Hamilton--The Graphic Arts Needs Adobe and Quark

Which brings me to Acrobat 4.0 and PDF 1.3. First, I will confess that I do believe PDF will replace PostScript as the de facto standard for file exchange and processing. However, I don't think it will happen as quickly as the folks from San Jose might like. Human beings are creatures of habit, and the current workflow, in which you take in XPress, Illustrator/FreeHand and Photoshop files and then make the PostScript, is proven and well-understood by many people. Given the extensive changes and revisions that virtually every file goes through prior to printing, it will be a while before the tools and skill sets required for a PDF workflow enjoy the same comfort level among prepress professionals.