[LUTE] Re: Fronimo / pdf file question
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 Or you can send it to me and I will return it as a PDF. dt At 02:56 PM 8/26/2007, you wrote: Hi folks, I tried to send a pdf of a Fronimo file to a person who didn't have Fronimo. They couldn't read the file because they didn't have the fonts in their computer and the free pdf making program I use (CutePDF Writer) doesn't embed the fonts for the end user. Does anyone know of a free program that embeds the fonts when creating the pdf file? I will send this along to the Fronimo group too. thanks in advance, Sean To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] Re: Fronimo / pdf file question
This won't help for Fronimo, but if you are on a Mac (10.4 or later, maybe even 10.3, I don't remember) and are having a problem like this, you can save the file as a PDF-X. Choose File-Print and when the print dialog appears pick Save as PDF-X from the PDF popup menu (bottom left). This will create a PDF, run a script to convert it to PDF-X and ask you where to save it. PDF-X is still a legal PDF with a .PDF filename extension, but it's a stricter subset that pre-press people use. Among other things it forces it to embed the fonts so a person who doesn't have the fonts you used on their computer can still open it properly. Bob To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] Re: Fronimo / pdf file question
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
[LUTE] Re: Fronimo / pdf file question
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
[LUTE] Re: Fronimo / pdf file question
Also: Mac Preview often has problems with tab fonts. Sometimes switching to Acrobat or Ghostview solves the problem. RT - Original Message - From: Roman Turovsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Lute Net lute@cs.dartmouth.edu; Sean Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 7:01 PM Subject: Re: [LUTE] Fronimo / pdf file question http://pdf995.com Much recommended. RT - Original Message - From: Sean Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Lute Net lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 6:56 PM Subject: [LUTE] Fronimo / pdf file question Hi folks, I tried to send a pdf of a Fronimo file to a person who didn't have Fronimo. They couldn't read the file because they didn't have the fonts in their computer and the free pdf making program I use (CutePDF Writer) doesn't embed the fonts for the end user. Does anyone know of a free program that embeds the fonts when creating the pdf file? I will send this along to the Fronimo group too. thanks in advance, Sean To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] Re: Fronimo / pdf file question
Sean Smith wrote: Hi folks, I tried to send a pdf of a Fronimo file to a person who didn't have Fronimo. They couldn't read the file because they didn't have the fonts in their computer and the free pdf making program I use (CutePDF Writer) doesn't embed the fonts for the end user. Does anyone know of a free program that embeds the fonts when creating the pdf file? I will send this along to the Fronimo group too. Sean, I use Ghostview, available here; http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/ You'll need to install a Postscript printer driver so you can create the initial .PS file from Fronimo. Gsview then exports the .PS file into a .PDF. I have used it mostly with Finale which also has its own fonts, but no has ever reported a problem reading the resulting PDF file. Regards, Craig To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] Re: Fronimo / pdf file question
Thanks, Roman. I'll try it and warn the appleheads I send em to. Sean On Aug 26, 2007, at 4:04 PM, Roman Turovsky wrote: Also: Mac Preview often has problems with tab fonts. Sometimes switching to Acrobat or Ghostview solves the problem. RT - Original Message - From: Roman Turovsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Lute Net lute@cs.dartmouth.edu; Sean Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 7:01 PM Subject: Re: [LUTE] Fronimo / pdf file question http://pdf995.com Much recommended. RT - Original Message - From: Sean Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Lute Net lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 6:56 PM Subject: [LUTE] Fronimo / pdf file question Hi folks, I tried to send a pdf of a Fronimo file to a person who didn't have Fronimo. They couldn't read the file because they didn't have the fonts in their computer and the free pdf making program I use (CutePDF Writer) doesn't embed the fonts for the end user. Does anyone know of a free program that embeds the fonts when creating the pdf file? I will send this along to the Fronimo group too. thanks in advance, Sean To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] Re: Fronimo / pdf file question
thanks Craig, 'CutePdf writer' already uses Ghostview but wasn't embedding fonts --or maybe my recipients weren't using Acrobat like R suggested. I'll try it out on some folks today. s On Aug 26, 2007, at 4:07 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sean Smith wrote: Hi folks, I tried to send a pdf of a Fronimo file to a person who didn't have Fronimo. They couldn't read the file because they didn't have the fonts in their computer and the free pdf making program I use (CutePDF Writer) doesn't embed the fonts for the end user. Does anyone know of a free program that embeds the fonts when creating the pdf file? I will send this along to the Fronimo group too. Sean, I use Ghostview, available here; http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/ You'll need to install a Postscript printer driver so you can create the initial .PS file from Fronimo. Gsview then exports the .PS file into a .PDF. I have used it mostly with Finale which also has its own fonts, but no has ever reported a problem reading the resulting PDF file. Regards, Craig To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
