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June 7, 2018
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Processed PDF in Preflight with Pantone Converstion from CV to C

  • June 7, 2018
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I'm working with lots of files that use Pantone xxx CV Colors and I need them converted to Pantone xxx C.  So I built a Preflight Dropplet that does that using

a Custome Fixup in Preflight called  - Set suffix of all Pantone spot colors to "C"

When It runs it confirms that all Colors are converted to C.

When I open file in Adobe Acrobat and print the separations it confirms all colors are C

When I drop the File into Illustrator all Colors are back to CV

Is there a setting I'm missing?

thanks-

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    Legend
    June 7, 2018

    I suspect this was made in Illustrator. You CANNOT do that really obvious thing of editing outside Illustrator and then opening the edited file. You will ALWAYS get back the original. Beware!

    Participant
    June 7, 2018

    so the thing that I've found was -

    If I save out the PDF in Acrobat as a Optimized PDF it opens in Illustrator with an option:

    - Discard Changes - Converts back to CVC

    - Keep Changes - Uses fixed File with C

    also when saved out as a PS file it opens in Ai with C colors