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loner93306019
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June 18, 2020
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PDF/X-4:2010

  • June 18, 2020
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Hi, can anyone tell me where to find PDF/X-4:2010?
I have updated InDesign to latest version, but its not there, I just have PDF/X-4:2008.
And I can not find it anywhere to install.
Thanks

    Correct answer Laubender

    Hi loner93306019,

    don't be confused: When you select the preset named [PDF/X-4:2008] the default setting of "Standard" is PDF/X-4:2010.

    From my German InDesign 2020 version 15.1.0.25:

     

     

    If standard PDF/X-4:2010 is not showing up, your color management settings of InDesign are turned off. Just I did before doing the screenshot below. Then standard turned to value "None":

     

     

    So check your color management settings and turn them on!

    If done the standards PDF/X-4:2010, PDF/X-3:2003 and PDF/X-3:2002 should be available again and PDF/X-4:2010 should be the default of the preset named [PDF/X-4:2008].

     

    Regards,
    Uwe Laubender

    ( ACP )

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    marettac07
    marettac07
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    January 21, 2022

    Thank you loner93306019 & Laubender, this Q & A helped me out a great deal. 

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    LaubenderCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    June 18, 2020

    Hi loner93306019,

    is your issue resolved now by changing your color management settings?

     

    Thanks,
    Uwe Laubender

    ( ACP )

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    LaubenderCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    June 18, 2020

    Hi loner93306019,

    don't be confused: When you select the preset named [PDF/X-4:2008] the default setting of "Standard" is PDF/X-4:2010.

    From my German InDesign 2020 version 15.1.0.25:

     

     

    If standard PDF/X-4:2010 is not showing up, your color management settings of InDesign are turned off. Just I did before doing the screenshot below. Then standard turned to value "None":

     

     

    So check your color management settings and turn them on!

    If done the standards PDF/X-4:2010, PDF/X-3:2003 and PDF/X-3:2002 should be available again and PDF/X-4:2010 should be the default of the preset named [PDF/X-4:2008].

     

    Regards,
    Uwe Laubender

    ( ACP )

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      loner93306019Author
      Participant
      June 18, 2020

      Thank you 🙂

      Frans v.d. Geest
      Community Expert
      Frans v.d. GeestCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      June 18, 2020

      2008 is the only one available on Adobe software. 2010 only has minor differences that in 99% of the cases make no difference. I even believe that those are present in what InDesign still calls 2008 (as memory serves me well 2010 support was added already in CS 5 or 6). You can use Layers in Adobes 2008 version.

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        Serene_Explorer5310
        Participant
        August 27, 2025

        Hello, I would like to ask whether it is possible to save PDF files in the PDF/X-4:2008 standard in the 2025 version of the inDesign software. I found that the software can only save PDF files in the PDF/X-4:2010 standard. Now I need to save files in the PDF/X-4:2008 standard. How can I save them?

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        Serene_Explorer5310
        Participant
        August 27, 2025

        @Serene_Explorer5310 said: "… Now I need to save files in the PDF/X-4:2008 standard. How can I save them?"

         

        Hi @Serene_Explorer5310 ,

        I don't think it would make a difference if you save to PDF/X-4:2010.

        May I ask you why you are asking?

         

        I did not try this, but probably you can convert to PDF/X-4:2008 with Acrobat Pro's preflight functionality.

         

        Regards,
        Uwe Laubender
        ( Adobe Community Expert )


        Thank you very much

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