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ninazel
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August 29, 2023
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How to remove spot color from PDF in Adobe Acrobat

  • August 29, 2023
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Hello,

 

I have print company and many people send me file (PDF) with spot color for cut contur. 

They don't use wright pantone for my cutter, so I want to remove or recolor pantone in Adobe Acrobat.

If I open file in Illustrator there isn't font in outlines or they forgot to embeed pictures. 

So I want to solve my problem in Adobe Acrobat - is it possible to remove spot color and how can I do this?

File like this in attachment.

 

 

Thank you for answer!

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Karl Heinz  Kremer
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Community Expert
August 30, 2023

Here is some information about how to convert spot colors to process colros: https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/color-conversion-ink-management-acrobat.html

 

If you want to remove objects that use a certain spot color, you would need to use the preflight tools in Acrobat. I wrote up a tutorial a while ago about the general process: https://khkonsulting.com/2017/03/remove-content-from-pdf-files-using-acrobats-preflight/

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May 28, 2024

Is it possible to create a Javascript (that i will put into an action) with the specific spot color name to achieve the same result?

Karl Heinz  Kremer
Community Expert
Community Expert
May 28, 2024

Look at the colorConvertAction object in Acrobat's JavaScript API. It's been a long time since I last used that, and a quick search though my notes did not reveal any sample code.