[pdftex] output conversion

[Jiri Osoba]

From: Ulrich Dirr <ud at art-satz.de>

> Assume the situation that my service bureau can't output my PDF
files
> and ask for PostScript files.
>
> What is the best and recommended procedure:
>
> a) using Acrobat export options,
> b) using \pdfoutput=0 and some DVItoPS postprocessor?

You will have to convert pictures to EPS and do additional work.

> What comes immediately to my mind are the following concerns.
>
> What informations will I loose (conversion is conversion) or what
> should I beware of?
>
> Especially I'm wondering what a postprocessor and even Acrobat
itself
> (when exporting PS) might think about the expanded fonts that are
used
> (\pdffontexpand 30 5 1000) and how it will handle these fonts (e.g.
> embedding).
>
> And may be there're other concerns?!

I prefer Acrobat PostScript output or (better) pdftops from xpdf. I'm
nearly sure that you won't lose anything from your document for
printing using this way.

Jiri.