Actions: Colors
Process conversion
Prepares the current PDF for the chosen printing condition and carries out the necessary color conversion.
| pdfToolbox | pdfaPilot | |
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| Plug-In | Process conversion | Not available |
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| Server | Fixup Convert colors | |
| CLI | --convertcolors |
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| SDK | PTB_ConvertColors |
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Spot colors
Modifies the name, alternate color and overprint setting of spot colors. Furthermore spot colors can be mapped to other spot colors or converted to CMYK.
| pdfToolbox | pdfaPilot | |
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| Plug-In | Spot colors | Fixup types "Map spot colors" and "Map spot and process colors" |
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| Server | Fixup types "Map spot colors" and "Map spot and process colors" |
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DeviceLink conversion
Converts colors in the current PDF based on DeviceLink profiles.
| pdfToolbox | pdfaPilot | |
|---|---|---|
| Plug-In | DeviceLink conversion |
Fixup "Convert using DeviceLink ..." |
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| Server | Profiles "Convert using DeviceLink ..." |
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Process to spot
Maps a process color into a spot color.
| pdfToolbox | pdfaPilot | |
|---|---|---|
| Plug-In | Process to spot |
Fixup types "Map spot colors" and "Map spot and process colors" |
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| Server | Fixup types "Map spot colors" and "Map spot and process colors" |
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Office PDF to CMYK
Converts PDF files created from Office applications to the selected printing condition.
| pdfToolbox | pdfaPilot | |
|---|---|---|
| Plug-In | Office PDF to CMYK |
Not available |
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| Server | Profile "Convert to CMYK, Office conversion" |
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Convert to RGB
Converts PDF files to RGB (sRGB).
| pdfToolbox | pdfaPilot | |
|---|---|---|
| Plug-In | Convert to RGB |
Profile "Convert to sRGB" |
| Standalone | ||
| Server | Profile "Convert to sRGB" |
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Convert to B/W
Converts PDF files to black and white.
| pdfToolbox | pdfaPilot | |
|---|---|---|
| Plug-In | Convert to B/W |
Profile "Convert to grayscale" |
| Standalone | ||
| Server | Profile "Convert to grayscale" |
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Spot to process
Converts all spot colors in the PDF to process colors.
| pdfToolbox | pdfaPilot | |
|---|---|---|
| Plug-In | Spot to process |
Fixup "Convert all spot colors to CMYK" |
| Standalone | ||
| Server | Fixup "Convert all spot colors to CMYK" |
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| CLI | --convertcolors |
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| SDK | PTB_ConvertColors |
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Remove ICC profiles
Removes ICC source profiles from tagged CMYK color spaces.
| pdfToolbox | pdfaPilot | |
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| Plug-In | Remove ICC profiles |
Fixup "Remove ICC profile(s) from Output Intent(s)" |
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| Server | Fixup "Remove ICC profile(s) from Output Intent(s)" |
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Extract ICC profiles
Saves ICC profiles from the document to the Desktop. Either the Output Intent ICC profile or source profiles can be extracted.
| pdfToolbox | pdfaPilot | |
|---|---|---|
| Plug-In | Extract ICC profiles |
Not available |
| Standalone | ||
| Server | ||
| CLI |
--extracticcprofiles |
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| SDK | PTB_ExtractICCProfile |
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Registration color
Converts registration color into Black only. Registration color which is typically used for crop and registration marks or print job slugs can be converted to the defined color.
| pdfToolbox | pdfaPilot | |
|---|---|---|
| Plug-In | Registration color |
Profile "Convert registration color to CMYK black only" |
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| Server | Profile "Convert registration color to CMYK black only" |
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Correct 4c Black
Restores accidently separated Black. Text and Vector objects colored in Black with values in all CMYK channels get converted back to pure Black.
| pdfToolbox | pdfaPilot | |
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| Plug-In | Correct 4c Black |
Fixup "Correct 4c Black" |
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| Server | Fixup "Correct 4c Black" |
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Brightness
Adjusts the brightness of all objects on the page, and is most suitable for B/W pages or where color PDFs are to be printed on B/W printers.
| pdfToolbox | pdfaPilot | |
|---|---|---|
| Plug-In | Brightness |
Fixup type "Adjust dot gain" |
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| Server | Fixup type "Adjust dot gain" |
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Tone value adjustment
Adjusts tone values by a given percentage.
| pdfToolbox | pdfaPilot | |
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| Plug-In | Tone value adjustment |
Fixup type "Adjust dot gain" |
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| Server | Fixup type "Adjust dot gain" |
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