Production Defining Digital (1,102 words)

PDF files are read using Adobe Acrobat; they can be created via two methods. The first method uses PDFWriter to print the application file to a PDF. The PDFWriter appears as a printer in the Windows printer properties selection or under the Macintosh Chooser.

The second method, which is the preferred way for high-res work, is via the Acrobat Distiller. The Distiller takes a PostScript file generated by the application and distills, or boils down, that file into a PDF.