Adobe ®

PostScript 3
for Office Printing
® ™

Why should I care

about the technology inside my printer?
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I just want it
to print!
You have enough on your mind without
worrying about whether your printer can do
the job. And with Adobe PostScript 3 inside,
you don’t have to. Built into today’s best printers,
Adobe PostScript 3 is the key technology that
lets you print virtually any type of document
on demand.

Adobe PostScript 3 consistently delivers

sophisticated graphics, Web pages, and
Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) files—quickly,
easily, and with top-notch quality. Microsoft
Office documents are also a no-brainer, printing
at speeds that meet your most demanding
deadlines. And Adobe PostScript 3 renders subtle
graphics, including blends and photographs,
with quality that will make you and your ideas
stand out. If watermarks, 136 fonts, and multiple-
up printing are what you crave, we’ve got that,
too. And did we mention it’s affordable?

With Adobe PostScript 3, you can have it all—

reliability, performance, and quality. Without
sacrifice or missed deadlines. Adobe PostScript 3
technology sets new standards for office printing.
“I get files from all over. I need to
RELIABILITY

print anything and everything.”

We’ve got you covered.

Memos. Spreadsheets. Graphically rich brochures

and Web pages. In today’s downsized, get-it-done-
yesterday, make-it-cool world, you’re not only
expected to handle everything, but you’re also
expected to do it well. Missed deadlines aren’t an But that’s not all. Only true Adobe PostScript
option. A printer glitch is not a valid excuse. And printers go through Adobe certification. What
when hundreds of copies are needed, “I can’t print does this mean for you? A state-of-the-art,
the file” won’t fly. Printers equipped with Adobe tested-to-the-limit, quality printer that works.
PostScript 3 easily handle everything from simple We test every conceivable PostScript command to
to visually rich pages, including Portable Document ensure you get exactly what you want from your
Format (PDF) files as well as company logos and printer—anything and everything. That’s why
clip-art images in EPS format. Adobe PostScript 3 is the technology that others
benchmark against.

“I don’t have time to wait for my

printer. I need my files NOW!”
It’s a done deal.
PERFORMANCE

C oncerned about fast performance? Not a

problem. Adobe PostScript technology has always
excelled at printing complex documents, and now
Adobe PostScript 3 offers competitive throughput
for your Microsoft® Office files, too. As part of our
goal for optimizing office-document performance,
we’ve made many enhancements to make sure
you get the job done. New operators, driver en-
hancements, and special capabilities such as Fast
Image,* Smooth Shading, and Idiom Recognition
are just a few. These features render page content
more efficiently, reduce download times, accelerate
processing, and protect your older legacy applica-
tion documents. With Adobe PostScript 3 inside
your printer, you can say goodbye to “patience is
a virtue.” You won’t need it anymore.
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We understand.

t You want every page element—even the colors—to print exactly as intended the first time. And when you
on receive a job from production, you want it to look the same as it did on your local printer. Your wish is our
nt command. Adobe PostScript 3 is available in a wide range of devices, from desktop printers to production
rate presses, so you can forget about reformatting documents every time you switch printers. Adobe PostScript 3,
a- with exclusive AdobePS™ printer drivers and device-independent color delivers output consistency unlike
e any other technology. Adobe PostScript 3 is also backward-compatible with the previous generation, so you
s don’t have to worry about those files you created three years ago. They’ll work on your new Adobe PostScript 3
printer, and they’ll still have the same layout.
 “Oh yeah, and cool features
wouldn’t hurt either.”
We agree.
PDF
FILE SHARING So you like bells and whistles. We do, too.
That’s why Adobe PostScript 3 comes with a range
of features you won’t find on printers equipped
with today’s PostScript clone technology, such as:
• 136 fonts: Expand your creative options and
more readily handle cross-platform files.
“The ultimate in cross-platform • Multiple-up printing: Produce at-a-glance
documents and handouts, and increase media
file sharing. Tell me you’ve got usage efficiency.
that covered.” • Watermarks: Create and print your own water-
We do. marks, such as “confidential” or “draft” screened
in the background of your document.
To provide the ultimate in cross-platform file • Smooth Shading: Process extremely complex
sharing, Adobe PostScript 3 is tightly integrated blends more efficiently at your printer’s highest
with Adobe Acrobat® 4.0 software. The essential resolution.
tool for universal document exchange, Acrobat
• Idiom Recognition: Print legacy files with greater
lets you create and share PDF files that preserve
efficiency.
information in a compact, reliable, and secure
• Finer Color Controls:* Gain more accurate color
format. They’re also great for volume production,
management capabilities, including handling of
ensuring the integrity of fonts, images, graphics,
press colors.
and colors across all applications and platforms.
And because Adobe PostScript 3 and PDF are • Superscreens:* Print photo-quality grayscales
both based on the Adobe Imaging Model, Adobe on network monochrome devices.
PostScript 3 is the ideal choice for printing these • Fast Image:* Process high-resolution color images
universal documents. faster on monochrome devices.

Your IT department will be glad to know that

Adobe PostScript 3 technology is network- and
device-independent. It’ll work across a variety
of platforms and networks, with virtually any CONSISTENCY

document. Adobe PostScript 3 also handles

multiple languages, so you can have one printing
standard worldwide. Whether your users are
down the hall or around the world, they’ll have
the same consistent, hassle-free printer access.

* These features are optional and are not available

3 on all Adobe PostScript 3 devices. Please check
with specific printer manufacturers for details.
Adobe PostScript 3
Setting new standards
T here was a time when monochrome text printers
were just fine, and only high-end color applications

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needed the quality and consistency of true Adobe
PostScript technology. Not anymore. Today, you
need a printer that’ll print anything and every-
thing—from a simple, black-and-white memo
to a multilayered, 3D, four-color brochure image.
And, by the way, it had better be fast because you
needed it yesterday. Adobe PostScript 3 technology
is setting new standards that meet your demands f
for business printing. Certified reliability. On- When you want to print
demand document printing. Integration with anything and everything…
Adobe PDF. Adobe PostScript 3 is an exceptional right now.
choice when you want to print anything and
everything—right now!
About Adobe Systems
To learn more about Adobe PostScript 3, or to find Based in San Jose, California, Adobe
out which printers have Adobe PostScript 3 inside, Systems Incorporated, the award-
visit us at www.adobe.com/print. winning provider of graphics and
publishing solutions, gives you the
power to make your ideas stand
out—exactly as you intend. Whether
you work in a design studio, in an office,
or at home, Adobe software, images,
type, and printing technologies
offer you a seamless workflow for
creating and distributing graphically
rich communications in print and
electronic media.

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