Re: Frightened of PDF/PostScript Generation after all the comments...

[Dan Emory <danemory@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 11:20 AM 4/12/00 -0500, Eric Thomas wrote:
>After reading over dozens of messages about PostScript, Acrobat, PDF, etc.,
>especially on Windows NT, I'm frankly a bit frightened.
>
>Right now, we have FrameMaker 5.5.6, with Acrobat 3.01.  We will be
>upgrading to the full version of Acrobat 4.0, as well as FrameMaker 6.0 when
>it comes out.  However, we use Windows NT, which seems to be problematic for
>a lot of people.  My ultimate goal is to:
>
>1. Create docs in Frame
>2. Print to a PostScript file
>3. Distill the PostScript file to PDF
>4. Distribute the PDF to users, who will view them onscreen and/or print
>them
>5. Send the PostScript file to the Print Shop for actual book printing
>
>As I've looked over the posts on this listserv, I think I'm kidding myself
>to believe it will be that simple.  First off, I'll need to use the PPD that
>my Print Shop tells me is the best for postscript generation.  And that
>probably won't be the best one for PDF.
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No, No, No! You do not use the PPD the print shop tells you to use for
postscript generation from FrameMaker if that postscript is going to be
distilled. Also, step 5 is superfluous.

When producing a postscript file for Distiller, you use the PPD for
Distiller. Think about it. The whole purpose of a PPD is to produce
postscript that is compatible with the target device. The target device, in
this case, is Acrobat Distiller, NOT the printing device. Instead of sending
a postscript file to the print shop, you send the PDF file instead. The
print shop, when printing from Acrobat, selects the PPD for the target
printer.  
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