[Framers] Longtime Frame File suddenly cannot be printed to postscript for PDF production

[Lin Sims]

And the smoke we smell is a paradigm shifting?

On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 4:43 PM, <louisek at mchsi.com> wrote:

> Ah, well all right then. That creaking sound you hear is me changing my
> ways.
>
> Louise
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rick Quatro" <rick at rickquatro.com>
> To: louisek at mchsi.com
> Cc: "Framers List" <framers at lists.frameusers.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 3:37:56 PM
> Subject: RE: [Framers] Longtime Frame File suddenly cannot be printed
>  to      postscript for PDF production
>
> I always use Save As PDF. There were some older FrameMaker/Acrobat
> combinations where Adobe's Dov Isaacs recommended the Print PS/Distill
> approach, but that was a long time ago.
>
> Rick Quatro
> Carmen Publishing Inc.
> 585-366-4017
> rick at frameexpert.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Framers
> [mailto:framers-bounces+rick=rickquatro.com at lists.frameusers.com] On
> Behalf
> Of louisek at mchsi.com
> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 4:20 PM
> To: Tammy Van Boening
> Cc: Framers List
> Subject: Re: [Framers] Longtime Frame File suddenly cannot be printed to
> postscript for PDF production
>
> Hi -
>
> I always distill a .ps file but had a client with cover art that would only
> print using Frame's "Save As PDF". I couldn't tell you why, but I don't
> really trust making a PDF this way, so I would extract just the cover page
> from the "Save As PDF" file, and replace the cover in a PDF I made by
> distilling a .ps.
>
> If this happened to you out of the blue, Robert's probably right and you'll
> have to uninstall and reinstall to fix it. The "Save As" might do for now
> though, if you're in a pinch.
>
> Can I tack on a related question? Am I right in not fully trusting a PDF
> made by "Save As"? Or do I just have deep-seated psychological issues? ;-)
>
> Thanks for letting me glom onto your question Tammy!
>
> Louise
>
> Louise Kaufman
> louisek at mchsi.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tammy Van Boening" <tammyvb at spectrumwritingllc.com>
> To: "Framers List" <framers at lists.frameusers.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 2:07:41 PM
> Subject: [Framers] Longtime Frame File suddenly cannot be printed to
> postscript for PDF production
>
> HI All,
>
> I have a series of 4 manuals for a longtime client, with each series having
> a unique graphic for the FrontCover.fm file. The graphic is a PDF with
> bleeding edges that is imported into an anchored frame on the first page of
> the two page file. For like a gazillion years, I have been able to print
> the
> entire book, including the FrontCover.fm file, to a  postscript file, and
> then distill this file to produce a PDF using just the Standard print job
> option. Now, all of a sudden - blam. . . when the print job starts, it gets
> stuck on the FrontCover.fm file and goes nowhere. It just spins and spins
> and I eventually have to kill the process. As I am using the Standard print
> job, I haven't changed a single setting and I am at a loss to understand
> why
> this has happened/what has happened. Of course, removing the Front cover
> file resolves the issue, but that isn't an option . .. this has to be part
> of the final  PDF production.
>
> Any and all thoughts are appreciated, including any settings that you could
> recommend providing.
>
> TIA,
>
> TVB
>
>
> Tammy Van Boening
> Owner/Principal
> Spectrum Writing, LLC
> www.spectrumwritingllc.com
> TammyVB  *AT*  spectrumwritingllc  *DOT*  com
>
>
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