Indesign CS3 - export to PDF and keep RGB colors

I'm trying to export from InDesign to a pfd file that contains the original RGB colors of an imported image. The imported image is RGB and is from Illustrator CS3. I've tried changing the output color options in the export dialogue box but I can't seem to figure out how to make it work so that the original RGB colors are preserved. Can someone please help?

P. Marlowe, you're correct. Use PDF/X-4 to support live transparency used by the Adobe PDF Print Engine RIPs. PDF/X-4 supports the same color spaces as PDF/X-3 but keeps them device-independent when there is transparency.

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