Export to pdf or distille a ps file?

[motormount]

Which method are you using to produce a pdfx file?
Personally i use the first one,never having a problem.
In my previous job we saved ps's -from inDesign- and then distilled them,but i can't quite understand why should anyone still use the distiller.

Thanx in advance!

 

[toronar]

We always try to use export to PDF. It's faster and can preserve transparency in addition to more robust handling of color management.

If your RIP is up-to-date there is really no downside in comparison to PS+Distiller. And even with our older RIP we always exported to PDF. PS+Distiller is a thing of the past, if your application can directly export to PDF.

 

[leetaylor]

Export directly to PDF - EVERYTIME!!

VERY occasionally if a file fails to export directly to PDF I will go down the postscript > Distill route.