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On 8/25/03 12:34 PM, Jay wrote: > > Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 23:47:11 -1000 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [PDF] CID font encoding issue > > The PDF list is a service provided by PDFzone.com | http://www.pdfzone.com > __________________________________________________________________ > > Greetings, > > I'm concerned and confused about CID font encoding. I created a PDF (e-book) > in InDesign and embedded Helvetica. The e-book will be used and printed by > mostly Windows users on common printers. > > I've read that some laser printers can't deal with/don't support the CID font > format that InDesign uses. Is this prevalent? > > If so, how do I over ride the InDesign export option and print using > Distiller? Supposedly turning off "Optimize for Speed" option in Distiller > solves this.True? Hi Jay, CID fonts only seem cause problems with older RIPs, of which (of course) still exist and are being used in production workflows in great numbers. They are 'academically legal' from a standards point of view, meaning that no one should complain that they are somehow a broken approach for fonts - as long as they are embedded, everyone should be able to display them properly...but older RIPs sometimes have to be upgraded, and some RIPs may not be able to process these fonts because they can't be upgraded. >From Enfocus Knowledge base; ============================= CID or composite fonts are also commonly referred to as "double-byte fonts", "complex fonts" or "Asian fonts". These fonts are typically used to handle writing systems where there are a very large number of characters, such as in Japanese or Chinese writing systems. So typically you would run into PDF files containing CID fonts for files that are for an Asian market. However, Adobe InDesign typically outputs all fonts as CID fonts if you output directly to PDF instead of going through PostScript. When these fonts are used in a PDF document, they can use all kinds of specialized encoding systems; but one of the most common you will encounter is called "Identity-H". Typically CID fonts are checked during a preflight process because they cause problems on older RIPs. ============================= I have not tried your idea about running through PostScript, but lots of InDesign eBook features will probably not make it into your PDF files if you print through Distiller. Good luck ! Michael Jahn To change your subscription: http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdf.html
