RE: slow printing to .ps

[Dov Isaacs <isaacs@xxxxxxxxx>]

ATM 4.1 running under Windows 2000 or XP is irrelevant to performance
since it isn't continually "running" like it did under Windows'9x/Me/NT4.
It is only "running" when you actually invoke it for font installation/
management functions.

        - Dov

At 3/10/2003 04:22 PM, Wagner, Scott (INV-EDH) wrote:
>Dov, would it matter if we're using ATM 4.1? I understand it really isn't
>necessary to use ATM 4.1 with Win 2000, but we continue to do so if only
>because it makes it easier to tell if someone has all our fonts installed
>correctly.
>
>--Scott
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Dov Isaacs [mailto:isaacs@adobe.com]
>Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 3:46 PM
>To: Wagner, Scott (INV-EDH)
>Cc: framers@frameusers.com; framers@omsys.com
>Subject: Re: slow printing to .ps
>
>
>Per instructions we have quite often given on this list, make sure you
>change the spool settings for the "Acrobat Distiller" printer instance
>such that you actually spool as opposed to "printing directly to printer."
>Make sure you "start printing after last page is spooled." This will make
>a world of a difference to your performance.
>
>Also make sure you apply the Acrobat 5.0.5 update if your initial
>installation
>disk wasn't already 5.0.5 -- lot'sa bug fixes.
>
>        - Dov
>
>
>
>At 3/10/2003 03:37 PM, Wagner, Scott (INV-EDH) wrote:
>>Hi, all!
>>
>>We just upgraded to Acrobat 5. We're using the "Acrobat" printer instance
>>created by the install program. When we print from FrameMaker to .ps using
>>this printer, it takes several times longer per page than it did when we
>>used the Adobe PS 4.05 printer driver. Anyone else noticed a slow down? Are
>>there features we can turn off that maybe we don't need included in the .ps
>>code?
>>
>>Windows 2000
>>Framemaker 6
>>Average 256 MB RAM
>>
>>We're printing out .ps files to the network, and I realize that might make
>>things slower, but we have always done so and prefer to if possible.
>>
>>Thanks in advance for any help you all can provide.
>>
>>> Scott Wagner


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