PostScript for Prepress and Printing

Introduction / Overview (4) Software (5) PostScript vs PCL (3) Tutorials (9)

PostScript Printers: Do You Need One?

Desktop publishers often ask "Do I really need a PostScript* printer?" and "Do I really need to know how to create PostScript files?" The answer is it depends. To help you decide here's a brief introduction to PostScript and some examples of when it is good to have a printer that speaks this language and why you should be familiar with PostScript.

How do Adobe PostScript Levels 1, 2, and 3 Differ?

Introduced by Adobe in 1985, the page description language known as PostScript has undergone improvements and changes over the years. Just as new versions of software contain new features not available in earlier versions, subsequent PostScript levels have added support for new features and the way the underlying code is written has undergone modifications.