PDF/X-3 using Ghostscript on Windows: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 2012-12-11T18:01:55

Word

Print shop wants the file to have larger dimensions than the product that will be delivered. They will cut the paper on each side after printing.
Page layout -> Margins -> Paper : Width = 29,9 cm; Height = 21,2 cm (+1mm on each side compared with A4)

Installation

C:\Program Files (x86)\gs\gs9.06\bin\gswin32c.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\gs\gs9.06\lib\PDFX_def.ps
- copy to C:\all\projects\pdf-x-3\PDFX_def.ps
- OLD: /ICCProfile (ISO Coated sb.icc) def % Customize or remove.
- NEW: /ICCProfile (C:/Windows/System32/spool/drivers/color/ISOcoated_v2_300_eci.icc) def % Customize or remove.

Testing

Try: http://meiradarocha.jor.br/news/2012/08/25/como-criar-um-documento-pdfx-3-com-o-ghostscript/

gs -q -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sColorConversionStrategy=CMYK -sOutputFile=doc_CMYK.pdf -dProcessColorModel=/DeviceCMYK -dCompatibilityLevel=1.4 doc.pdf

TEST-1

C:\Program Files (x86)\gs\gs9.06>bin\gswin32c -q -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -sDEVICE=pdfw
rite -sColorConversionStrategy=CMYK -sOutputFile=doc_CMYK.pdf -dProcessColorMode
l=/DeviceCMYK -dCompatibilityLevel=1.4 ti.pdf
GPL Ghostscript 9.06:
Unable to convert color space to CMYK, reverting strategy to LeaveColorUnchanged
.

RESULT: CMYK conversion not possible. The output during the test was created in the users directory.

TEST-2

create C:\all\projects\pdf-x-3\
copy gs9.06 to C:\all\projects\pdf-x-3\gs9.06
create C:\all\projects\pdf-x-3\gs9.06\test\
create C:\all\projects\pdf-x-3\gs9.06\input.pdf
change to: C:\all\projects\pdf-x-3\gs9.06>

TEST-2.1

bin\gswin32c -q -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sColorConversionStrategy=CMYK -sOutputFile=test\2.1.pdf -dProcessColorModel=/DeviceCMYK -dCompatibilityLevel=1.4 test\input.pdf

GPL Ghostscript 9.06: Unable to convert color space to CMYK, reverting strategy to LeaveColorUnchanged.

TEST-2.2

modify: C:\all\projects\pdf-x-3\gs9.06\lib\PDFX_def.ps

/ICCProfile (ISO Coated sb.icc) def  % Customize or remove.
%/ICCProfile (ISOcoated_v2_300_eci.icc) def  % Customize or remove.

ADD: -f C:\all\projects\pdf-x-3\gs9.06\lib\PDFX_def.ps (format taken from http://meiradarocha.jor.br/news/2012/08/26/como-gerar-com-qualquer-programa-pdfx-3-para-impressao/ Parametros )

bin\gswin32c -q -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sColorConversionStrategy=CMYK -sOutputFile=test\2.2.pdf -dProcessColorModel=/DeviceCMYK -dCompatibilityLevel=1.4 -f C:\all\projects\pdf-x-3\gs9.06\lib\PDFX_def.ps test\input.pdf

RESULT:

Error: /undefinedfilename in --file--
Operand stack:
  --nostringval--   --nostringval--   (ISO Coated sb.icc)   (r)

TEST-2.3

copy ICC file to C:\all\projects\pdf-x-3\gs9.06\lib\ISOcoated_v2_300_eci.icc
modify: C:\all\projects\pdf-x-3\gs9.06\lib\PDFX_def.ps

%/ICCProfile (ISO Coated sb.icc) def  % Customize or remove.
/ICCProfile (ISOcoated_v2_300_eci.icc) def  % Customize or remove.

bin\gswin32c -q -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sColorConversionStrategy=CMYK -sOutputFile=test\2.3.pdf -dProcessColorModel=/DeviceCMYK -dCompatibilityLevel=1.4 -f C:\all\projects\pdf-x-3\gs9.06\lib\PDFX_def.ps test\input.pdf

RESULT:

Error: /undefinedfilename in --file--
Operand stack:
  --nostringval--   --nostringval--   (ISOcoated_v2_300_eci.icc)   (r)

