I am outputting an Adobe InDesign file to PDF and am getting the Adobe InDesign CS2 printing error message:

Error " Adobe Print Engine has failed to output your data..." .

In the print status window I am getting the following error message:

''pictwpstops-got an error closing the PSStream=-50.''

in my print status window.

I am using Adobe InDesign CS2 and outputting a composite color job to a Xerox Ducucolor iGen3. This is really the first time I have seen this Adobe InDesign CS2 error when printing to the Xerox Docucolor iGen3 so I am not sure what is going on. Any ideas? I have tried turning off fonts used in the Adobe InDesign file one by one and that did not yield any result. I also launched and resaved all the images placed into the Adobe Indesign CS2 file and then did a save as of the Adobe InDesign file. All files seem OK but will not output to a PDF??

Adobe InDesign CS2 Printing Problems, Errors, How to Find and Troubleshoot Printing Problems

The first thing I always rule out when troubleshooting a printing problem with Adobe InDesign CS2 is font issues then graphics issues in that order. Then you will quickly find 90% of your problems quickly. First I exclude fonts when I print the Adobe InDesign CS2 document.

When choosing to exclude fonts when printing from Adobe InDesign CS2, the printer substitutes printer fonts for those fonts used in the document instead of downloading the (suspect fonts) to the printer.

To exclude fonts when you print:

(A) In InDesign, choose File > Print.

(B) Then click Graphics

(C) In Fonts section, choose None from the Download menu

If your document prints OK, then your printing problem is most likely related to one of the fonts used in the document. For documents useing allot of fonts, to excluding the fonts makes the output less complex. You can try to find out exactly which font by testing the fonts one at a time in a new document. This way you can determine if one or more of the fonts is damaged or corrupted.

If the document still does not print with all fonts excluded, you should try and do the same method with the graphics. Output the job with all fonts but no graphics, see if it goes then. Here's how that works.

To exclude graphics when printing the document:

(A) Go File > Print

(B) Click on Graphics, then choose None from the Send Data menu

(C) Then Print.

If the document prints successfully without graphics, one or more of the graphic elements on the page may be damaged. You should begin to remove the graphics one at a time, and print the document after you remove each graphic. I recommend starting with .psd, .eps and .pdf graphics because Tiff and Jpegs are more simple graphics and rarely cause an issue in output. By deleting and printing one by one you will determine which graphic is causing the print error. Delete and replace any damaged graphics. It may be necessary to recreate or resave a graphic from the application in which you created it.

Don't Forget, if your Adobe Indesign CS2 file contains only graphical elements, you will receive a blank page when you print with the graphics excluded.
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