Adobe PDF Print Engine

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Adobe PDF Print Engine

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developer Adobe Inc.
Current  version 5
(July 22, 2018)
operating system Windows
category Graphics software
License Proprietary
http://www.adobe.com/de/products/pdfprintengine

The Adobe PDF Print Engine , also called APPE , is a printing platform technology from Adobe . The first version was released in 2006 and addressed computer-to-plate (CTP) users. It is currently in version 5 and with version 3 it has replaced the Adobe CPSI interpreter. It represents the technical intelligence in print shops to generate image-capable raster data from PDF documents. Since Adobe is constantly expanding the range of functions of its Portable Document Format, the Adobe PDF Print Engine is also being continuously developed. It is considered the successor to the PostScript format that has been discontinued .

This software package is not available to end customers. Instead, OEM customers such as Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Prinect), Agfa (Apogee), Fujifilm (XMF) or Screen receive the corresponding packages as part of a license agreement . Adobe provides a software package that includes important rendering functions such as the RIPs . RIP is the abbreviation for "Raster Image Processor". Its job is to convert logical information from a Postscript or PDF file into pixels so that it can be output on the desired device - for example a monitor , laser printer or CtP recorder. These can be simple RGB pixels that are shown on a monitor. Or millions of black dots in the stochastic offset printing raster of a printing plate, which are used to apply printing ink to paper via a rubber blanket .

The Adobe Print Engine always expects PDF documents. PostScript documents must first be converted into Portable Document Format.

With Version 3 the Mercury RIP Architecture was introduced. This architecture, which is especially designed for high scalability, has integrated load balancing and enables existing resources to be used effectively on a single system or in a network (RIP farm). In addition, the generation of variable data printing ( Variable Data Printing ) is greatly accelerated by Mercury.

According to Adobe, the PDF Print Engine 3 is the fastest rendering technology available on the market.

According to Adobe, the PDF Print Engine 5 fully supports PDF 2.0 published by the ISO in 2017 . In addition, the color management (rendering intent) can be defined page by page.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://theblog.adobe.com/adobe-celebrates-10-years-of-pdf-print-engine-with-new-release/ Retrieved November 28, 2019
  2. ↑ https://www.adobe.com/de/products/pdfprintengine.html Retrieved November 28, 2019
  3. ↑ http://www.adobe.com/de/products/pdfprintengine/ Retrieved on February 17, 2011
  4. ↑ Christian Piskulla: The Cleverprinting Handbook , 2011 edition, page 8
  5. ^ Peter Leu: Practical Knowledge Adobe PDF Print Engine, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG 2005
  6. ↑ http://blogs.adobe.com/conversations/2013/09/adobe-announces-pdf-print-engine-3-fastest-rendering-platform-for-graphically-rich-content.html Retrieved January 11, 2014
  7. ↑ https://news.adobe.com/press-release/document-cloud/media-alert-adobe-pdf-print-engine-5-delivers-high-impact-color Retrieved November 28, 2019