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• • November 3, 2011 at 11:40 am #60985
    Mayoor Chheda

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    I am working in Indesign CS4 on Windows XP platform. If I use fonts such as Script MT Bold in document & export to PDF using PDFX1a, the resulting PDF on preflighting using Sheet CMYK profile in Acrobat 7 flags the text where the font is used–The message is “Uses CID Type 2 font”. In fact, when using a lot of fonts other than the Adobe fonts like Garamond, Caslon etc. this problem comes up. I have a few queries regarding this:

    1. Should we stop using such stylish fonts just because they are encoded as CID 2 characters & flagged by Acrobat?
    2. Will the RIP's (Sheetfed CMYK offset) be able to print these fonts properly?
    3. If the RIP's are able to print these fonts properly, why are they being flagged by Acrobat?
    4. Are the Preflight profiles used by Acrobat 9, X etc same or different than those used by Acrobat 7 (do they also flag CID Type 2 font encoding, when using Sheetfed CMYK profile)?

  • November 4, 2011 at 5:54 am #60990
    Mayoor Chheda

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    Iam sorry to repeat the post, but can someone help me ?

    I am working in Indesign CS4 on Windows XP platform. If I use fonts such as Script MT Bold in document & export to PDF using PDFX1a, the resulting PDF on preflighting using Sheet CMYK profile in Acrobat 7 flags the text where the font is used–The message is “Uses CID Type 2 font”. In fact, when using a lot of fonts other than the Adobe fonts like Garamond, Caslon etc. this problem comes up. I have a few queries regarding this:

    1. Should we stop using such stylish fonts just because they are encoded as CID 2 characters & flagged by Acrobat?
    2. Will the RIP's (Sheetfed CMYK offset) be able to print these fonts properly?
    3. If the RIP's are able to print these fonts properly, why are they being flagged by Acrobat?
    4. Are the Preflight profiles used by Acrobat 9, X etc same or different than those used by Acrobat 7 (do they also flag CID Type 2 font encoding, when using Sheetfed CMYK profile)?

  • November 7, 2011 at 9:23 am #61014
    Lala Lala

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    PDF/X 1a looks is a pretty old specification. I believe they are up PDF/X 5+ now. Are you worried about backwards compatibility with old acrobat software? Or just having the printed version come out differently?

    I'd try one of the newer specifications, PDF/X 3 maybe, and if you still get errors/warnings, just convert fonts to outlines. I've seen some debate about converting test to outlines but it really is the safest thing, and it especially makes sense if the amount of text is small and you're mostly talking about large fancy header fonts (vs plain body copy). Don't stop using nice-looking fonts :) I save my .indd file first, then outline everything, export to PDF, and close without saving. That way the indesign file remains editable later if you decide there's a problem with the PDF.

  • November 8, 2011 at 6:21 am #61023
    Mayoor Chheda

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    The reason I am using PDF X1a is so that the resulting PDF can even be printed by old RIP's as I am not sure on what RIP this will be printed. My job is to design the PDF & supply it to my client. I am not sure who the printer will be & on what RIP this PDF will be printed. As for the flagged font, it only a heading & not the entire text. So, I think outlining it can be done, provided it does not cause any other problems

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