-2008, 03:45 AM

What program puts out this message, what version, and when do you get
it?

Aandi Inston

#3 08-22-2008, 04:27 AM

>What program puts out this message, what version...<<

in program IILUSTRATOR CS2 and INDESIGGN CS2...

>and when do you get it?<<

like i say: when we close to pdfx1 from ILcs2 or IDcs2 and
we have in swatch palleta 27 spot color or transparency.

thank

#4 08-22-2008, 06:28 AM

Please read answer here:
<http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.59b63d05>
(Forum Illustrator).
Perhaps it depends on the version of Distiller.

Best regards --Gernot Hoffmann

#5 08-22-2008, 06:44 AM

HI Gernot Hoffmann

try whit transparency in any object and see what happen...

#6 08-22-2008, 08:25 AM

>>like i say: when we close to pdfx1 from ILcs2 or IDcs2

This seems to be the problem. I have no idea what you mean by "close
to pdfx1".

Aandi Inston

#7 08-22-2008, 08:50 AM

Koki,

you're right - Export as PDF fails if
at least one object is transparent,
for instance opacity=50%.
The process fails already for explicit
flattening in AI.
Export as PDF/X-1a-2001 tries to flatten
everything,because variable transparency
is prohibited.

Please let's move to the AI-Forum. It's
not directly a color management issue.

Best regards --Gernot Hoffmann

#8 09-22-2008, 07:52 PM

Because that's how the software was written.

but if you are only using 2 spot colors then its stupid to have 27.

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