Dov, OK, I'm certainly with you on that, but the question on the table is whether Acrobat 8 Pro can take 3D output from Frame and generate a 3D PDF....
Art On 9/20/07, Dov Isaacs <isaacs at adobe.com> wrote: > If you have ANY version of Acrobat 7 or 8 already installed on > your system, you absolutely DON'T want the castrated version of > Distiller that comes with FrameMaker 8! > > - Dov > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: framers-bounces+isaacs=adobe.com at lists.frameusers.com > [mailto:framers- > > bounces+isaacs=adobe.com at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Art > Campbell > > Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 3:13 PM > > To: Frame Users; Free Framers List > > Subject: Is 3D Distiller required to process U3D files in FM 8 ? > > > > I'm playing with the eval version of FM 8, installed on a system that > > already has Acrobat 8.1 Pro installed. The FM 8 installation refused > > to install the embedded distiller because a more current version > > already existed. > > > > I've embedded a U3D file in a FM file, and everything looks good. The > > 3D menu is active and I can change background colors and suck. > > > > But when I run it through the Acrobat 8.1 Pro distiller, there isn't > > any 3D functionality in the PDF. > > > > So the question is whether the FM 8 embedded distiller or Acrobat 8 3D > > needs to be present in order to generate a 3D PDF from FM 8. Or if > > there's something else required that I'm missing. > > > > Thanks, > > Art > -- Art Campbell art.campbell at gmail.com "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson No disclaimers apply. DoD 358