PDF driver settings

 

Setting	Description
Use compression	• Yes – Use compression. • No – Do not use compression. Use compression whenever possible.
Info: Author	The document author.
Info: Creator	The application that created the document.
Info: Title	The document title.
Info: Subject	The document subject.
Info: Keywords	Keywords associated with the document.
Use encryption	• No – Do not use encryption. • Standard R2 – Use Standard Security Handler revision 2 (encryption algorithm RC4 with 40-bit keys). See Standard Security Handler revision 2. • Standard R3 – Use Standard Security Handler revision 3 (encryption algorithm RC4 with 128-bit RC4 encryption). See Standard Security Handler revision 3.
User password	Applicable only if encryption is used A password a user must enter to open, decrypt, and display the document on screen. Enables printing, modifying, and copying of the document according to the values selected for the Allow print, Allow modify, and Allow copy options below.
Owner password	Applicable only if encryption is used A password a user must enter to open, decrypt, and display the document on screen. Enables full access to the document.
Allow print	Applicable only if encryption is used • No – Do not allow printing of the document. • Yes – Allow printing of the document.
Allow modify	Applicable only if encryption is used • No – Do not allow modification of the document. • Yes – Allow modification of the document.
Allow copy	Applicable only if encryption is used • No – Do not allow copying of text and graphics from the document. • Yes – Allow copying of text and graphics from the document.
Use filter ASCII 85	• Yes – Encode data as 7-bit ASCII text. • No – Do not encode data as 7-bit ASCII text. The ASCII-85 filter encodes binary data as 7-bit ASCII text consisting only of printable characters. This enables data to be sent through various communication channels without undesired changes, for example, older mail systems that cannot handle 8-bit data streams. When this filter is used, the overall PDF file size becomes approximately 20% larger. Encrypted PDF files are always binary, so the filter is not useful for this kind of data. For more information about the ASCII-85 filter, see for example the PostScript® Language Reference.
Use resolution	• No – Embed images as they are. • Yes – The resolution specified in the driver file is used. The default resolution is 300 dpi. Some images are downscaled, depending on the actual image resolution and the resolution specified in the driver file. To specify another value than the default resolution you must edit the driver file. See the Device driver tools documentation.
Embed threshold	If you want to embed characters with codes below 256, you can define which characters to embed when using Unicode characters in TrueType fonts. For example, if you set this value to 128, all characters used, with codes greater than or equal to 128 will be embedded. Minimum value is 0, maximum value is 256.
Viewer: Page number	Applied when the user opens the document. The first page displayed in the viewer.
Viewer: Page zoom	Applied when the user opens the document. • Default – Use the display settings in Acrobat general preferences. • Fit in window – Adjust the page size to fit the window size. • Fit width – Adjust the page size to fit the window width. • Fit visible – Adjust the page size to fit the window width, displaying all visible text and graphics but not the page margins. • 25%-1600% – The zoom factor.
Viewer: Page layout	Applied when the user scrolls the document. • Default – Use the display settings in Acrobat general preferences. • Single page – Display just one page at the time. • Continuous – Display pages continuously. • Continuous Facing – Display even and odd pages facing each other and continuously.
Viewer: Full screen	Applied when the user opens the document. • No – Do not open the document in full screen view. • Yes – Open the document in full screen view.
Viewer: Hide toolbar	Applied when the user opens the document. • No – Do not hide the toolbar • Yes – Hide the toolbar.
Viewer: Hide menu bar	Applied when the user opens the document. • No – Do not hide the menu. • Yes – Hide the menu bar.
Viewer: Hide window UI	Applied when the user opens the document. • No – Do not hide the window controls. • Yes – Hide the window controls, for example bookmarks and thumbnails.
Viewer: Fit window	Applied when the user opens the document. • No – Do not resize the viewer to fit the page. • Yes – Resize the viewer to fit the page.
Viewer: Center window	Applied when the user opens the document. Select Yes to display the window centered on screen.
Viewer: Display document title	Applied when the user opens the document. • No – Do not display the document title in the title bar. • Yes – Display the document title in the title bar.
Viewer: Page mode	Applied when the user opens the document. • Page Only – Only display the page. • Bookmarks and Page – Display the Bookmarks tab and the page.
Conformance	The conformance level of the PDF output. Plain PDF Select to generate plain PDF. Tagged PDF Select to generate tagged PDF, i.e. include information about the structure of the document in the PDF. Structure is the term for a set of instructions that define the logic that binds the content together – for example the correct reading order, and the presence and meaning of significant elements such as figures, lists, tables, etc. Note: Tagged PDF can only be used in combination with the Adobe LiveCycle Designer ES Process. PDF/A-1a Select to generate PDF/A Level A compliant output. See About PDF/A for more information. Note: PDF/A-1a can only be used in combination with the Adobe LiveCycle Designer ES Process. PDF/A-1b Select to generate PDF/A Level B compliant output. See About PDF/A for more information. PDF/X-1a:2003 Select to generate PDF/X output compliant to ISO 15930-4:2003. See About PDF/X for more information. PDF/X-3:2003 Select to generate PDF/X output compliant to ISO 15930-6:2003. See About PDF/X for more information.
Use JPEG Image Compression	Specifies whether to convert color images to compressed JPEG images. • Yes – Convert all color image formats to compressed JPEG images. Monochrome images will be compressed as CCIT G4 or using ZLIB. • No – Keep the original image formats. No compression is applied unless the original format is JPEG. Comments If you select No, JPEG compression will still be used for images already in JPEG format. If a source image is of any other format (PNG, BMP, etc.) you must select Yes to compress the image in the output document. Note that if you select No, and the option Use compression above is set to Yes, the ZLIB compression is applied to images.
JPEG Image Compression Quality	Specifies the compression level and quality of JPEG images in the output document. You can select a number between 10 (highest compression level/worst quality) and 100 (lowest compression level/best quality). The default value is 80. Comments Compression quality is applied when compressing non-JPEG images. Images already in JPEG format are not reprocessed.
Use forms	Yes – All non-dynamic overlays used in the Project are generated as PDF form objects. No – All data is processed as usual.
Color: Profile for RGB	Specifies the file path to an ICC color profile for RGB colors. The path is relative to the working directory. Note: This profile is used only if a color profile is required and the color profile of the RGB input color for the PDF driver is not known.
Color: Rendering intent	If color conversion is required, e.g. if the color space differs between the source and the destination, you can specify one of the following to e.g. avoid clipping of saturated colors: • AbsoluteColorimetric – Use to render exact specified colors. • RelativeColorimetric – Use to render exact specified colors, but with a correction for the output media. • Saturation – Recommended for charts where a limited set of distinctive colors is used. • Perceptual – Recommended for natural images/photos.
Output intent: OutputConditionIdentifier	If a characterization data registry is required, this specified a reference name of the characterization data. If the intended printing condition is defined in the ICC characterization registry, available reference names are e.g. in: http://www.color.org/chardata/drsection1.xalter For example, FOGRA43.
Output intent: OutputCondition	A text string that identifies the characterized printing condition. Note: The text should be meaningful to the operator receiving the file.
Output intent: RegistryName	Specifies the characterization data registry, if required. If the intended printing condition is defined in the ICC characterization registry, specify the following: http://www.color.org/
Output intent: DestOutputProfile	Specifies the file path to the color profile corresponding to the characterization data reference specified in Output intent: OutputConditionIdentifier. The path is relative to the working directory. For example, .\CoatedFOGRA43.icc
Copies	Not applicable.

