Help Creating Booklet PDF in InDesign CS4 on Mac OS X

I need to print a 64-page document as a "booklet," and would like to create a pdf document so I can print it off of another computer in my office. I have printed the booklet successfully from my computer, so I know that my settings for the booklet are correct, but I can't seem to figure out how to print the document the same way as a pdf. It doesn't work to go to Print Booklet > Print Settings > Printer > PDF > Save as PDF, and when I try to print as a PostScript File it "works," but the final pdf only contains all of the EVEN pages, not any of the ODD pages. Very strange. The "Preview" even contains ALL of the pages and looks perfectly accurate before I save the PostScript File.
What am I doing wrong? It seems like the PostScript File option is what everyone is recommending in other forum posts on making booklet pdf's, but it's not working for me.

Not being very familiar with the Mac OS this is a complete shot in the dark but have you made sure that the PPD when you print to a postcript file is set to using the Adobe PDF PPD?

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