Download and install the Kodak Distiller Assistant.
The Kodak Distiller Assistant supports both Mac and Windows clients. This software is compatible with Adobe Acrobat 4.0 (or later), for Windows 98, Windows XP, Windows NT, and Windows 2000.
The Kodak Distiller Assistant replaces the older start-up files PrinergyForDistiller
and Synapse Distiller Startup
. If applicable, delete these files in your Startup
folder when you upgrade.
- Go to http://partnerplace.kodak.com and go to article 67437 and download the the zipped file of the Distiller Assistant.
- Extract and copy the
CreoDistillerAssistant
file to the DistillerStartup
folder.- If you are using Distiller 6, the folder location is
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Adobe PDF 6.0\Startup
on a Windows-based computer, or/users/shared/Adobe PDF 6.0/startup
on a Mac computer. - If you are using Distiller 7, the folder location is
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Adobe PDF 7.0\Startup
on a Windows-based computer, or/users/shared/Adobe PDF 7.0/startup
on a Mac. - If you are using Distiller 8, the folder location is
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Adobe\Adobe PDF\Distiller\Startup
on a Windows-based computer , or/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe PDF/Distiller/Startup
on a Mac.
- If you are using Distiller 6, the folder location is
- If applicable, delete any file named
Example.ps
from the DistillerStartup
folder because this file can interfere wtih the proper operation of the Kodak Distiller Assistant. - Copy the
Creo PDF Pages.joboptions
file to the DistillerSettings
folder.- If you are using Distiller 6, the folder location is
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Adobe PDF 6.0\Settings
on a Windows-based computer , or/users/shared/Adobe PDF 6.0/settings
on a Mac. - If you are using Distiller 7, the folder location is
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Adobe PDF 7.0\Settings
on a Windows-based computer , or/users/shared/Adobe PDF 7.0/settings
on a Mac. - If you are using Distiller 8, the folder location is
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Adobe\Adobe PDF\Distiller\Settings
on a Windows-based computer , or/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe PDF/Distiller/Settings
on a Mac.
- If you are using Distiller 6, the folder location is
- You can delete the
Prinergy Pages.joboptions
file, but this is not required. - Start Acrobat Distiller.
- From the Distiller Job Options menu, select Creo PDF Pages.
Although these options are the recommended settings for Prinergy input files, they are not required for the Kodak Distiller Assistant to function properly.
The Kodak Distiller Assistant is always active and automatically does its job by intercepting and improving PostScript codes.