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can you get vector file from .pdf’s?
in relation to my other photoshop Q is there an easy way you can get vector files from a .pdf i have a pdf with a logo in i need?
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Print to Postscript file I guess.
The import into Corel using EPS. PRN import filter.Tim.
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If the object in a pdf is vector then yes. Import into Corel Draw as pdf, if the pdf is too high a version you will get an error message, if you have full Acrobat open pdf and save as eps – fonts embedded (or postscript but fonts may not work) and then import that into Corel as eps or postscript interpreted, select text as curves and then these will come in as the correct font shape but not editable text. I know some here are not keen Corel but it is worth its place on a computer as ‘bridge’ to a sign programme.
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brushman when i try and import the .pdf into corel it crashes corel!
unfortunately dont have full acrobat (wishing i did now tho!) can you capture from .pdfs at high resolution in some other way? As i mentioned in my other post re: photoshop the logo is fine even at 800% in pdf but i cant get it out at that resolution!! it pixelates when captured. -
use a postscript printer driver print to file to creat .prn file.
Then import into Corel . -
vivid just tryed that and it printed to file ok, but when i try and import to corel 12 it either shuts down and makes error noise or comes up with unstable application wizard????
is there a setting wrong somewhere? importing as prn interpreted tryed tick boxes on and off on all of them with no luck!
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I’ve just tried this and it worked:
Placeable pdf Import filter comes in as a preview bitmap only. If you use
PDF – Adobe Portable Document File as your import filter it comes in as a grouped vector. Assuming, of course, that the content is a vector to start with. All this applies to Coreldraw ver 9. -
thanks big G i ve tryed your suggestion in corel 12 ans it crashes it!
just to confirm ive selected page 1 only of the file and said substitute fonts when that box appears it then says processing bottom right and nothing happens then it hangs!
should i be choosing different settings?
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There are obviously some embedded fonts in the PDF file. I always convert to curves when creating a PDF – makes a bigger file but is more reliable. I’ve never had the problem you are getting. Could you get the file again with the fonts converted to curves from your customer?
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unfortunately not, think theres something wrong somewhere in corel, it seems to try and import then suddenly hangs. Can you adjust the amount of memory corel can use? or ist possible the import filters srent installed on my system? or are they installed with corel 12 as standard?
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Are you selecting a particular import filter or just using the “all file types” one? It may help you to use the correct filter as I showed in the post above. If you need to install any filters, just use your corel setup cd to add them. I always install ALL import/export filters.
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last trouble some pdf and corel I opened the pdf in photoshop which alows you to set res etc then saved as tiff imported into corel.
chris
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