How can I preserve RGB color within Adobe PDF?

October 14, 2010, 1:35 am

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I'm using Acrobat Pro 9.3.1, OS 10.6, and I'm creating PDF output from Keynote, strictly for on-screen viewing.  I would like to use Acrobat Pro to create a compact PDF file with screen-resolution graphics, however I keep running into problems with color changes applied by Acrobat.

 

The document contains bright RGB colors.  It also contains images, some of which are high DPI resolution. 

 

* If I use the OS X "Save As PDF..." feature, the generated file is about 32 MB.  Opening the resulting file with Preview, the file looks fine.  Opening the resulting file with Acrobat, though, shows the bright colors in the file as very drab-- almost as though it's been compressed into CMYK space.    Once it's in Acrobat, I can use the PDF Optimizer and save it as a mostly-adequate 10 MB file, but the color issue is annoying.

 

* If I use the "Save as Adobe PDF" feature, and save the file with "standard" settings, the resulting PDF file is 27 MB.  If opened in Acrobat, it shows the same CYMK-like color compression, and if opened in Preview, it shows the bright colors.

 

* If I use the "Save as Adobe PDF" feature, and save the file with "PDF/A-1b:2005 (RGB)" settings, the resulting PDF file is 50 MB. In both Acrobat and Preview, it shows up with full and correct colors. So obviously Acrobat is capable of handling RGB after all.  But this format is not really compatible-- it throws a warning about viewing in that format, and has all kinds of graphical glitches.  And, the file is even larger than I started with.

 

So, what I would like to know is this: How can I set up acrobat to let me produce those nice 10 MB files, without showing the funny color compression?

 

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Duplex printing in Acrobat Pro X Mac

March 30, 2011, 8:14 pm

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Hi,

 

It seems that there's no easy way to select duplex printing in the print dialog box under Acrobat Pro X. At least, I cannot find any way to do it other than set a per document print preset in the file > properties. This is a pain.

 

But is there some way just to select duplex printing in the dialog box when you need it? I have tried calling up the print dialog from the OS by clicking the printer button at the bottom of the Adobe dialog, but the document will not print.

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Nike

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May 30, 2011, 8:20 am

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Ever since a recent upgrade, my Acrobat Pro wants a password "to make changes" just to open.

 

I don't want to make changes, I want to open the app. A similar question elsewhere in this group has not been answered.

 

thanks

Optimizer warning: error encountered while processing images

June 27, 2011, 2:15 pm

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I'm having a problem optimizing a PDF in Acrobat (9.4.5). I first created a PDF from within PowerPoint (Office for Mac). When I optimize the PDF in Acrobat, I consistently receive a "conversion warning" message stating the an "error was encountered while processing images." I don't have a problem saving PDFs from programs such as InDesign or Illustrator. I tried converting the ppt to an earlier version but receive the same warning in Acrobat.

 

Any ideas how to fix this? I have a lot of .ppt files to convert into PDF. Thanks.

Expiration date on PDF password.

July 25, 2011, 9:59 pm

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Hello, everyone.

 

I would like to set-up an expiration date and/or time on a password assigned to a document to limit access to it.

 

Is there a way (simple, hopefully) to do this ?

 

Thanks in advance.

My document is not centered on page

December 16, 2011, 8:55 am

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I am running Acrobat 10.0.0, MAC OSX 10.7.2 (Lion), and Indesign CS5.5

 

I can not get my document to center on the printed page.

 

When I open my PDF document, it appears normally and shows in portrait mode. The document was created as 6.88 in wide x 10.25 in tall.  The Properties of the PDF file for the document correctly show the page size as 6.88 x 10.25.

 

When I click on PRINT, the default dialog shows the document correctly but indicates a 8.5 x 11 page size.  I click on the Page set up and select a custom paper size of 6.88 x 10.25 inches and return to main print dialog.

 

The print dialog now shows my document and the page dimensions show my newly created page size.  I click auto rotate and center.  The page orientation and size match the document and PDF orientation regardless of auto rotate on or off.  I still select auto rotate and center as I want the centering.

 

The print comes out not centered and clipped.  No combination of selections yields a correct print out.  I just can't get my image to center on the output page.

 

I can print the same PDF file from Preview with same selections and have no problem with getting the document to center on the page.  I would use Preview as the work flow except preview does not print the document faithfully for color compared to Acrobat.

 

Thanks in advance for all help and advice!

 

dan mckinney

How to hide a calculated field if value is 0?

November 27, 2008, 11:09 am

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I want to hide a field that is calculated (sum of two other fields) and shows as 0.00 - How can I hide 0.00 until this field is calculated? I am using Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.

Thanks!

Problems with comments-enabled PDF: I can't see my client's comments

March 18, 2009, 6:36 pm

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Hello,

I really hope somebody can help me.

THE SITUATION: I have a comments-enabled PDF. The comments repository is located on my externally hosted webdav server. Both my client and I have local copies of the PDF, and up until today, my client was able to post comments on the PDF.

THE PROBLEM:

- Today, my client suddenly noticed that the review had "expired" and she can't post her comments.

