Adobe Normalizer

Adobe Normalizer is an API which allows developers to quickly and easily convert Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) and PostScript (PS) files to Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF). The industry-standard Adobe Distiller and Distiller Server are themselves built upon Normalizer; and now this API is available separately to application developers.

Using the Adobe Normalizer API, your application can:

process PS and EPS Level 1, 2, and 3 files;
create PDF v1.2 through v1.7 -compliant output;
produce PDF/A -compliant files;
obtain and report information about the input files;
access the same job options and parameters that are available in Distiller

Users familiar with Distiller will recognize Normalizer's processing workflow. The conversion process is controlled by a job options file (the file format and parameters are identical to those available in Distiller); and information about the process (warnings, informationals, etc.) is available as well. In addition, redistributable fonts (corresponding to the Adobe base 35 fonts) are available to ease the migration from other third-party libraries.

For convenience, our distribution of the Normalizer SDK includes an example command-line executable (called "demonorm") which can be used as-is to integrate PostScript conversion into your script-driven workflow.

More information can be found in our Knowledgebase; or contact us directly.

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