[Framers] OT: Adobe Tool Question

[Mike Wickham]

Yes, it can still be an issue on Windows, if you are unaware of the 
steps necessary to prevent automatic conversion from CMYK to RGB. The 
latest versions of FrameMaker have improved CMYK support built-in, but 
there are still reports of it being tricky. So I have stuck with using 
EPS for graphics. FrameMaker passes EPS around the Windows GDI, 
eliminating the potential of unexpected CMYK to RGB or Pantone to RGB 
conversions by Windows. I don't use Pantone colors, so someone else 
would have to comment on the details of using them.

It's also important to be sure that Acrobat isn't set to convert colors.

Mike Wickham

> This begs a question, with my apologies if it has been belabored here in the past.
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> In pre-press work on Mac, I often had extensive struggles with the final PDFs for all sorts of reasons (extraneous plates, hairlines and so on), but 'helpful' conversion *from* CMYK was never one of them.
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> Is this still an issue with Windows FrameMaker? The thought of Pantones being converted to RGB is the stuff of nightmares.
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