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File format

PDF/X is a subset of the ISO standard for PDF. The purpose of PDF/X is to facilitate graphics exchange, and it therefore has a series of printing-related requirements which do not apply to standard PDF files. For example, in PDF/X-1a all fonts need to be embedded and all images need to be CMYK or spot colors. PDF/X-3 accepts calibrated RGB and CIELAB colors, while retaining most of the other restrictions of PDF/X-1a. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: PDF/XA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: PDF-5+: a comprehensive Powder Diffraction File™ for materials characterizationInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Adobe Acrobat® 8 ProfessionalThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: PDF methods for turbulent reactive flowsCited 2,322 times
  5. Go sideways: ICC profileA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: CMYK color modelA closely related topic

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🗂️ The subject at a glance

  1. List of the PDF/X standards
  2. Identifications

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

🆕 Influential since 2022

📚 Books worth reading

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