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LSI has a very picky demand for a file format of .pdf/x-1:2001a. That's an intimidatingly-specific commandment! I started to look into it, and the first website I found on the topic is http://www.planetpdf.com/creative/article.asp?contentid=6541 which says, "I also wanted to make clear that PDF/X-1 is not a new or experimental file format; for PDF/X-1 is PDF..." and then goes on to explain that one IS the other.
Further confusing me is the fact that my Photoshop save option offers .pdf, but not any picky, specific TYPE of .pdf. For Photoshop, .pdf is .pdf is .pdf.
So what I'm wondering is this: is LSI essentially just asking for a finished .pdf file, ready to print, or do they actually MEAN something more particular than that by fussing over .pdf/x-1:2001a?
Further confusing me is the fact that my Photoshop save option offers .pdf, but not any picky, specific TYPE of .pdf. For Photoshop, .pdf is .pdf is .pdf.
So what I'm wondering is this: is LSI essentially just asking for a finished .pdf file, ready to print, or do they actually MEAN something more particular than that by fussing over .pdf/x-1:2001a?