Using ASE Files for Data Exchange with any Adobe CS Application

The spot color definitions loaded in ORIS CxF Toolbox can be exported as Adobe Swatch Exchange (ASE) files and then imported into the swatch palette of Adobe Illustrator, InDesign or Photoshop. This allows designers to use colorimetric brand colors for their artwork. Before printing the final PDF/X files it is important to reassign the CxF/X-4 data to the spot colors using ORIS CxF Toolbox.

  1. In ORIS CxF Toolbox, select the tool.
  2. Create or open a CxF/X-4 file or color library.
  3. Optional: Click to switch to bulk-edit mode and deselect the colors that are not required.
  4. Click and save the color definitions as an ASE file.

    To do so, select Adobe Swatch Exchange files, specify a folder and file name, then click Export.



  5. In the Adobe application, import the colors from the ASE file into your swatch palette.
  6. Apply the spot colors to your artwork by dragging the imported swatches to the elements.
  7. When finished, save the artwork as a PDF/X file.


Parent topic: Importing Brand Colors into Adobe Swatch Palettes
Related concepts
CxF/X-4 Workflow
ASE
Related tasks
Creating CxF/X-4 Libraries
Creating CxF/X-4 Data from Files
Assigning CxF/X-4 Data Automatically

Reassign CxF/X-4 Data to PDF/X File

ASE files do not contain any CxF/X-4 data. It is therefore important to reassign the missing CxF/X-4 data before printing the PDF/X file. This can be done easily using ORIS CxF Toolbox.

  1. Select the tool.
  2. Open the PDF/X file as explained under Managing CxF/X-4 Data in PDF Files.
  3. Click next to CxF/X-4 library and select the file from which the ASE file had been created.

    The CxF/X-4 data found in the selected file is assigned automatically to the corresponding spot colors in the PDF/X file.

  4. Click to save the modified PDF/X file.

    This file is now ready for print.



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