Hi, I just installed corel x4 and my first drawing I wanted to export to my Cruzer USB drive failed to open in Acrobat 8. It shows it to be 800 kb but it's blank. Is there a setting I'm not doing? I chose both General Distribution and Editing. The drawing has a jpg picture in it. My client only has Acrobat to see files. I'm on the road with only my laptop.
Posted by Bill Biggs (Member # 18) on :
I don't have x4 but I export from x3 all the time. in three you go to file publish to pdf and then set the settings. Hope this helps Bill
Posted by Bruce Bowers (Member # 892) on :
I have found that "publish to PDF" in X3 to be quirky. Sometimes it just doesn't do what it is supposed to and I get an error message. So I looked for alternatives.
I used to use Primo PDF maker. It worked wonderfully. I use Acrobat now because I had to make some interactive PDFs and installed it on my new system.
Get the Primo.
Posted by Bill Biggs (Member # 18) on :
I do most of my pdf's from sign lab but I have never had trouble with corel. The trouble with signlabs pdf converter you can't lock it, consequently you are giving away your artwork to some people Bill
Posted by Bruce Bowers (Member # 892) on :
Bill,
Using Primo PDF maker, you can set the security to many levels from just being to view it, view and print, and all the way to having to need a password to open it up at all.
Using the last feature is good because if the work is done from another sign company, the client had to willingly give the password to open up the file at all. There will be no claiming they did not know.
I know that there is going to be people that say that PDFs can be hacked into. Yes, they can. However, I liken locked or protected PDFs to putting a padlock on your yard shed. It keeps honest people honest.
Posted by Russ McMullin (Member # 5617) on :
quote:the client had to willingly give the password to open up the file at all.
I have opened password protected PDFs without knowing the password, but I ain't tellin' how I did it.
Regarding the original problem, I have another possiblity. Sometimes people don't wait long enough for the file to write to a flash drive. They think it's done and they yank the drive out of the USB socket. Only part of the file gets saved, so it won't open.
[ November 30, 2008, 01:36 AM: Message edited by: Russ McMullin ]
Posted by Russ McMullin (Member # 5617) on :
If I'm ever worried about a client taking a file somewhere else, I always give them a JPEG with just enough resolution to give them an idea of what it's going to look like. That way they can't steal the vectors, and they are at least going to have to pay someone to rebuild it.
Posted by Stephen Deveau (Member # 1305) on :
and like Russ
I throw a copyright barcode on top of the image. Try removing all those lines
That little 'c' in the circle doesn't cut it anymore.
Sorry you said Corel files to PDF.
I use Adobe because most customer have this on their systems. Buy a thumb drive were you can lock and load the program plus the images on it.
Take it to your customer and show him your artwork. as soon as you pull the thumb drive nothing is left on their system. More or less, a portable design station.
[ November 30, 2008, 06:40 AM: Message edited by: Stephen Deveau ]
Posted by jerry jaran (Member # 524) on :
I tried to make another pdf and this time it worked ! Then I opened it in Adobe Reader 8 and it came in too large to fit Adobes page. Only the page reduces. Fit to page does'nt work. Is'nt that wonderfuuullllll !!!!!!!! ?????
[ November 30, 2008, 10:51 PM: Message edited by: jerry jaran ]
Posted by John Byrd (Member # 825) on :
I have found that I forget to select everything and group. PDF hates it when you forget that. Also make sure your page size in Corel will hold the artwork before you 'publish'.
Posted by Amos O Werner (Member # 9858) on :
make sure you have y our file set within your artboard, or else you will get a blank document that is full size.
Posted by Mike South (Member # 4523) on :
I not sure of the features for Corel to PDF. but with Illustrator I resize signs down to fit on 8.5 x 11" paper. Cuts file size especially with embeded bitmaps.
Posted by Gene Golden (Member # 3934) on :
I use Illustrator, but this works with any program if you have a PDF writer - instead of SAVING or EXPORTING as a PDF file, I use the FILE/PRINT function and choose Adobe PDF as the "printer". The file is considerably smaller.
Posted by jerry jaran (Member # 524) on :
Hi, I found the answer by your comments. I always have the page template shut off. I see that if I have the printable borders on(for 8.5x11 and reduce the sign down into it that the PDF then opens in Reader properly.
Posted by Bill Biggs (Member # 18) on :
wow, we all learned something from this post LOL God Bless you all and Letterville. Bill
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