- I am able to see and post my own comments in the PDF, but I can't see my client's comments in the PDF.

- My client can see her own comments. (I don't know if she can see mine.)

- If I log into my webdav site with FTP, I can see my client's XML file which contains all her comments. I can also see my own XML file which contains my comments, and it is indeed updating each time I add a new comment.

I thought it would be possible to import the XML file containing all her comments into the PDF. However XML is not a format that Acrobat allows you to import!!! It only will accept FDF, XFDF, or PDF!

Phone tech support was spectacularly unhelpful. I seriously doubt "Nelson" from Bombay has ever used Acrobat in his life. He asked me to send the file to him, which I did, but I haven't heard back.

So my question is:
1) How can I get my Acrobat file to view the comments which are sitting on the comments server in an xml file? Why would it see mine but ignore hers?
2) If I can't get the comments to show up, then can I at least import my client's comments, which are currently sitting in an XML file, into my PDF?

bonus question: Why is there so little documentation about dealing with webdav comments repositories? Is it considered better to use acrobat.com instead of our own webdav server or something?

This is Acrobat 9.1.0 Pro for Leopard.

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Simulate overprint question

January 21, 2010, 2:52 pm

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Please help me understand the Simulate Overprint feature of Acrobat Pro 8. (I have tried Acrobat 8 Help and searching the forums, with no result.)

 

I am making a PDF from InDesign CS3 for printing on a digital printer. This is a document being repurposed from a press job that used CMYK plus 3 Pantone colors. The job printed fine on an offset press; no complaints from the printer. I am leaving it with the spot inks and letting the digital printer output CMYK. It prints fine on our in-house Xerox DocuColor laser.

 

The document contains a PSD graphic on a transparent layer and the background turned off, placed in InDesign. It sits on an InDesign background box filled with a spot color.

 

When I make a PDFX1-a file (transparency flattened), the PSD knocks out the background when viewed in Acrobat with Overprint Preview turned off. When OP is turned on, it displays correctly. The remote digital printer is telling me it prints on his machine with the white knockout, not the graphic showing.

 

When I send him a Press-Ready PDF exported from InDesign (live transparency), it displays correctly but still prints with the white knockout instead of the graphic.

 

When I modify the InDesign PDFX1-a preset to turn on Simulate Overprint in the Output panel, the resulting PDF prints the graphic correctly. What I don’t understand is that doing this converts all the Pantones to process, and turns the black type to four-color type. Since this is a digital output job, the all-spots-to-process doesn’t matter, but I don’t want 4-color black type.

 

In making the PDFs, I have tried the following Output combinations:

Color Conversion: Convert to Destination – both plain and Preserve Numbers options

Destination: US Web Coated SWOP v2

Profile Inclusion: both including and not including profiles

 

Clearly, I don’t understand the Overprint settings in Acrobat. The only file that works with the graphic ruins the type. What can I do?

Acrobat Distiller keeps asking for Name and Password

June 3, 2011, 10:02 am

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I have Adobe Acrobat Pro 9 and every time I open Acobrat Distiller it keeps asking me for my Name and Password. I am sure this question has been asked before but I am having trouble finding it on the forums. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

PDF to epub??

December 30, 2010, 2:29 pm

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Sorry if it's been asked. I did search, no results.

 

I'm using Acrobat X Pro and Creative Suite 5 Design Premium......

 

Can I export or save a PDF to epub format from within Acrobat X Pro? I'm not seeing anything. Seems like it would be a no-brainer to include that functionality.

 

I know Indesign CS5 does, and I realize I could place PDF pages into ID then export as epub... but I need the functionality within Acrobat so I don't lose links and page transitions already in place for the PDF.

 

Thanks!

Help—"Suite Product Activation Needed"—Acrobat Pro CS5

May 28, 2010, 9:21 am

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Hello.

I searched the forums but no one seems to have this problem (or I missed it).

 

See enclosed JPEG. It says,

"Suite Product Activation Needed

Adobe Acrobat was installed as part of a suite. To enable Adobe Acrobat, please start another component of this suite (such as Adobe Photoshop)."

 

Yes, I entered in the CS5 serial number and activated the suite through Photoshop. Yes, I entered in the separate serial number for Acrobat. It was accepted but then gives me the activation error. Yes, I tried deactivating CS5, rebooted, reactivated CS5, relaunched Photoshop CS5, relaunched Acrobat, and... same error.

 

Anyone have a solution? (other than trying to uninstall and reinstall the Suite which I really don't want to do)

 

Rudy

 

Error: 1301

February 18, 2011, 10:57 am

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Everytime I try to run an update for Adobe Acrobat (in this case to version 9.4.2), I am met with this error message:

 

The update could not be applied because the Adobe Acrobat application contents were modified since the original installation.

Please reinstall Adobe Acrobat and check for updates again.

Error: 1301

 

I don't want to have to reinstall Acrobat everytime there is an update. Can someone tell me how I can fix this?

 

Thanks!

