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:chinask...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 4:05 PM To: Christiane Crety (CC) Cc: Fred Ridder; framers@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) <c...@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:docu...@hotmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 3:17 PM > To: Christiane Crety (CC); framers@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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as dr_go...@pobox.com. > > Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com > or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/dr_gonzo%40pobox.com > > Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > -- ============ Steve Johnson, dr_go...@pobox.com _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.