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In Acrobat 6, Adobe has removed the print option (which was always confusing and a misnomer). The choices among others are now Press (for printing), and standard (for office). The resolution of standard is 150 dpi, compared to 300 dpi for press. Most office printers can't produce any higher quality than 150 dpi, so standard is quite adequate, and reduces file sizes and may reduce processing time. Rich -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lee, Ivan Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 11:43 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PDF] Distiller Print vs Press Job Option The PDF list is a service provided by PDFzone.com | http://www.pdfzone.com __________________________________________________________________ New question related to the previous post below. Just curious as to the differences between a PDF produced from the Print vs Press Job Option in Distiller. That is, if I took one source document and made two PDFs. Would there be any significant differences? Would file sizes be much different? Would printing the press version be "nicer" when printed on an office printer? Would it be ok to create a "press" version (if file size is not so different) even if you mainly print to an office printer, but *may* need to do offset printing in the future (and wouldn't have the source doc anymore)? Looking at the settings for both Job Options, there doesn't seem to be much difference except for the color settings. So I assume file size is not so much a factor. So is color the main difference? I've no experience in the "press" environment, but again, just curious to know if there's some advantages to using the press setting even if we really only need the print setting (in general). Thanks. Ivan Lee Senior Technical Writer The opinions expressed here are that of my own and not of my employer. -----Original Message----- From: Rich Sprague [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [PDF] Huge PDF files from quark 6 (on mac) 1. Original images. Make sure they are 300 dpi, and if you scale them down in the design procoess (more than 20-30% or so), scale them down in Photoshop before you import them. 2. Use tiff files, rather than eps for images. 3. Use the Distiller PPD to make your PostScript file. 4. You need to make a PDF for each type of use: screen (for web viewing), standard (for printing on office printers), and press (if you will be sending your file to a printer for offset reproduction). Let me know if these steps give you any better results. Rich To change your subscription: http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdf.html To change your subscription: http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdf.html
