PDF problems

[Fred Ridder]

Actually, in most cases the place to start looking for the problem is about 2 pages *before* the page that is indicated when the error occurs. Much of the processing of a PDF file is pipelined, so that at least one or two pages (N-2 and N-1) are still being worked on when the application reports that page N is the page being processed "now". 

-Fred Ridder

Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 09:46:04 -0400
From: arh at groupwellesley.com
To: asalo at ariens.com; framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: PDF problems


  
    
  
  
    This is a vexing type of problem. It may be a non-obvious corrupt
    graphic or other object. I recommend "divide and conquer", either in
    FrameMaker 12 or in Acrobat.

    

    - Split the file in half.

    - Identify the half-file that produces the error.

    - Split the error-prone half-file again.

    - Repeat until you've identified the page/object that is causing the
    error.

    

    As David Spreadbury suggests, if the printer can tell you the page
    that invokes the failure, start looking there.

    

    -Alan

    ----

    Alan Houser
Group Wellesley, Inc.
Consultant and Trainer, Technical Publishing
arh on Twitter
412-450-0532
    On 5/21/15 9:21 AM, Alan Salo (Ariens
      Plant 1) wrote:

    
    
      
      
      
      
        Hello all,
         
        I have a
            problem that is perplexing me.  There are two PDF files that
            our printer cannot compose to get them on the press. They
            say that the files are unsupported file type or damaged.
         
        As background
            we send numerous files to them weekly, all using the same
            process with no issues. It’s just these two. I get no error
            messages or anything unusual when I update the books.
         
        They are
            English/French and Spanish versions of the same manual, so
            share the same graphics. One is 58 pages and the other 32;
            not huge files. There are five conditions in the books. All
            but two are turned off.
         
        All graphics
            are referenced; tif and eps. I’ve gone through the manuals
            and opened and resaved every graphic but that did not help.
         
        We create in
            FM12, generate a postscript file and then distill that to a
            pdf using Acrobat distiller.
         
        Any
            troubleshooting suggestions would be appreciated!
         
        Alan
        ____________________________________
        Alan Salo
          |
            Manager, Technical Publications
        Ariens Company 
          |
              www.ariensco.com
        (920)
              756-4384 |
            asalo at ariens.com
         
      
      

    
    

  


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