Re: colors look dull in pdf
did you setup and the same color settings and in acrobat?
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Yes I did. I will have two samples attached very soon for you to see.
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both x1a-2003
here is xara and photoshop pfd
Re: colors look dull in pdf
in Photoshop did you export PDF from RGB or CMYK?
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from RGB since pdf in photoshop is translated to CMYK
Re: colors look dull in pdf
Hmmm
for me they look the same
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Oh boy, here is my result
Re: colors look dull in pdf
The Xara PDF looks more realistic in terms of how the document will look when printed in CMYK. Getting the blue to be as blue as the example on the left is very difficult.
Blues, violets and blue greens really take it in the shorts (old printer's term) when you convert the colors to CMYK.
I do most of my conversions for my stereogram images in Photoshop and when I have a job with very rich blues and purples and I convert to CMYK in Photoshop it always comes as a shock.
If your printed job looks as good as your Xara PDF, then I would be a happy camper.
Gary
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Thank you guys. I appreciate your help.