On Jul 4, 2006, at 7:19 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I double checked my file and it does have a pdf extension - which I
would have expected since it was created using Adobe Acrobat. The
version of Acrobat they were using was Acrobat 7 and I thought that
may have something to do with it (since I am using v 4), however,
older files (such as v 4) should be accessible by newer versions
(just like Finale).
I haven't tried saving the files, created in other programs, as
EPS or postscript and then converting to pdf. I'll have to give
that a try. It just seems odd to me. Once you have a file created
in a particular format, as in pdf, it should behave as expected.
But maybe I shouldn't be so picky! Thanks. I will try converting
the ancillary files to postscript and converting them to pdf before
adding them to the book. I wonder if I will have to do the same
with the Finale files? I will let you know how I make out.
Nick,
Here is a set of instructions that I got off this list when I was in
OS9 using Acrobat 4. Any deviation from these instructions invariably
left me with a PDF with problems of some sort. Man, was I glad to get
to OS X and the built-in PDF writing! I don't know which, if any, of
these steps will help you, but it might give you a starting point.
Notice that the procedure involves distilling Postscript files as
well, rather than creating PDFs directly.
Christopher
Creating PDFs in Finale OS9 with Acrobat 4.
In the Chooser, select Adobe PS as the printer
In Finale, select Postscript settings> font inclusion All
and Printer-Specific Settings> resolution 1200 dpi.
Print, but print to Destination: File.
set Distiller to Press Optimised. It will remember this setting for
next time.
Drag the resulting .ps file from the print operation onto the
Distiller icon or into the Distiller window. The PDF will be created
in the same directory.
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