Re: Colours in PDF files no longer displayed after conversion to Windows 2000

[Dov Isaacs <isaacs@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ingvar,

Under Windows 2000, you are getting EXACTLY what you asked for if you
use a PostScript printer driver instance created for a Hewlett-Packard
LaserJet 5siMX printer to generate PostScript for distillation into PDF.
The LaserJet 5siMX is a monochrome printer. Thus, the PPD file for that
printer which is used to create the PostScript printer driver instance
for the LaserJet 5siMX provides information to the driver that causes
the driver to generate grayscale PostScript in most (but not all) cases.
For monochrome printers, grayscale PostScript is much more compact and
efficient than full-color PostScript, especially in the case of images.

You must understand that PostScript is device-DEPENDENT, especially when
generated by either Windows or MacOS PostScript drivers.

PostScript for distillation should only be created using a printer driver
instance created with the Acrobat Distiller PPD. Correct installation of
Acrobat 5.0x under Windows yields a printer driver instance labelled
"Acrobat Distiller". Used normally, it not only creates the correct PostScript
for distillation, but also "feeds" that PostScript directly to the Distiller
such that you don't need to manually invoke Distiller to create PDF from
the resultant PostScript. With FrameMaker 6, the only time where you really
need to manually create PostScript and then distill would be if you are
creating a PDF file from a FrameMaker "book." And even this problem is
resolved with FrameMaker 7 with "save as PDF."

        - Dov




At 7/29/2002 05:14 AM, ingvar.albertsen@alfalaval.com wrote:
>PDF files generated on Windows NT4, from FrameMaker 6.0, Acrobat 5.0, and
>printerdriver  HP5Si LaserJet display colours on the screen and PDF files
>generated on Windows 2000, FrameMaker 6.0, Acrobat 5.0, Printerdriver HP5Si
>LaserJet only black white and grey, covering all colours by grey shades.
>
>Could you help me to have the colours displayed? A Danish FrameMaker expert
>has suggested to me that I install the Acrobat Distiller Printerdriver on
>my PC and use that when generating PDF files, but I do not see why it is no
>longer possible when using Windows 2000 and the above-mentioned equipment.
>
>Best regards
>
>Ingvar
>-------------------------------------------------------
>Ingvar Albertsen
>
>Alfa Laval Copenhagen A/S
>Maskinvej 5 - DK-2860  Søborg - Denmark
>
>Phone: +45 39536000
>Direct Phone: +45 39536382
>Fax: +45 39536562
>E-mail: ingvar.albertsen@alfalaval.com


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