Adobe Distiller

[meera-n]

I have Adobe Framemaker and Adobe Acrobat DC.

But when I tried to save as PDF from framemaker, I got a message that I need Adobe Distiller.. Can I download from somewhere? I have a subscription for Framemaker as well as Adobe acrobat DC.

[Test Screen Name]

It should be included with both of these. 

[meera-n]

But it is not... I dont know why?

Can I download and install it separately?

[Test Screen Name]

No, it cannot be downloaded or installed separately.

1. Please check if you have either of these files

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrodist.exe

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrodist.exe

Do you have either (or both) of these?

2. If you have either one, does it start and show a window waiting for something to happen?

3. If you start it first and leave it running, is FrameMaker working?

[meera-n]

Thank you. I have the folder C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\

but the acrodist.exe file does not exist..

[Test Screen Name]

Ok, that's the 64-bit Acrobat. But I do have acrodist.exe in that folder on my 64-bit Acrobat install.

I'm assuming you have Acrobat Pro, not Acrobat Standard or Acrobat Reader.

The only thing I can think of is trying a repair from the Programs control panel.

Otherwise, worth asking in the Frame forum, it may be something weird about having both.

[meera-n]

It works now.

Earlier, I had somehow downloaded a Acrobat DC and installed it manually. I uninstalled that and then logged into my Adobe account online and via the online dashboard opened the Adobe Acrobat DC. There was an option to get desktop Acrobat DC. I used that option to install it this time. Now it worked.

Thanks.

I do have another Frame related question.. Can you please give me that forum link?

[try67]

Surely, FrameMaker can export a PDF file natively, not just an EPS file... No?

[Test Screen Name]

Try67, back in the days I used FrameMaker, it would export PDF, but internally it would export PostScript, add pdfmarks, and then use Distiller. It seemed to work well, but I had a vague feeling that it now had native exporting to do tagging and things...