RE: [PDF-Basics] Distilling

[Rich Sprague]

A couple more thoughts about this thread...   1. Distiller is a standalone software component of the full version of Adobe Acrobat.   2. PostScript, of course, is code which represents the data in a given file made by an application. It is an inbetween step to output on some sort of printing device which often runs in the background. Through Distiller, the PS code is converted into something visual. i.e., the PDF which should look like the original file, yet with all the components combined into one compressed file.   Rich From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter Leyland Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 12:16 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [PDF-Basics] Distilling The simple questions are often the hardest to answer but I’ll have a try.   Distilling – the action/operation required to convert any postscript file to a pdf file. This is usually transparent (not noticed by the operator) in that starting the action (to distill) simply ‘prints’ the file to a ‘postscript’ printer captures the postscript file which is then reduced in size, similar to the action performed by programs such as WinZip in as much as all redundant information is stripped out of the postscript file. Editing PDF Files (adding pictures and changing text) this is much harder. There is a limited ability to edit pdf files provided by Adobe programs BUT and it is a big but this in many ways defeats one of the main reasons for using pdf files which is to preserve the original intent. There are a number of third party programs which will allow such editing but why would you want to do this?   Peter   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mocohn Sent: 22 March 2004 06:03 To: 'Pdf' Subject: [PDF-Basics] Distilling   Can someone tell me in simple terms what distilling is? What does it mean to be able to add data or pictures without going through the distilling process again. Moe