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Postscript trouble in InDesign

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December 14, 2017
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Hi,

I have some troubles to print a PostScript file with InDesign CC 2017.
When I open the print menu, I choose "PostScript®" printer, the PPD is Device-independent

but I cannot change the Format…
So, when put my PS file in Distiller, my PDF file is completely cropped up…

What can I do?

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Correct answer Willi Adelberger

Don't use PostScript any more. No EPS, no PDF via print.

Use PDF/X-4 and use export to create PDFs. There is not even one reason to use PostScript to create a PDF.

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geekieish

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It's 2020 almost 2021 and that answer is still absolute b*ll*cks. If you are an independent contractor/user/designer, don't have the ppd file/ endpoint printer profiles in the print booklet > set up screen and adobe STILL doesn't provide easy simple ways to find them, add them, adjust the settings and the settings won't adjust even when you change the page size to something like 11x17 for a 20 month calendar .... then you absolutely have no clue what designers and users are going through in the real world.

I totally hate absolutist, non-contextualized, rigid, black/white, either/or answers from know-it-all people who are not authoritatively informed and think they know everything. So fricking annoying. So UNHELPFUL.

rob day

Community Expert

The Adobe 9.0 PPD Uwe posted still works. Here is the Adobe page.

https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/add-acrobat-ppd.html

rob day

Community Expert

I'm using Big Sur.

Sorry, what's a JS?

This looks promising- but I can't find anywhere in Acrobat that says "Export Printer Spreads." Do I have to download an imposition something? (I'm not familiar with Acrobat and have only used Indesign's functions so I'm still rusty)

The link is to a Javascript. Download BookletImpositionPB.jsx, copy it into your Scripts folder, and it will show in your Scripts panel—Applications⁩ ▸ ⁨Adobe InDesign 2021⁩ ▸ ⁨Scripts⁩ ▸ ⁨Scripts Panel⁩

Double click in the scripts panel to run and the exported PDF will be saved in the ID file’s directory.

Imposition really should be handled by the printer, so if you are exporting and deleivering an imposed document make sure you get a bound dummy from the printer before going to press.

Willi Adelberger

Correct answer

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Don't use PostScript any more. No EPS, no PDF via print.

Use PDF/X-4 and use export to create PDFs. There is not even one reason to use PostScript to create a PDF.

Dov Isaacs

Legend

Amen!

- Dov

- Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)

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Laubender

Community Expert

https://forums.adobe.com/people/Dov+Isaacs wrote
Amen!
- Dov

:-)

But if you absolutely* have to print to PostScript you could get the PPD from my Dropbox account:

Dropbox - ADPDF9.PPD.zip

ADPDF9.PPD.zip

ADPDF9.PPD

Just create a folder exactly named PPDs in the Presets folder of your InDesign installation and copy the ADPDF9.PPD file to it.

* there could be some cases where it's ok to have a fall-back to that old and depricated workflow distilling a PostScript file to PDF: Re: PDF über "exportieren" falsch // PDF über Postscript und Distiller richtig

Regards,
Uwe

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