I've had good success with PDF Factory, although I use the PDF converter in inDesign.
In the systems I use, there are also options to save the PDF as pure jpeg, no fonts. When I have to send someone a file where there are real compatibilty issues, I just use the print screen. On a PC, hit print screen and dump the image in Photoshop or whatever. Even MS Word. On Both PC and MAC there are very nice screen capture utilities as well. I use ABBY, but it is not free. It will convert whatever is on the screen to text instantly. Then send the JPEG. It can be read and printed in any browser. IMHO, JPEG is more universal than PDF. Anyone can read a JPEG. Good compression. If your colleague is computer savvy you can print to postcript in either a PC or a MAC. Just print to file using the built in Applewriter driver (comes standard on PCs) Even without a PS Printer you can still print on the other end with free utilities. Then email them the eps file. Better yet, if it is a large file, use the custom FTP service yousendit. Small accounts are free. Then you won't clog up your friends email system. I use the FTP to even send whole CDs to clients for review before mastering, to save on FedEx. dt At 07:54 AM 11/22/2007, you wrote: >David Tayler wrote: >>You can try PDF Factory, perhaps there is a free trial. It works >>for most things, but I'm not sure what the font issue is.... > >PDF Factory works OK (free demo versionl no expiry). The font issue >is easily solved by setting it to embed the required fonts, so tha >the font is part of the file. This setting should be available in >any PDF creation software; you should be able to find it somewhere >now you know to look for it. > > >-- >Stephen Fryer >Lund Computer Services > >************************************************** >The more answers I find, the more questions I have >************************************************** > To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
