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At 11:38 AM 6/15/2003 -0500, Chuck Miller wrote:
>No need to use Distiller - Illustrator will happily create PDF's directly.
Which, I think we should assume <g>, are of a quality as as good and probably better than Distiller's...
Actually, that's a REALLY BAD assumption!!
Illustrator (and InDesign and Photoshop) all go directly to the "Adobe PDF Library" to create their PDF's, while Distiller takes a different path. As such, you will find that you get different quality and content from the different applications.
The big advantage of going direct to PDF from Illustrator (or any other application) using the "Create Adobe PDF" or "Export as PDF" feature is that you will get the highest fidelity for maintaining content - no loss of structural elements (links, bookmarks, etc.), no loss of transparency, no loss of colors!
The other reason, it seems on reflection, is that I and perhaps other casual users are a bit confused about the precise route to an Adobe PDF through Illustrator (and InDesign) and the avoidance of Apple PDFs.
You can't make PDF's from Apple's PDF generator (Quartz) from an Adobe Application...
BUT as to whether to use an application's built-in support vs. Distiller, ALWAYS use the built-in support. Even for products that generate lame PDF's such as Word Perfect - you should use the built-in feature, THEN clean it up in Acrobat or PDF Enhancer.
The "other other reason" is if-&-how one chooses a PDF options package suitable for the current purpose: web use, personal printer, or commercial press.
The choice of destination for a document should NOT have ANYTHING with the tool use to create it. You should ALWAYS create a PDF for the highest requirements, and then repurpose with tools such as PDF Enhancer, PitStop, Quite a Box of Tricks, etc.
Leonard
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