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Technical Info

The PDF JobReady SDK consists of two primary components - a client-side component and a server component - and a set of deployment tools for packaging and distributing customized printer drivers on Windows and MacOS machines.

Client Component

The client-side component is the heart of PDF JobReady. It includes a PostScript driver; PS-to-PDF converter (via Normalizer API, the core API of Distiller); PDF encrypter (via Adobe PDF Library SDK); and an http/https file transmitter. To the end user, however, all of this just appears as a printer driver; and when the user prints to this driver, the following steps occur:

1. The PostScript driver is used to generate a temporary PostScript file from the native application file;
2. The temporary PostScript file is converted to PDF using the Normalizer API. Conversion is governed by a 'joboptions' file, the same type of file used in Adobe Distiller. (Joboptions files can be created in Distiller and used in PDF JobReady.)
3. The PDF is encrypted (via the Adobe PDF Library SDK) for secure transmission to the server.
4. The PDF preview is displayed to the end user as a soft-proof.
5. The end user submits the PDF to the server. Corresponding job ticket information (number of copies, billing numbers, finishing options, etc.) can also be captured and passed to the server.

Steps 1-3 occur 'behind the scenes'; the end-user is presented with simple, intuitive workflow.

Server Component

The PDF JobReady server component performs a simple set of tasks: it receives the job ticket information and the encrypted PDF; decrypts the PDF; and passes the bundle to the rest of your print workflow for further processing and fulfillment. This server component is sometimes called the PDF JobReady Decryptor.

PDF JobReady Deployment Tools

Included in the PDF JobReady SDK is a client builder "wizard" used to create printer driver installers for end users. Using the wizard, the installation process itself can also be customized, to reflect vendor-specific branding, with vendor-specific settings.

System Requirements

The PDF JobReady server-side component is available on Solaris, Linux, MacOS and Windows Server. Both IIS and Apache webservers are supported.

The PDF JobReady client-side component is available for both MacOS and Windows.

The latest requirements can be found in our Knowledgebase.