Adobe PDF Print Engine 2
In depth
The technical specifications for the Adobe® PDF Print Engine SDK(Software Development Kit) are as follows:
Platforms
- Microsoft® Windows® Vista
- Microsoft Windows XP
- Microsoft Windows Server® 2003
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4
- Linux
- Sun Solaris 10 (Intel)
Recommended hardware configuration
- 2GB RAM
- Multi-core processor
Imaging model
Color processing
- All PDF color spaces supported (DeviceCMYK, DeviceRGB, DeviceGray,
Device N, CIE, Lab, XYZ, ICC color spaces, separation, indexed,
pattern, CalRGB, and CalGray); hi-fi color (xClr)
- True-to-print color processing by
deferring color conversion operations until the last possible
point in the rendering process
- Full n-channel proofing using ICC profiles
- Spot color overprint, and spot color emulation
- ICC and JDF control to enable
rendering intent by object type, n-color workflows, and detailed
spotto-process specifications—even in RIPs set up for xClr output
Standards
- PDF, PDF/X-1, PDF/X-3, PDF/X-4, PDF/X-5, PDF/VT
- Compatible with Acrobat 8
- Compatible with JDF 1.1, 1,2, and 1.3
- ICC (v4)
JDF support
- OEM-configurable job control. Sample implementations for JDF processes
include color space conversion, digital printing, imagesetting, imposition,
interpreting, layout preparation, rendering, screening, separation,
and trapping.
Font Support
- Type 1, including OpenType® CFF
- TrueType, including OpenType TrueType
- CID-keyed, including OpenType
CID-keyed
- PDF Type 3
Other
- Optimized for digital press resolutions
- Optimized for jobs with VDP characteristics
- Eliminates redundant processing of repeating elements
- ICC-based color conversion
- Spot color emulation (proofing)
- Rendering intent control by object type
- Screen selection by object type and/or colorant
- Enables creation of soft proofing solutions
- Adaptive memory management
- JDF-controlled in-RIP trapping, imposition, and layer management
- APIs for CMM, screening, marking, JDF processors, and raster
