Adobe PDF Print Engine 2
Optimized for maximum flexibility and growth opportunities
Adobe® PDF Print Engine 2 is the next-generation, full-featured PDF renderer, delivered to Adobe OEM partners as a software development kit (SDK). Version 2 builds on the success of the previous version, which is the industry-leading technology platform for prepress workflows in computer-to-plate (CTP) imaging for offset printing. Version 2 adds a range of features designed to enhance performance and reliability and to streamline print production workflow. It is also a key enabling technology for another industry first — PDF workflows for Variable Data Publishing (VDP) — providing a new level of flexibility for offset printers that are considering the purchase of a digital press or that already have one.
Adobe PDF Print Engine 2 reduces unwanted surprises and disruptive, last-minute prepress fix-ups in print workflows of all complexity. Building on the existing PDF workflow foundation, offset printers can harness the power of PDF Print Engine 2 to handle rapid-turnaround print jobs, basic personalization, and even easier full-fidelity desktop previewing. This is possible because the advanced rendering engine used for final output is the same as the one used to view jobs at every point in the workflow.
Benefits
- Unifies offset and digital print workflows
- Reduces unwanted surprises and disruptive, last-minute prepress fix-ups
- Preserves PDF content in the form it was created and passes it through every step of the workflow with minimal conversions
- Lowers the long-standing hurdles of integrating variable data into production print runs, justifying a higher per-unit value
- Provides enhanced flexibility and automation by decoupling content (PDF) from process (JDF), which allows in-RIP ICC color management, trapping, and imposition
- Leverages existing offset PDF workflow expertise, facilitating the implementation of hybrid and/or digital press workflows
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