Quote:
Originally Posted by WharfRat
You can't "Save As" PostScript from Acrobat
and select any PPD desired?
I have used workflows where the "experts"
claim you must use their specific proprietary PPD
for the RIP.
This was years ago - and I found the claim to be untrue, anyway.
But ... that is another argument.
MSD
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It is NOT possible. When Acrobat generates Postscript, it does so in a device-independent manner (since the PDF itself is device-independent) and therefore has no need for a PPD.
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Actually, when Acrobat
prints to a PostScript printer (as opposed to
saving what is supposed to be a device-independent PostScript file), it does so based on the contents of the PPD file. Thus, if you have a driver instance setup based on a particular PPD file, Acrobat will generate the appropriate PostScript for that device based on language level and physical device capabilities stored in the PPD file. But defiinitions of such PostScript printer driver instances is not Acrobat-specific, but rather printer specific.
- Dov
