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to merge the resulting PDF files. You can write Distiller scripts that use the RunFileX
procedure to process every page with different resampling and compression settings.
For more information, see
“Combining PostScript files” on page 41
.
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Create color, grayscale, and monochrome images. Then select different compression
and resampling settings for each image type.
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Insert Distiller parameters before images in a PostScript file. You can use this technique
to process every image in a document differently. The technique is the most difficult
because it requires that you edit a PostScript file and requires knowledge of PostScript
programming. See the related technical note on the Acrobat CD for more information
on using parameters.
Note:
The inserted Distiller parameters will not be applied unless you select Allow
PostScript File to Override Job Options in Distiller’s Advanced job options dialog box.
However, selecting this option overrides the settings you selected through the job options
dialog boxes. For more information, see
“Setting the Distiller Advanced job options” on
page 63
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Giving Distiller access to fonts
When converting a PostScript file to Adobe PDF, Distiller needs access to the file’s fonts to
be able to insert appropriate information in the PDF file. Distiller can access a file’s fonts in
several ways:
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Type 1 fonts or TrueType fonts can be included in the PostScript file. For information on
including fonts in a PostScript file, see the documentation that came with the appli-
cation and printer driver you are using to create the PostScript file.
Note:
If you check the Ignore TrueType Versions of Standard PostScript Fonts option in the
Acrobat Distiller Font Locations dialog box, the font cache will exclude TrueType fonts that
have the same name as a font in the PostScript 3 font collection.
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Type 1 fonts can be included in a font folder that Distiller monitors or font substitution
information is contained in the Adobe Type Manager Font Database. The fonts are
called out by name in the PostScript file, and Distiller looks in the folders to get the
actual fonts or in the database to get font shape information for substituting fonts.
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Width-only versions of many common Chinese, Japanese, and Korean fonts are
included in Acrobat if you select the Asian Language Support option during a custom
installation. On Mac OS, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean fonts can be converted to a
width-only font and stored in a Resource folder that Distiller monitors. You can use the
MakeCID utility on Mac OS to extract the width information and store the width-only
font in the folder.(See
“Converting Asian text to Adobe PDF (Mac OS)” on page 43
.
)
Note:
Distiller does not support Type 32 fonts.
Acrobat provides a default font folder for Distiller to monitor; you can also add your own
font folders. If a PostScript file that Distiller is converting refers to a font but does not
contain the font itself, Distiller looks in these folders for the font information to embed the
font.
By default, fonts and the font database are searched for in the following folders:
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Windows: Resource/Font in the Acrobat folder and in the Windows System font folder
(also in /psfonts if ATM is installed).