TEST-2.4

use full path, modify: C:\all\projects\pdf-x-3\gs9.06\lib\PDFX_def.ps

%/ICCProfile (ISO Coated sb.icc) def  % Customize or remove.
/ICCProfile (C:\all\projects\pdf-x-3\gs9.06\lib\ISOcoated_v2_300_eci.icc) def  % Customize or remove.

bin\gswin32c -q -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sColorConversionStrategy=CMYK -sOutputFile=test\2.4.pdf -dProcessColorModel=/DeviceCMYK -dCompatibilityLevel=1.4 -f C:\all\projects\pdf-x-3\gs9.06\lib\PDFX_def.ps test\input.pdf

RESULT

Error: /undefinedfilename in --file--
Operand stack:
  --nostringval--   --nostringval--   (C:allprojectspdf-x-3gs9.06libISOcoated_v2_300_eci.icc)   (r)

TEST-2.5

use forward slashes, modify: C:\all\projects\pdf-x-3\gs9.06\lib\PDFX_def.ps

/ICCProfile (C:/all/projects/pdf-x-3/gs9.06/lib/ISOcoated_v2_300_eci.icc) def  % Customize or remove.

bin\gswin32c -q -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sColorConversionStrategy=CMYK -sOutputFile=test\2.5.pdf -dProcessColorModel=/DeviceCMYK -dCompatibilityLevel=1.4 -f C:\all\projects\pdf-x-3\gs9.06\lib\PDFX_def.ps test\input.pdf

RESULT: Unable to convert color space to CMYK, reverting strategy to LeaveColorUnchanged.

TEST-2.6

-dCompatibilityLevel=1.3 (was 1.4)
input now from office2010, not PDF/A, but printing
page layout "margins" paper size

bin\gswin32c -q -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sColorConversionStrategy=CMYK -sOutputFile=test\2.5.pdf -dProcessColorModel=/DeviceCMYK -dCompatibilityLevel=1.3 -f C:\all\projects\pdf-x-3\gs9.06\lib\PDFX_def.ps test\input.pdf

RESULT: Unable to convert color space to CMYK, reverting strategy to LeaveColorUnchanged.

