First referenced graphic in pdf turns gray

[Art Campbell]

Because you're on XP, it'd be a good idea to install Microsoft's Hotfix for
PostScript printer issues.
It addresses a number of issues in addition to the ones listed, so in
general it would be a great idea (IMHO, of course).

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=952909

Art

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On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 10:08 AM, Christiane Crety (CC) <CC at thrane.com>wrote:

> No it is not the same, I just tried printing to PS and then distilling
> and that works fine! I guess that's what I'll have to do then :-)
>
> -Christiane
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Johnson [mailto:chinaski69 at gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 4:05 PM
> To: Christiane Crety (CC)
> Cc: Fred Ridder; framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Subject: Re: First referenced graphic in pdf turns gray
>
> Is it the same if you print to PS and distill the PS?
>
> On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 8:56 AM, Christiane Crety (CC) <CC at thrane.com>
> wrote:
> > Sorry! Here is some additional information:
> >
> >
> >
> > Acrobat: Full version (Acrobat 9 Pro)
> >
> > Adobe Distiller 9 (version 9.3.2163)
> >
> > Driver: Adobe PDF converter
> >
> > Method: Save as PDF
> >
> >
> >
> > Usually this setup works fine for me, but I've had this error a couple
> > of times in different books.
> >
> >
> >
> > - Christiane Crety
> >
> >
> >
> > From: Fred Ridder [mailto:docudoc at hotmail.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 3:17 PM
> > To: Christiane Crety (CC); framers at lists.frameusers.com
> > Subject: RE: First referenced graphic in pdf turns gray
> >
> >
> >
> > Christiane Crety wrote:
> >
> >> FM 8.0p277 on Windows XP.
> >>
> >> Strange error when generating a pdf file from an FM book:
> >>
> >> The first referenced graphic in the book becomes gray (like
> unresolved
> >> graphics references) in the pdf, but not in FM.
> >>
> >> It has nothing to do with the graphic itself. I can move the graphic
> >> after the other graphics and it looks fine. I can put another graphic
> > in
> >> the first anchored frame, and the same problem occurs: it appears as
> a
> >> gray box in the pdf. I can delete the first anchored frame and the
> new
> >> first graphic turns gray. It is always the first referenced graphic
> in
> >> the pdf that turns gray.
> >
> > In order to provide meaningful suggestions, we need to know more
> > details, including:
> > Do you have the full version of Acrobat or do you have only the
> > Distiller bundled with FrameMaker? What version of Distiller and/or
> > Acrobat are you using?
> > What printer driver are you using? The "Adobe PDF" virtual printer
> that
> > gets installed in the FrameMaker install?
> > What method are you using to generate the PDF? Save As PDF? Print to
> > "Adobe PDF" virtual printer? Print to PostScript file then distill to
> > PDF?
> > -Fred Ridder
> >
> >
> >
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