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Janine Hannel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Color is getting lost in some PDF files but not in others. I recently > upgraded to Acrobat 6.0. I deal with complex files so I always print to > file and then distill. > When converting a Word file to a PDF to send to our printers, the color in > the original document was lost. I did this by printing to file and > selecting Adobe Distiller, as I had always done with Acrobat 5.X with no > trouble. When printing to file, my printer choices are Adobe Distiller, HP > LaserJet postscript, and Adobe PDF. > When checking the properties of these 3 printers in my Printers > settings, only Adobe PDF shows as having color. > In the printer dialog box, the Type listing for Adobe PDF is "PDF > converter," for Distiller it's "AdobePSGenericPostscriptPrinter," and for > the HP ps Laserjet, the HP name. > Which should I use for complex documents when printing to file? > What's the difference between the Adobe PDF printer and Distiller printers? > If Distiller is still the printer I should use, do I perhaps just need to > get a new printer driver for the Distiller printer to keep color? > Also baffling is when I print to file in Framemaker 6.0 and select > Distiller as my printer, the color is not lost! > Janine, there's very likely a simple explanation: two of the three printers are black & white output devices. As Microsoft Word is a GDI application which means it generates the PostScript code via the selected PostScript driver. The PPD or setup file which is assigned to this printer instance then controls the output color space. 'Acrobat Distiller' PPD or 'Adobe PDF' PPD as it is called now describes a general color output device and therefore the color information from the document is kept. If you want to generate PDF files via Acrobat Distiller you shouldn't use any other PPD than 'Acrobat Distiller' (Acrobat 4 and 5) or 'Adobe PDF' (Acrobat 6) anyway. Regards Robert -- ***************************** Robert Zacherl IMPRESSED GmbH Tel:++49(0)40/89 71 89-0 Fax:++49(0)40/89 71 89 71 eMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.impressed.de ***************************** To change your subscription: http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdf.html
