TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ICC Profile
ICC profile missing in PDF/X OutputIntent
PDF/X Output Intent without embedded ICC profile
The PDF/X Output Intent does not have an embedded ICC profile.
PDF/X Output Intent is not set to _____ This ad may not have been converted to the right profile
Output Intent for PDF/X missing
Alternate color space not DeviceCMYK or DeviceGray
RGB, or Lab was used or Source Profiles have been tagged to objects (also listed under PDF Standard)
Uses device independent color
Object uses RGB
Find instructions on how to fix these errors here: ICC Profile
If you use Specle Colour, you do not need to install profiles for individual publications. You can find out more about Specle Colour here.
Ink Coverage
Effective ink coverage is above 300%
Parts of this page have an effective ink coverage more than 20% higher than 240%
Large regions of this page have a total area coverage of more than 240%
Large regions of this page have a total area coverage of more than 280%
Parts of this page have an effective ink coverage more than 20% higher than 300%
Large regions of this page have a total area coverage of more than 300%
Effective ink coverage is above specified value.
Find instructions on how to fix these errors here: Ink Coverage
If you use Specle Colour, ink weight errors are corrected automatically. You can find out more about Specle Colour here.
PDF Standard
PDF version is newer than 1.3
PDF/X entry is not “PDF/X-1a:2001”
PDF/X conformance level entry not PDF/X-1a:2001
The PDF/X-1a or PDF/X-3 entry in the document information must contain a correct value for identification of the respective PDF/X standard
The PDF format version number in the PDF file header is greater than 1.3.
PDF/X version key missing
Document title empty/missing
Compressed object streams used
RGB, or Lab was used or Source Profiles have been tagged to objects (also listed under ICC profile)
OutputIntent for PDF/X missing
PDF/X version key (GTS_PDFXVersion) missing
Trapped key not true or false
Transparency used
Layers used
Find instructions on how to fix these errors here: PDF Standard (PDF/X-1a) or PDF Standard (PDF/X-4)
Font
TrueType font used. TrueType fonts are not supported by this publisher
Glyph width info in PDF does not match width info in embedded font
Character refences .notdef glyph
Find instructions on how to fix these errors here: Font
Size
This ad is not the right width and is not within the tolerance that the publisher accepts
This ad is not the right height and is not within the tolerance that the publisher accepts
To fix these errors, please ensure that you make your ad to the sizes listed on Specle. Click on the ID button next to your required size on the Specle publication page to download an InDesign template.
Resolution
Resolution of color and grayscale images is less than _ ppi
To fix this error, please use a higher resolution version of your image, and make sure you do not stretch the image, as this will lower the resolution.
For magazines, the minimum ppi is 265, but ideally, the ppi should be 300.
For newspapers, the minimum ppi is 100 or 150, but ideally, the ppi should be 250.
Miscellaneous
Crop marks are required. An area of 10 mm from the trim must be included
This ad has Trim Marks or Slug Area. The MediaBox is not the same size as the TrimBox or BleedBox
This file does not have the correct amount of Bleed
The BleedBox of this ad is not correct. It should have a BleedBox of W _ x H _
Bleed has been added to this ad
Page has TrimBox and ArtBox (but must only have one of this)
Registration color inside BleedBox (>0%)
Registration color inside TrimBox
Text is close to the edge of the page
Spot color is used
Document Contains Actions
Number of pages is unequal
White vector object is not set to knock out
White text is not set to knock out
CropBox not equal MediaBox
Find instructions on how to fix these errors here: Other Errors