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At 03:19 PM 2/29/2004, Rich Sprague wrote:
As I see it, and there may be more to this than meets the untrained eye, when one print to the PDF printer in OS X, the saving of a PostScript file is eliminated, and Distiller runs in the background until the PDF is completed (muchlike how Windows works when one chooses the Adobe PDF printer).
Yes and no.
Yes, a Postscript file is sent to Distiller and a PDF produced (as on Windows). HOWEVER, where atht Postscript comes from/how it is generated, is the issue.
(see my previous message for more details).
It was simply easier to PS the file on the Mac and distill it on the PC.
NEVER do that - unless you can be 100% certain that the fonts used on the Mac are being properly embedded in the PDF, since otherwise you will end up with font problems. It is ALWAYS safer to distiller on the same machine you print on.
All three files are correct. They are 300 dpi, CMYK, ready to print.
Probably - but now look at what you have for screen-ready or web distribution...\
The fonts are handled differently in the InDesign export version, but I was able
to change a character using the text touch-up tool, so all's well there.
Try it in the version where you wrote out a PS file..
My experience is that distilled files are typically smaller than those which use the Adobe PDF library.
Correct.
So, please tell me how I could possibly get a better quality PDF (for going to print)
If you are only going to send that PDF to print and NOT attempt to reuse it for screen/web, AND using InDesign (or other Adobe apps) as the starting point, you should be just fine...
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