Product Description

Adobe Acrobat 5.0 makes a seductive promise: With it, you can createsecure, reliable files that anyone, anywhere, can open and read, whether ornot they share the software that originally created the file or even thesame computer platform. Written expressly for prepress professionals andgraphic designers, Real World PDF with Acrobat 5 is yourindustrial-strength guide to realizing that promise.

This comprehensive reference tome goes beyond simple "how-tos" anddelves under the hood of Acrobat 5.0, giving you vital backgroundinformation and a technical understanding of when, how, and why to use PDFfiles in the print production work flow. Author and prepress pro AnitaDennis has packed Real World PDF with Acrobat 5 with timesavingtips and advanced techniques geared toward those who depend on Acrobat toget their jobs done. Topics include an overview of what's new in AdobeAcrobat 5.0, the role of Acrobat in prepress, electronic publishing, thedifference between PostScript and PDF files, and how PDF can helpstreamline your work flow.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1933969 in Books
• Published on: 2002-01-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 336 pages

From the Back Cover

Adobe Acrobat 5.0 allows users to send secure, reliable PDF Portable Document Format files to anyone, regardless of computer platform or software limitations. Real World PDF with Acrobat 5 will give prepress professionals and especially graphic designers a background and technical understanding of when, how, and why PDF files can be used in print production workflows. Topics in the book include: an overview of whatÕs new in Adobe Acrobat 5.0, non-prepress applications, the role of Acrobat in prepress, the difference between PostScript and PDF files, and how PDF benefits various prepress workflows.

About the Author

Anita Dennis, a San Francisco-based writer and editor who covers electronic publishing and graphic design, has been writing about electronic prepress since 1993. She is the co-author of the recently released Web Design Essentials 2nd Edition.

Customer Reviews

Very good pro-guide to using PDF for print and eBooks
As an IT trainer for PDF and prepress, I have found this book to be invaluable.
If you're trying to make sense of the PDF workflow, this is one of the best books you can get. It covers different ways of creating PDFs (export, distill etc) in great detail, looks at collaboration and proofing, and goes into thorough detail on workflows and Extreme technologies. Even leafing through it should allow you to approach PDF workflows with greater confidence.
Future editions might benefit from a look at using LaserWriter instead of Adobe PS for writing PostScript and PDF (there is an overall bias towards Adobe and away from Quark in the book), getting good PostScript out of Mac OSX (maybe Acrobat 6 will remedy this) and the inclusion of a real life example with settings etc. This might help to make better sense of Color Management in PDF. Also, there is no accompanying CD or web site yet.