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Adobe® PostScript® 3™- Adobe's Postscript Home Page - The worldwide printing and imaging standard. Used by print service providers, publishers, corporations, and government agencies around the globe, Adobe PostScript 3 gives you the power to print visually rich documents reliably. Adobe PostScript 3 printing technology is licensed to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for building high-performance printing systems and print workflow solutions. As a scalable architecture, it can be easily integrated into a wide range of devices and technologies while maintaining the high quality and performance you expect from Adobe.

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About Postscript Errors - This is intended for people who have to try and deal with PostScript errors. You don't need to know anything about PostScript, except that it is a language that gets sent to a printer.

About PostScript Errors - This is intended for people who have to try and deal with PostScript errors. You don't need to know anything about PostScript, except that it is a language that gets sent to a printer.

comp.lang.postscript -A newsgroup for information on language and development issues. A lot of PostScript's foremost experts (the authors of some of my favourite utilities even) field questions in this group.

Converting PostScript to Adobe Illustrator EPS - Given a suitable PostScript interpreter, many PostScript files can be converted to Adobe Illustrator EPS using Jason Olszewski's aimaker utility. Illustrator format EPS can be used with the majority of professional drawing packages (Corel Draw, Adobe Illustrator, Freehand, etc.). The Adobe Illustrator EPS format is well documented.

Creating PostScript files from QuarkXpress 6 (PDF) - Creating PostScript files from QuarkXpress 6

Dos and Don'ts of Postscript - Virtually all graphic arts computer programs use a standard page description language called "postscript" to describe (in computer terms) how the page looks. So long as your program supports Postscript then we can output your files to Bromide or Film on our high resolution imagesetter.

Exporting to Postscript Using Quark 5 - Exporting to Postscript Using Quark 5

EPS in 10 Easy Steps - Encapsulated Postscript in 10 Easy Steps

First Guide to Postscript - This is meant to be a simple introduction to programming in the PostScript page description language from Adobe. This document is not meant to be a comprehensive reference manual (although it does contain an index of some of PostScript's standard operators and a list of various errors). There are far better reference books, if this is what you need. Instead, this is meant as an easily accessible on-line tutorial. It was written with the assumption that you have some experience programming and are familiar with concepts like arrays and variables.

Freehand Tech Note - PostScript error appears while attempting to print a FreeHand 9 or 10 document with text on an invisible layer

How do I convert a file to PostScript for printing? - How do I convert a file to PostScript for printing?

Internet Resources for POSTSCRIPT and GHOSTSCRIPT - What is PostScript? A page description programming language. It tells a printer where to place ink on paper.

Macintosh PPD Files by Print Manufacturers - Links to the Macintosh® PostScript® Printer Description (PPD) files for third-party PostScript printers. They are listed alphabetically, by printer manufacturer. and here is Windows

Making a Postscript from Quark IBM (PDF) - Making a Postscript from Quark IBM

PCL vs. Others - An overview of PCL and comparisons to HTML and PDF.

PostScript Quick Tips - Herb Weiner writes the PostScript Quick Tips column for X-Change, the Adobe Technology Exchange (ATX) newsletter. PostScript Quick Tips are PDF (Portable Document Format) files, which can be read using Adobe Acrobat Reader or Exchange.

PostScript - Answers to Questions - Very large FAQ on Postscript

Postscript/FAQ - Postscript/FAQ

Postscript Errors - Errors You Might Encounter

Postscript Errors Definitions - Luminous Postscript Errors Definitions

PostScript Sleuthing - Troubleshooting PostScript printing errors in Windows ... by Charlie Lloyd

PostScript Settings in QuarkXPress (PDF) - PostScript Settings in QuarkXPress

PostScript FAQ - This FAQ covers PostScript language and Ghostscript software suite, as the most common free PostScript interpreter.

Printing and Viewing Postscript and PDF Files - PDF technology is built directly into the operating system, allowing you to make PDF files from any Mac OS X application. When you convert your document to a PDF file, it is readable by Adobe Acrobat Reader, Mac OS X Preview, and other PDF viewers. You can also save any document as a PostScript file

PS, Do I Really Need You? - Postscript printers and the language of desktop publishing. Desktop publishers often ask "Do I really need a PostScript* printer?" and "Do I really need to know how to create PostScript files?" The answer is it depends. To help you decide here's a brief introduction to PostScript and some examples of when it is good to have a printer that speaks this language and why you should be familiar with PostScript.

Quark tech•notes — PostScript Files from QuarkXPress (Mac OS) - When you print a document to a file, the information needed to print the document is saved to a file that can be downloaded to a printer at a later time.

Quark tech•notes — PostScript Files from QuarkXPress (Windows) - When you print a document to a file, the information needed to print the document is saved in a file that can be downloaded to a printer at a later time.

Quark 5.0 Postscript Settings (PDF) - Quark 5.0 Postscript Settings

Quark 6.0 Exporting PostScript - Quark 6.0 Exporting PostScript

Solving Postscript Problems - This list mixes both PostScript errors and offending commands so it may be worthwhile to check both the error message and the command that caused the error to appear.

The Ghost(script) in the Machine - It has taken a while but Adobe's PostScript has endured (and evolved) to become the industry-standard page description language. Even Hewlett-Packard and IBM are starting to include PostScript in a large number of their printers (sometimes in addition to their proprietary PDLs like HP's PCL 5). In the process, HP leaves the printer battleground littered with the corpses of millions of non-PostScript LaserJets, DeskJets and PaintJets. Millions more printers from other vendors emulate HP's PCL, but don't have PostScript. Fortunately, a software package called Ghostscript has arisen which brings these printers back to life - complete with PostScript compatibility.

The User-Friendly PostScript Resource - Most people can figure out for themselves that printing is a multi-billion dollar industry. However, many people don't figure out that it is also a high technology industry until their first print job goes off track!

Troubleshoot PostScript errors - Troubleshoot PostScript errors by Adobe

When do I use a PS driver? When do I use a PCL driver? - Both Adobe's PS and HP's PCL drivers are page desciption languages. This means they are both languages that describe how to print a page. Each has its own positive and negative qualities, and they are good for different things.

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