How to work with Distiller

To work with Distiller

Distiller is a tool that converts PostScript files to PDF, and in many cases it provides higher quality output than PDFWriter.

Distiller creates a PDF file from a PostScript version of a document. A PDF file created by Distiller maintains all the formatting, graphics, and photographic images from the original document, and it usually provides higher quality output than PDFWriter.

Normally, Distiller is used when:

• You’re converting documents that are created with desktop publishing applications such as Adobe PageMaker, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe Illustrator, QuarkXPress , or Macromedia FreeHand.
  

• Your documents contain graphics.
  

• The documents have color management information
  

• You need to send PDF files to a prepress shop or a service provider for high-end publishing.
  

• You want to convert PostScript files to PDF in a batch process.
  

• You’re using the Create PDF File command in Word 97 and want to include bookmarks and links.
  

• You want to embed Asian fonts in PDF files.