validating a pdf file

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2 total messages Started by Doug Farrell Thu, 27 Dec 2007 04:13

#68

Author: Doug Farrell
Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2007 04:13

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Hi all,
I'm fairly new to processing PDF files, is there a way to verify that 
a PDF file is good or not? We have a system that rips (rasterizes)
PDF files for digital offset printers and the rips fail on some
PDF files for reasons I can't figure out, but look like problems
in the PDF files. I'd like to be able to verify the PDF files, figure
out what's wrong and fix our upstream process that produces the
PDF files.

Thanks in advance,
Doug

Re: validating a pdf file

#69

Author: pdboddy
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:14

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Hi Doug,

What version of Acrobat are you using?  Also, do you get any error
messages, or do the files just not rip?

The first thing that comes to mind, from my experience, is font
issues.  Are the fonts embedded, or does the rip server have all the
necessary fonts?

Lastly, there is a set of preflight tools that Acrobat 7 and 8 have,
which will allow you to find issues with pdfs.  I am not sure if
Acrobat 6 or 5 have such options.

On Dec 26 2007, 11:13 pm, Doug Farrell <write...@charter.net> wrote:
> Hi all,
> I'm fairly new to processing PDF files, is there a way to verify that
> a PDF file is good or not? We have a system that rips (rasterizes)
> PDF files for digital offset printers and the rips fail on some
> PDF files for reasons I can't figure out, but look like problems
> in the PDF files. I'd like to be able to verify the PDF files, figure
> out what's wrong and fix our upstream process that produces the
> PDF files.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Doug

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