The key question to ask about these is do they support pdfMark PostScript commands. This is the technology that FrameMaker uses to get bookmarks, links, etc. in their PDFs. If you can't get these from the other tools, it would be a serious limitation in my opinion.
Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing Inc. 585-283-5045 r...@frameexpert.com -----Original Message----- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 7:20 PM To: Shmuel Wolfson; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: PDF and Alternatives to Acrobat [WAS Re: Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?] Thanks for the list! It will help me during my evaluations soon. An addition to your list: "easyPDF" from BCL Technologies ($29.95) http://www.pdfonline.com/easypdf/pdf-printer/ And I think, but not sure, that Pdf995 costs ($9.95) to get "without a sponsor page" ... all their tools cost this, hence the "995" in the name. :) Their "PdfEdit995" and "PdfSignature995" products adds the capability to add combine/extract pages, encryption, etc. Z -----Original Message----- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Shmuel Wolfson Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 9:41 AM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: PDF and Alternatives to Acrobat {WAS Re: Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?] I apologize if this is off topic, but here is a list of Acrobat alternatives. (Please feel free to send me corrections or updates.) Free: - A free plug-in is available for Word 2007; comes with 2010 - Bullzip PDF Printer - PDF995 - PrimoPDF - CutePDF www.acrosoftware.com/Products/CutePDF/Printer.asp - Create PS file using any PS printer, then use GSview to convert to PDF (GSview requires GhostScript, also free) Not Free (prices are as of Sep 27, 2012): - PDF Fusion ($49.99) www.corel.com/corel/product/index.jsp?pid=prod4100140 Creates bookmarks and links from Word. - Nitro Pro ($119.99) www.nitropdf.com Creates bookmarks and links from Word. - Nuance PDF Converter Pro ($99.99) - Jaws PDF Creator ($64) www.jawspdf.com/products.html Creates bookmarks and links from Word, but does not support Windows 7; probably not Windows 8 either. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@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.