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-==Windows==
+==Word==
+* Print shop wants the file to have larger dimensions than the product that will be delivered. They will cut the paper on each side after printing.
+* Page layout -> Margins -> Paper : Width = 29,9 cm; Height = 21,2 cm (+1mm on each side compared with A4)
+==Installation==
 * C:\Program Files (x86)\gs\gs9.06\bin\gswin32c.exe
 * C:\Program Files (x86)\gs\gs9.06\lib\PDFX_def.ps
+** copy to C:\all\projects\pdf-x-3\PDFX_def.ps
 ** OLD: /ICCProfile (ISO Coated sb.icc) def  % Customize or remove.
 ** NEW: /ICCProfile (C:/Windows/System32/spool/drivers/color/ISOcoated_v2_300_eci.icc) def  % Customize or remove.
+==Testing==
+Try:
+http://meiradarocha.jor.br/news/2012/08/25/como-criar-um-documento-pdfx-3-com-o-ghostscript/
+ gs -q -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sColorConversionStrategy=CMYK -sOutputFile=doc_CMYK.pdf -dProcessColorModel=/DeviceCMYK -dCompatibilityLevel=1.4 doc.pdf
+===TEST-1===
 <pre>
 C:\Program Files (x86)\gs\gs9.06>bin\gswin32c -q -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -sDEVICE=pdfw
@@ Line 13: / Line 25: @@
 .
 </pre>
+RESULT: CMYK conversion not possible. The output during the test was created in the users directory.
+===TEST-2===
+* create C:\all\projects\pdf-x-3\
+* copy gs9.06 to C:\all\projects\pdf-x-3\gs9.06
+* create C:\all\projects\pdf-x-3\gs9.06\test\
+* create C:\all\projects\pdf-x-3\gs9.06\input.pdf
+* change to: C:\all\projects\pdf-x-3\gs9.06>
+====TEST-2.1====
+<pre>
+bin\gswin32c -q -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sColorConversionStrategy=CMYK -sOutputFile=test\2.1.pdf -dProcessColorModel=/DeviceCMYK -dCompatibilityLevel=1.4 test\input.pdf
+</pre>
+GPL Ghostscript 9.06: Unable to convert color space to CMYK, reverting strategy to LeaveColorUnchanged.
+====TEST-2.2====
+* modify: C:\all\projects\pdf-x-3\gs9.06\lib\PDFX_def.ps
+ /ICCProfile (ISO Coated sb.icc) def  % Customize or remove.
+ %/ICCProfile (ISOcoated_v2_300_eci.icc) def  % Customize or remove.
+* ADD: -f C:\all\projects\pdf-x-3\gs9.06\lib\PDFX_def.ps  (format taken from http://meiradarocha.jor.br/news/2012/08/26/como-gerar-com-qualquer-programa-pdfx-3-para-impressao/ Parametros )
+<pre>
+bin\gswin32c -q -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sColorConversionStrategy=CMYK -sOutputFile=test\2.2.pdf -dProcessColorModel=/DeviceCMYK -dCompatibilityLevel=1.4 -f C:\all\projects\pdf-x-3\gs9.06\lib\PDFX_def.ps test\input.pdf
+</pre>
+RESULT:
+ Error: /undefinedfilename in --file--
+ Operand stack:
+   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   (ISO Coated sb.icc)   (r)
+====TEST-2.3====
+* copy ICC file to C:\all\projects\pdf-x-3\gs9.06\lib\ISOcoated_v2_300_eci.icc
+* modify: C:\all\projects\pdf-x-3\gs9.06\lib\PDFX_def.ps
+ %/ICCProfile (ISO Coated sb.icc) def  % Customize or remove.
+ /ICCProfile (ISOcoated_v2_300_eci.icc) def  % Customize or remove.
+<pre>
+bin\gswin32c -q -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sColorConversionStrategy=CMYK -sOutputFile=test\2.3.pdf -dProcessColorModel=/DeviceCMYK -dCompatibilityLevel=1.4 -f C:\all\projects\pdf-x-3\gs9.06\lib\PDFX_def.ps test\input.pdf
+</pre>
+RESULT:
+ Error: /undefinedfilename in --file--
+ Operand stack:
+   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   (ISOcoated_v2_300_eci.icc)   (r)
+====TEST-2.4====
+* use full path, modify: C:\all\projects\pdf-x-3\gs9.06\lib\PDFX_def.ps
+ %/ICCProfile (ISO Coated sb.icc) def  % Customize or remove.
+ /ICCProfile (C:\all\projects\pdf-x-3\gs9.06\lib\ISOcoated_v2_300_eci.icc) def  % Customize or remove.
+<pre>
+bin\gswin32c -q -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sColorConversionStrategy=CMYK -sOutputFile=test\2.4.pdf -dProcessColorModel=/DeviceCMYK -dCompatibilityLevel=1.4 -f C:\all\projects\pdf-x-3\gs9.06\lib\PDFX_def.ps test\input.pdf
+</pre>
+RESULT
+ Error: /undefinedfilename in --file--
+ Operand stack:
+   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   (C:allprojectspdf-x-3gs9.06libISOcoated_v2_300_eci.icc)   (r)
+====TEST-2.5====
+* use forward slashes, modify: C:\all\projects\pdf-x-3\gs9.06\lib\PDFX_def.ps
+ /ICCProfile (C:/all/projects/pdf-x-3/gs9.06/lib/ISOcoated_v2_300_eci.icc) def  % Customize or remove.
+<pre>
+bin\gswin32c -q -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sColorConversionStrategy=CMYK -sOutputFile=test\2.5.pdf -dProcessColorModel=/DeviceCMYK -dCompatibilityLevel=1.4 -f C:\all\projects\pdf-x-3\gs9.06\lib\PDFX_def.ps test\input.pdf
+</pre>
+RESULT:  Unable to convert color space to CMYK, reverting strategy to LeaveColorUnchanged.
+====TEST-2.6====
+* -dCompatibilityLevel=1.3 (was 1.4)
+* input now from office2010, not PDF/A, but printing
+* page layout "margins" paper size
+<pre>
+bin\gswin32c -q -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sColorConversionStrategy=CMYK -sOutputFile=test\2.5.pdf -dProcessColorModel=/DeviceCMYK -dCompatibilityLevel=1.3 -f C:\all\projects\pdf-x-3\gs9.06\lib\PDFX_def.ps test\input.pdf
+</pre>
+RESULT:  Unable to convert color space to CMYK, reverting strategy to LeaveColorUnchanged.