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HELP! Adobe PDF Distiller Error on a PC trying to print to PDF/make Postscript file

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Wonderous

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Apr 7, 2003, 11:10:17 PM4/7/03
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Hi,
At work I have no problem making a PS file and send it to Distiller to
create a Print-ready output or a color separation... on the Mac.

At home though, I'm on a PC. I can't reproduce that. I tried and I set
things up, but I always get this error (see below). Could anyone help
me?

What I want to do is take any Quark file (or basically any file), make
a PS file... then maybe send it to Distiller to produce the final PDF,
either screen or Hi-res. Easy enough?

Please reply here or drop me a line at:
my(Re-moove)synapses (a) h(Re-mov)otmail (period) com

Error I'm getting while droping/printing to Distiller:
---------------

%%[ Error: typecheck; OffendingCommand: setcolor ]%%

Stack:
0.0
-mark-
-save-
4


%%[ Flushing: rest of job (to end-of-file) will be ignored ]%%
%%[ Warning: PostScript error. No PDF file produced. ] %%

Mike Powell

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Apr 8, 2003, 4:44:11 AM4/8/03
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Wonderous <cr...@smile.com> wrote in
news:see49vs002k3dkl5j...@4ax.com:

First of all, what version of Windows are you running? are you running the
Adobe Postscript driver to generate the Postscript? - you should be.

What version of Adobe Postscript driver and what ppd?

Regards

Mike

Wonderous

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Apr 9, 2003, 9:17:51 PM4/9/03
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I'm on WS-XP and Acrobat/Distiller 5.0
the PPDs are version 4.3

What or how do I know I use the right PS driver?

W

On 08 Apr 2003 08:44:11 GMT, Mike Powell
<mi...@optimanospampress.com.au> wrote:

>First of all, what version of Windows are you running? are you running the
>Adobe Postscript driver to generate the Postscript? - you should be.
>
>What version of Adobe Postscript driver and what ppd?
>
>Regards
>
>Mike

On 08 Apr 2003 08:44:11 GMT, Mike Powell

J C

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Apr 10, 2003, 10:41:48 AM4/10/03
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On Wed, 09 Apr 2003 21:17:51 -0400, Wonderous <cr...@smile.com> wrote:

>I'm on WS-XP and Acrobat/Distiller 5.0
>the PPDs are version 4.3
>
>What or how do I know I use the right PS driver?
>
>>>>

>>> Error I'm getting while droping/printing to Distiller:
>>> ---------------
>>>
>>> %%[ Error: typecheck; OffendingCommand: setcolor ]%%
>>>
>>> Stack:
>>> 0.0
>>> -mark-
>>> -save-
>>> 4
>>>
>>>
>>> %%[ Flushing: rest of job (to end-of-file) will be ignored ]%%
>>> %%[ Warning: PostScript error. No PDF file produced. ] %%
>>>
>>

Usually when I see distiller choke on a file it is because some TTF
font is present in the file (I JUST yesterday saw TTF Wingdings do
this). Hunt down and change all TTF fonts to PS fonts.

-- JC

mac

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Apr 10, 2003, 12:50:36 PM4/10/03
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First suspect (assuming the job options and printing conditions are correct)
would be any eps in the document. these can be individually tested
easily...simply drag them to the distiller window and see if they distill
correctly. if one chokes, you know where the problems is

if these all clear the test, I'd revert to looking at the printing setup and
the distiller job options. the printer setup should be a postscript printer
(well duh!, surprising how often this isn't the case<G>) You seem to have
that covered, though. go to the fonts setup (in the printer dislogs) and
make sure that all TTF are sent to the printer either as Outlines (T1) or as
Type 42.

The error referenced color. check your separations settings if sending
preseparated PS.

Also...don't try to print diirectly to a PDF...that is how Acrobat 4
installed itself out of the box. 5 may have tried to do this as well.

Better, try a different postscript printer, I've heard that Acro5 sometimes
installs it's printer driver-self incorrectly on W2K systems (maybe XP as
well?). I do know the Lino drivers don't work on W2K so don't waste time
with them.

it could also simply be a bad PostScript file. All apps come up with dud PS
now and then, Quark more often than some of the others in my experience. In
which case doing it over ought to work...sometimes printing the file to a
different drive or partition.

Try some other app with some other content just to make sure you've not
skipped some step or something.

--
Mac Townsend,
Adcom Graphics, Fairfield, California:
Electronic Prepress
www.adcomgraphics.com

Casey and Cheryl

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Apr 14, 2003, 9:39:50 PM4/14/03
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Instead of printing to distiller, try printing to PDF writer only.

--
Casey's Kingdom
"Not Quite Camelot, But Better Than Boredom"
http://caseyskingdom.wilkc.com/phpBB/


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Mike Powell

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Apr 15, 2003, 5:54:13 AM4/15/03
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"Casey and Cheryl" <caseyan...@wilkc.com> wrote in
news:b7fnnq$280n$1...@news2.ij.net:

> Instead of printing to distiller, try printing to PDF writer only.
>
>

"Get thee behind me Satan"

Derek Tree

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Apr 15, 2003, 10:20:23 AM4/15/03
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In message <3zRma.18652$a26....@fe03.atl2.webusenet.com>, Elmo P.
Shagnasty <el...@nastydesigns.com> wrote
>In article <b7fnnq$280n$1...@news2.ij.net>,

> "Casey and Cheryl" <caseyan...@wilkc.com> wrote:
>
>> Instead of printing to distiller, try printing to PDF writer only.
>
>Wow.
>
>Do you know the difference between what Distiller creates and what PDF
>Writer creates?
>
>Never, ever, ever use PDF Writer.

I think he was taking the piss, Elmo :-)

--
Del Tree

Derek Tree

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Apr 15, 2003, 1:40:23 PM4/15/03
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In message <p6Wma.21798$a26....@fe03.atl2.webusenet.com>, Elmo P.
Shagnasty <el...@nastydesigns.com> wrote
>In article <5mMJL3An...@sanspam.freeuk.com>,

> Derek Tree <d...@sanspam.freeuk.com> wrote:
>
>> >Never, ever, ever use PDF Writer.
>>
>> I think he was taking the piss, Elmo :-)
>
>I gave that some thought, but figured better safe than sorry. I work
>with a BUNCH of people who would take that advice to heart.

So that's where all the duff PDF's come from - I did wonder :-)
--
Del Tree

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