Over the last few years many people have talked a lot about PDF/X, and the sources of information on the subject have multiplied significantly. Unfortunately it can still be rather difficult to obtain clear and complete answers to some of the questions that you might expect to be asked by print buyers, advertisers, publishers and print service providers. There is also a certain amount of misinformation being passed on, often based on things that may have been true in the past. In other cases a mistaken understanding of the perceived ‘dangers’ of some aspects of PDF/X lead people to reject it in favor of specifications and workflows that are far more risky and less reliable than PDF/X could provide.
This document is therefore an attempt to ensure that accurate information is freely and widely available to all.