About PDF/A

PDF/A is used for long term archiving of electronic documents, and ensures the documents can be reproduced the exact same way in years to come. All information necessary for displaying the document is embedded in the file. This includes all content, fonts, and color information. A PDF/A document must not be reliant on information from external sources (e.g. font programs and hyperlinks), and must not be password protected.

PDF/A Level B is focused on preserving the appearance of the document.

PDF/A Level A is the same as PDF/A Level B, with the addition of tagged PDF. Level A conformance ensures, in addition to the appearance of the document, that the document structure is described in the PDF, and that all text can be extracted. For example, to enable a document to be read out loud using a speech synthesizer, you must use Level A.

Note:

You must not select PDF/A and use Encryption at the same time, as it is not a valid combination.

About PDF/X

PDF/X is used to make graphics exchange easier. A number of settings related to printing requirements is therefore included.

•	PDF/X-1a – all fonts must be embedded and all colors must be CMYK. However, the PDF driver converts any RGB colors to CMYK.

•	For PDF/X-3 – mainly as PDF/X-1a, but calibrated RGB is accepted. The PDF driver embeds the RGB color profiles.

If color conversion is to be performed by the driver, input and output color profiles are required. For input profile, it may be either embedded in the image, or via the Color: Profile for RGB option. The output profile must be specified in the Output intent: DestOutputProfile option.

 

Note: PDF features such as forms, comments, signatures, encryption, actions, JavaScript, and transparency are not supported for PDF/X.