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ekoenig61
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November 5, 2018
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How do I find/install postscript printer driver?

  • November 5, 2018
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My postscript printer driver has disappeared from my system. I need it to create an oversize pdf using Photoshop. I have searched Adobe and tried downloading several old drivers and it just sends me in circles. I am running Windows 10 and Photoshop CC.  Where do I find a current printer driver to create a postscript (.ps) file so that I can use Adobe Distiller to create my pdf file?

Any help appreciated!

    Correct answer Dov Isaacs

    The Adobe PDF PostScript printer driver instance is installed as part of Acrobat on Windows. It is not available on MacOS due to restrictions from Apple.

    That having been said, the proper manner of creating PDF from Photoshop is simply to save the open document as a PDF file via the Save as menu. There is no feature that creating PDF via distillation of PostScript will provide that isn't available via directly saving as PDF from Photoshop!

              - Dov

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    gary_sc
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    gary_scCommunity Expert
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    November 5, 2018

    Hi Ekoenig.

    Not sure you need this. For one thing, Acrobat Distiller is no longer needed as everything is now internal.

    Otherwise, from within Photoshop, Set your dimensions for your image as you want, set your resolution and your measurements as you normally would in Photoshop (Image (menu) -> "Image size..."

    Now, when you save it, select "Photoshop PDF" from the Format dropdown menu, save it to where you want, and, well, that's pretty much it.

    Please let us know if that's what you needed.

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      Shawna25813903azbe
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      February 14, 2025

      I need to print separation so I can visibly adjust and proof the separation from my MAC

      NB, colourmanagement
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      NB, colourmanagementCommunity Expert
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      February 21, 2025

      @Shawna25813903azbe AFAIK, you'll need a postcript compatible printer and the driver will come with it. But I'm not sure that will give you want you want? (i.e. it will give a 4 colour print) 

       

      You can just view the 4 individual channels of CMYK in Photoshop to assess them, please explain why you want to do this and maybe we can help more.

       

      Are you wanting to print the C, M, Y and K channels separately? 4 individual prints? 

      I'd imagine you could just isolate the CMYK channels and print them individually on any printer, no matter the driver. 

       

      Be aware also that it's vital to use the correct CMYK ICC profile when separating RGB to CMYK - that is the profile that actually describes the device and media to be used for printing the job. 

       

      I hope this helps

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      Dov Isaacs
      Dov IsaacsCorrect answer
      Legend
      November 5, 2018

      The Adobe PDF PostScript printer driver instance is installed as part of Acrobat on Windows. It is not available on MacOS due to restrictions from Apple.

      That having been said, the proper manner of creating PDF from Photoshop is simply to save the open document as a PDF file via the Save as menu. There is no feature that creating PDF via distillation of PostScript will provide that isn't available via directly saving as PDF from Photoshop!

                - Dov

      - Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)
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      M993640088
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      December 4, 2021

       

      I have serious trouble getting colors to print accurately on my Xerox laser printer.  There have been some other issues as well.  In working with the tech, he provided a .ps of my document generated from the PDF I sent.  Not only did the artifacts from the border of a .png file disappear from the gradient color block, but the color was finally correct!  So he determined it was driver or application issues and not the printer since printing directly to the printer in PS3 came out correctly.  

       

      I try everything and can't for the life of me figure out which drivers and settings will produce an accurate output.  It is not a calibration issue either, as often read need to get a Spyder and calibrate the monitor to solve color issues.  I just printed something where I know the object in a photo and it looks exactly as it should on the screen.  But the object prints blue instead of lavendar.  Blue-green has also been coming out very blue.  

       

      So I wanted to try the .ps output again.  I have printed to .ps before but now it is missing from the drop-down menu and I don't know how to reinstall it. 

       

      PDF does not solve all problems and automatically come out right like a Postscript file, and you have to understand a lot of drivers and settings - which I have yet to find enough information on what they are and how they interact, after much searching over the past couple years.  

       

       

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