Pdf pass-through printing, Produce a print-ready adobe pdf file – Adobe InDesign CC 2015 User Manual
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Printing
Last updated 6/6/2015
For detailed information about preparing InDesign documents for high-resolution PDF output, see the
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PDF pass-through printing
PDF Print Engine printer manufactures release new drivers based on Adobe PDFDriver SDK which have the
capabilities of handling PDF in the pass-through mode. When such a printer is selected via InDesign, its PPD can
indicate that it is a PDF printer (depends on the Printer manufacturer).
Since InDesign can generate a high-quality PDF via PDF export, printing to a PDF printer leverages that functionality,
and this high quality PDF is passed on to the printer, rather than via intermediate postscript route. In general, print
quality from applications through PDF Driver is equivalent to (or better than) PostScript printing. PDF printing
through the Adobe PDF printer also supports live transparency and ICC color management. At InDesign print dialog,
options related to Color Management, Color Separation, and Graphics options are disabled because all the color
management operations are done on the device for better quality printout.
Composite Leave Unchanged is selected by default and it can’t be changed.
Produce a print-ready Adobe PDF file
A service provider can use Acrobat 7.0 Professional and later to perform preflight checks and color separations.
Subsequent versions of Acrobat Professional contain more advanced preflight tools, including the ability to make
certain corrections automatically. Various prepress applications and in-RIP technologies can also perform preflight
checks, do trapping and imposition, and make the color separations of the pages in the digital master.
If you choose to leave out the images when creating the Adobe PDF file, make sure that the service provider has access
to the original high-resolution images that are required for proper output. In addition, make sure that the service
provider has Acrobat 7.0 or later for accurate viewing of text and color graphics. For best viewing, use Acrobat 8
Professional or later.
If you’re using a color-managed workflow, you can use the precision of color profiles to perform an onscreen preview
(a soft proof). You can examine how your document’s colors look when reproduced on a particular output device.