Problems resizing form fields

April 19, 2011, 9:34 am

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I have not had this problem before and have been using form field in Acrobat Pro for years. All of the sudden, I cannot resize the form fields to any size I want. Nor can I put the fields in any place I want. I used to be able to move and resize in miniscule increments, and now, the fields act as if they are locked to a grid on the page - thus not allowing me to be able to put the fields anywhere I want. With the resizing, it is quite similar in that I can't resize smoothly - the resize jumps in blocks.

 

Anyone else now experiencing this problem? I haven't changed any of the preferences. Any help would be appreciated.

Acrobat Form issue: 'The Font '****' contains invalid encoding. Some characters may not display'

June 8, 2011, 9:27 pm

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I have a 2 page PDF form that is getting this error message every time I open the document.

 

"The font "HelveticaNeue" contains an invalid encoding. Some characters may not display."

 

The document has been in use for a year (never having this error message) and needed some updates. All that was changed was the addition of some extra fields and some options in one java script to reflect extra addresses in a drop down menu.

 

HelveticaNeue was in a PDF layout (from Illustrator) for the background but this variable was removed when I converted all fonts to curves (outlines) and replaced it in to my form. Under Properties>Fonts HelveticaNeue isn't even listed. All fields are Myriad Pro (triple checked) so I cannot understand how it is still an issue. It does not seem to have any impact on the document apart from the error message. It is hard to remove when it does not appear anywhere in the document except for the error message.

 

I have worked backwards and deleted all java scripts and it is still an issue. I have re-imported the background with active HelveticaNeue fonts and it is still an issue. Deleted any fields that relate to java scripts and it is still an issue. Tearing the hair out.....

 

Any help would be hugely appreciated as I would prefer to not have to start again from scratch.

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Changing the measuring tool units and measurements

July 5, 2011, 7:39 am

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Hi,

 

When reading the PDF in Acrobat 9 Pro, how can I change the measurement units  from inches to metric when using the measuring tool?

 

I have already been  to Preferences and changed in Units and Guides the Page and Rules Units  to millimeters but then, although the rulers do change to mm, the  measuring tool (the red lines) still read in inches...I have also made sure the Measuring (2D) preferences show the 'Use Scale and Units from Documents' is checked.

 

Does anyone kow how I could get the measuring tool to give me the dimensions in metrics?

 

It would be truly great if anyone could clarify this. Thank you so much!

Invalid serial number for Acrobat Pro 6.0

August 25, 2008, 8:01 am

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I had to reinstall Acrobat Professional 6.0(from a downloaded copy purchased from Adobe.com). The install will not complete. It says "Invalid serial number. Please try again". The only option is to cancel, and then I get the Message: "Adobe Acrobat could not install correctly. Adobe Acrobat was unable to install a necessary component and must quit."

I have verified the number with Adobe Licensing. Adobe Support informs me that they do not support version 6 and the answer is hidden away in the knowledgebase. I have searched the forums and the knowledgebase - to no avail.

Can someone please help or point me to the Doc # (if there is one).
Please do not suggest that I download a pirated version. That is not an option for me.

G4 PowerPC 500MHZ, 1GB SDRAM, 100GB still available on HD. OS X 10.4.11

Can anyone help please?
thanks,
MWG

Optimizing error with Mac and PC CS3

November 10, 2008, 9:06 am

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I get this message when I try to optimize a particular file:

an error was encountered while optimizing content streams.

I get it when I use a mac or pc. I've optimized other files just fine. It just happens with one file. It's 72 MB with a lot of very over-sized photos -- 95% of the size is photos! It's someone else's presentation from a conference.

I've searched everywhere and can't find a clue. I don't want to have to go in and reduce the size on all of the photos individually. Er.

Thanks!

Best way to compress pdfs for email?

December 17, 2008, 8:37 pm

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I need to know the best way to compress a pdf for email. Local email limitations are <10MB (1 MB is preferred). Many files are in the KB range. I have tried everything-optimizing/reduce file size/jpg to pdf. I have Acrobat 6.0.2 Professional on a MAC 10.4.11. If there is additional software I need to purchase, what is the best product? How do other professionals create good looking yet tiny file-sized pdfs for emails (KB to 1MB)? I know this can be done, I just haven't figured it out yet! Any suggestions? Thank you for any advice!

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Unable to install Acrobat Pro patch 9.3 on Macintosh

January 12, 2010, 4:13 pm

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Déja Vu all over again. I was one of the lucky few who after trying and trying several months ago was able to get the 9.2 patch to work. The 9.3 patch release on or about 1-11-2010 did not work on the 9.2 installed version, providing me with the un-install and re-install message. Back to square one. I un-installed 9.2, re-installed the 9.0.0 I purchased as a download in July 2008. It launched OK and recognized that there was an update to 9.3 (expanding to 1.18 Gb on the desktop). It downloaded OK, but when launched, gave the same old message - see attached screen shot. So, Adobe, I'm back to square one: Acrobat Pro 9.0.0 that will not update. Let's get started . . . what's your advice this time?

 

MacPro nehalem, lots of ram, running 10.6.2.