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Bob Giant
Bob Giant
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May 17, 2022
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FM 2020: Generating PDF in Single Tone for Paper Printing

  • May 17, 2022
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Is there anyone to give more information or to tell useful tips for generating PDF in single tone for paper printing?

 

Product: FM 2020

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W
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Winfried RengCommunity Expert
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May 18, 2022

I would assume that it is easiest to adapt the PDF and not try to achieve this in FrameMaker.

Bob Giant
Bob GiantAuthor
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May 18, 2022

I think you are right. My engineers and I are using FM 2020, and handling DITA XML as well as EPS graphic resources, trying to produce half-tone grayscale PDF.

 

Now I am doing my own research on managing PDF. Can you give more information or tips for adapting a PDF in order to generate half-tone grayscale PDF?

W
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Winfried RengCommunity Expert
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May 18, 2022

Hi Bob,

 

Acrobat Professional has a preflight tool with which you can change your PDF.

Other tools that I heard of are:

Callas pdftoolbox

PitStop professional

In the German Wikipedia article about preflight there is a list of tools. Not in the English version.

 

Best regards

 

Winfried

Jeff_Coatsworth
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Jeff_CoatsworthCommunity Expert
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May 17, 2022

I think people are going to need a bit more info - you're working in Structured FM, correct? Are you all patched up? Are you creating PDFs currently? Maybe you can explain what a "single tone" PDF is - I've never heard that term before.

K.Daube
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K.DaubeCommunity Expert
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May 17, 2022

«Maybe you can explain what a "single tone" PDF is - I've never heard that term before.»

It my be graycsale ?

Bob Giant
Bob GiantAuthor
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May 18, 2022

My guess would be half-toned grayscale, but then, I've never heard the phrase either.


Yes, I think you are right. I mean half-toned grayscale is an accurate word, and "single tone" is broken English used in only Korea (I guess).

 

Is there anyone to tell me any detailed configuration or set up for half-toned grayscale paper printing in FM 2020?

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