"We're very excited to see Adobe releasing a new generation of Distiller Server. Distiller Server plays a key role in our newspaper production process, with the reliability and speed we need to meet our demanding deadlines. Keeping pace with the latest technology is important to our business, so moving to Distiller Server 8 with support for the latest versions of PDF, including PDF/A for archiving, was an easy decision for us."
Technology director, Guardian News & Media
Adobe® Distiller® Server 8 software converts PostScript® to Adobe PDF using a server. With Distiller Server 8, your workgroup can:
Centralize the conversion of PostScript files to Adobe PDF for print, e-mail, and any web-enabled device.
Automatically convert high volumes of PostScript files to Adobe PDF through mechanisms such as watched folders.
Control document conversion settings to comply with regulatory or departmental guidelines.
Preserve the visual integrity of business documents so they display as intended across a variety of platforms.
Help protect electronic documents with 128-bit encryption and password protection controlled centrally by the administrator.
Quickly send compact documents that are more secure than paper ones saving time and money on printing and delivery fees.
Produce Adobe PDF files that can be viewed with free and widely available Adobe Reader® software; to date, more than 700 million copies of Adobe Reader have been distributed worldwide.
Easily integrate Adobe PDF file creation into ISV solutions and content management and fulfillment systems.
Generate PostScript documents from desktop or core business applications and convert them to Adobe PDF.
Take advantage of higher performance and scalability when using Linux® or UNIX® operating systems.
Adapt printing workflows to the international PDF/X standards with features to aid in the creation of files that are PDF/X-3 and PDF/X-1a compliant. Create job tickets in Portable Job Ticket Format (PJTF) and Job Definition Format (JDF) so that important processing instructions are included within a PDF file.
Take advantage of the Adobe PDF 1.7 specification for compatibility with Adobe Acrobat® 8 software, with support for XMP to store information about the file.
Streamline archiving processes by automatically converting documents to PDF/A, the ratified ISO standard for long-term archiving of digital records.