General ⇒ how do I generate a .ps file when including .pdf graphics?

[joachimh]

Hi Everyone,

I'm currently preparing a book for publication, which requires the .pdf file to be generated using Acrobat Distiller (not PDFLaTeX, what I have used so far). For that, I need to generate a .ps file, and for that a .dvi file.

Now, for generating the .dvi I obviously use LaTeX instead of PDFLaTeX, but this breaks down when it encounters the first .pdf graphic. The problem is that I have lots of .pdf graphics included.

Does anybody know how to solve this? On one website, I found the information that LaTeX ONLY digests .EPS files. On another, it seemed as if the problem could be solved using "bb", as in \includegraphics[bb = 0 0 100 100]{figure.pdf}. The latter does allow me to create with LaTeX a .dvi and from there a .ps, but converting the .ps via Distiller to .pdf does not work, so maybe the .ps is broken.

Of course, I could convert all .pdf graphics to .ps graphics, but that would mean a lot of hassle. Needless to say that I'm under time pressure...

Any suggestions will be much appreciated!!

Joachim