Adobe Acrobat 9 PRO Extended - Manual (Page 114)

108 USING ACROBAT 9 PRO EXTENDED
Creating PDFs
Last updated 9/30/2011
Note: Distiller processes prologue and epilogue files only if both files are present and located properly. The two files must
be used together. If the prologue and epilogue files are at the same level as the In and Out folders of a watched folder, they
are used instead of the ones in the Distiller folder.
Process DSC Comments Maintains DSC information from a PostScript file.
• Log DSC Warnings Displays warning messages about problematic DSC comments during processing and adds
them to a log file.
• Preserve EPS Information From DSC Retains information for an EPS file, such as the originating application and
creation date.
• Preserve OPI Comments Retains information needed to replace a For Placement Only (FPO) image or comment
with the high-resolution image located on servers that support Open Prepress Interface (OPI) versions 1.3 and 2.0. For
more information, see the OPI 2.0 specification at
www.adobe.com/go/learn_acr_opi2spec_en (PDF, English only).
• Preserve Document Information From DSC Retains document properties, such as the title, creation date, and time,
in the PDF.
• Resize Page And Center Artwork For EPS Files Centers an EPS image and resizes the page to fit closely around the
image. If deselected, the page is sized and centered based on the upper left corner of the upper left object and lower
right corner of the lower right object on the page. This option applies only to jobs that consist of a single EPS file.
Standards panel options
By using Standards options, you can check document content in the PostScript file to make sure it meets standard
PDF/X1-a, PDF/X-3, or PDF/A criteria before creating the PDF. For PDF/X-compliant files, you can also require that
the PostScript file meet additional criteria by selecting options in the Standards panel. The availability of options
depends on the standard you select. You can also create a PDF/X file from a compliant PDF by using the Preflight
feature in Acrobat.
PDF/X-compliant Complies with the PDF/X standard for high-resolution print production.
Note: PDFMaker, the conversion method used to convert Microsoft Word and other application files to PDF, does not
create PDF/X-compliant files.
PDF/A-compliant Complies with the PDF/A standard for archival documents.
Note: If you set up a watched folder for creating PDF/A-compliant files, do not add security to the folder. The PDF/A
standard does not allow encryption.
Compliance Standard Produces a report that indicates whether the file complies with the standard you select, and if
not, what problems were encountered. The .log file appears at the bottom of the dialog box.
Note: PDFs that complied with both PDF/X-1a and PDF/X-3 standards in Acrobat 6.0 default to PDF/X-1a in Acrobat 9.
When Not Compliant Specifies whether to create the PDF if the PostScript file does not comply with the requirements
of the standard.
• Continue Creates a PDF even if the PostScript file doesn’t meet the PDF/X requirements and notes these problems
in the report.
• Cancel Job Creates a PDF only if the PostScript file meets the PDF/X requirements of the selected report options,
and is otherwise valid.
Report As Error Flags the PostScript file as noncompliant if one of the reporting options is selected and a trim box or
art box is missing from any page.