COMPUTER-INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING -- Strategies for a "Smart Fa

There are two optional standards for "blind transfer," which means that the file is complete and unambiguous, and that the receiver can open the file and print the desired result without having to consult with the sender. PDF/X1/1a is for blind transfer of CMYK data, while PDF/X3 is for blind transfer of color-managed data. To accomplish this, the ISO committee has added output profiles to the appropriate PDF data dictionary. This gets around the ICC prohibition against sending two profiles within the color management data. Both PDF/X1a and X3 are out for ballot as ISO standards and should be ready in 2002.