V6 advantages over V5

[Brushman]

I use Acrobat V5 alongside various drawing/sign applications, I print to Acrobat and the resultant pdf sent to printers to separate (cmyk) or to output pre-separated (spot)on their own image setters. What advantage would I have upgrading to Acrobat 6. I am on XP Pro.
Alan

 

[jmgalvin]

Probably not much unless you're upgrading your design apps. Every newspaper that I send ads to still specifies V4 compatablitiy. Every printer that I've ever sent a pdf to has specified 4 or 5 - never 6. I went from 4 to 6 (came with Adobe creative suite). V6 has very extensive preflighting and the ability to preview separations, Don't know if 5 had that.

I think most of the additions (deitable forms, intracorporate type stuff, etc) to Acrobat have more to do with things other than just outputting for print.

If you're upgrading all your design apps (and considering Indesign) and you use Adobe, their creative suite pro $750 upgrade from any version of Photoshop is a pretty good deal.

 

[Brushman]

Thanks jmgalvin I am using Corel Draw V12 and all the preflight and view separations/imposition is already there in that so it looks like I'll stick to V5. Thanks for the answer though.
Alan

 

[lexus]

If you cam get educational or academic pricing, all your apps will cost you a LOT less.

Adobe Acrobat is up to version 7 now and Pro is $129 (full version, not upgrade) for Academic pricing.

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