DIGITAL digest 12/00

PI: The PDF/X-1 digital ad format has been the source of some debate. What's your take on its usefulness?

Scott: I'm an advocate of people using accredited file format standards, in general.

PDF/X-1 is still a relatively new development in the area of standard file formats. It has only been accredited for about a year. Some people have said they don't want to use the ANSI standard because it is based on an older version of the Adobe PDF specification and it allows for embedding of legacy file formats.