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ADOBE ACROBAT 8 STANDARD
User Guide
Advanced panel options
The Advanced options specify which Document Structuring Conventions (DSC) comments to keep in a PDF and
how to set other options that affect the conversion from PostScript. In a PostScript file, DSC comments contain infor
mation about the file (such as the originating application, the creation date, and the page orientation) and provide
structure for page descriptions in the file (such as beginning and ending statements for a prologue section). DSC
comments can be useful when your document is going to print or press.
When you work with the Advanced options, it is helpful to have an understanding of the PostScript language and
how it is translated to PDF. See
PostScript Language Reference, Third Edition
(Addison-Wesley) and
PDF Reference
Fifth Edition: Adobe Portable Document Format Version 1.6
on the
PDF reference
page (English only) on the Adobe
website. The same website has more detailed descriptions of the Advanced options and their parameters.
Note:
The ASCII Format option has been removed from Distiller, but is still available as a Distiller parameter.
Allow PostScript File To Override Adobe PDF Settings
Uses settings stored in a PostScript file rather than the
current PDF settings file. For details, see the documentation available for download on the
Acrobat SDK documen
tation
page (English only) of the Adobe website.
Allow PostScript XObjects
PostScript XObjects store fragments of PostScript code to be used when a PDF is printed
on a PostScript printer. Use only in controlled workflows where there is no other option. Available when the Standard
or Smallest File Size is selected from the Default Settings menu.
Convert Gradients To Smooth Shades
Converts blends to smooth shades for Acrobat 4.0 and later, improving quality
and reducing file size of PDFs. Distiller converts gradients from Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe
FreeHand, CorelDraw, QuarkXPress, and Microsoft PowerPoint.
Convert Smooth Lines To Curves
Reduces the amount of control points used to build curves in CAD drawings,
which results in smaller PDFs and faster on-screen rendering.
Preserve Level 2 Copypage Semantics
Uses the copypage operator defined in PostScript Level 2 rather than in
Language Level 3 PostScript. If you have a PostScript file and select this option, a copypage operator copies the page.
If this option is not selected, the equivalent of a showpage operation is executed, except that the graphics state is not
reinitialized.
Preserve Overprint Settings
Retains any overprint settings in files being converted to PDF. Overprint settings create
color by printing one ink on top of another ink.
Overprinting Default Is Nonzero Overprinting
Prevents overprinted objects with zero CMYK values from knocking
out CMYK objects beneath them.
Save Adobe PDF Settings Inside PDF File
Embeds the settings file (.joboptions) used to create the PDF as an
attachment. (To view the settings file, choose View > Navigation Panels > Attachments in Acrobat.)
Save Original JPEG Image In PDF If Possible
Processes compressed JPEG images (images that are already
compressed using DCT encoding) without recompressing them. When deselected, performance improves because
only decompression, not recompression, occurs.
Save Portable Job Ticket Inside PDF File
Preserves a PostScript job ticket in a PDF. Job tickets describe the PostScript
file and can be used later in a workflow or for printing the PDF.
Use Prologue.ps and Epilogue.ps
Sends a prologue and epilogue file with each job. These files can be used to add
custom PostScript code that you want to have executed at the beginning or end of every PostScript job being
converted.
Sample Prologue.ps and Epilogue.ps files are located in (Windows) /Documents and Settings/All Users/Application
Data/Adobe/Adobe PDF/Distiller/Data, (Vista) /Users/All Users/Adobe/Adobe PDF/Distiller/Data, or (Mac
OS)/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe PDF/Distiller/Data.