PDF Workflows

It is PDF—and it is anything but simplistic. Adobe's Portable Document Format is in full force at some commercial printing locations, moderately becoming vital at others and, for some, not yet a relied upon technology.

Some of the greatest attributes of PDF attracting some—not all—commercial printers is its flexibility. PDF is ideal for cross-platform operations and it offers excellent file compression, which facilitates faster publishing across a variety of channels. Recently, Printing Impressions went inside six commercial printing facilities to ask company executives and prepress managers what role PDF is playing in their day-to-day operations.