I swear I saw this here somewhere, but for the life of me can't remember: anyone know how to open a PDF that has a password on it? :huh:
Quote from: Chelle on January 19, 2009, 04:43:31 PMI swear I saw this here somewhere, but for the life of me can't remember: anyone know how to open a PDF that has a password on it? :huh:
Yes, it's been brought up. You have Colorsync Utility in your /Apps/Utilities folder, you can open the PDF in it, and resave out, password bye-bye. I don't believe it works in Leopard, V10.5, but it does work in V10.4.
Yup - you're right. The shiny new iMac with 10.5 won't let me re-save. Shoot. Oh, well. Thanks, DCS!
Quote from: Chelle on January 19, 2009, 04:57:30 PMYup - you're right. The shiny new iMac with 10.5 won't let me re-save. Shoot. Oh, well. Thanks, DCS!
E-mail it to me, I will unlock it and fire it back.
Put it on YouSendIt and PM me the link... I am leaving, but can do it at home later.
I didn't see this until I got home. It's no big deal - just thought if I could still do it on the new Mac I would. It's just an image for a catalog. I can "fix" it in PS and it'll be just fine for what we need it for. But thank you! :grin:
Just trying to keep the wheels rolling... Carry on. :wink:
I tried some testing on the colorsync utility. It resides in the "Applications:Utilities" folder on both OS X 10.4 and 10.5. The one in 10.5 does not give you the option to Save As. When booted into Leopard you cannot run the OS 10.4 version of Colorsync. You have to boot into Tiger and run it from there and then it will let you do the "Save As" and get rid of the security. The only other options I could find for unlocking security enhanced PDF files is not free but they are not terribly expensive either. The best option would be to tell the dufus creating them to stop using it IF they would like to get their job printed.
try this chelle :grin:
http://pdfkey.com/
or chuck pdf into indy - pdf out again - shiney new will play nicely pdf :ninja:
Thanks, guys. It's a pdf from someone else that I want to mess with. :evil:
Quote from: Chelle on January 20, 2009, 05:41:50 AMThanks, guys. It's a pdf from someone else that I want to mess with. :evil:
Bwaahaaa. (evil laugh) :evil:
Quote from: DigitalCrapShoveler on January 19, 2009, 04:51:24 PMQuote from: Chelle on January 19, 2009, 04:43:31 PMI swear I saw this here somewhere, but for the life of me can't remember: anyone know how to open a PDF that has a password on it? :huh:
Yes, it's been brought up. You have Colorsync Utility in your /Apps/Utilities folder, you can open the PDF in it, and resave out, password bye-bye. I don't believe it works in Leopard, V10.5, but it does work in V10.4.
Is there any special way of opening the PDF with the Colorsync Utility? I just got a PDF today that I can't place because I get an error that says that the PDF has security settings that won't allow it to be placed. I tried to open it with Colorsync and it says can't open file.
I can't even open it with Photoshop to rasterize it. Of course the person who sent it is on the phone with our sales person and wants her to refer to it.
I can open it with Acrobat 9 but the computer I have 9 loaded on has been having trouble working correctly on our network so I can't just print it out of Acrobat 9.
:blowup:
-Rat
Quote from: ratintrap on January 21, 2009, 09:23:50 AMQuote from: DigitalCrapShoveler on January 19, 2009, 04:51:24 PMQuote from: Chelle on January 19, 2009, 04:43:31 PMI swear I saw this here somewhere, but for the life of me can't remember: anyone know how to open a PDF that has a password on it? :huh:
Yes, it's been brought up. You have Colorsync Utility in your /Apps/Utilities folder, you can open the PDF in it, and resave out, password bye-bye. I don't believe it works in Leopard, V10.5, but it does work in V10.4.
Is there any special way of opening the PDF with the Colorsync Utility? I just got a PDF today that I can't place because I get an error that says that the PDF has security settings that won't allow it to be placed. I tried to open it with Colorsync and it says can't open file.
I can't even open it with Photoshop to rasterize it. Of course the person who sent it is on the phone with our sales person and wants her to refer to it.
I can open it with Acrobat 9 but the computer I have 9 loaded on has been having trouble working correctly on our network so I can't just print it out of Acrobat 9.
:blowup:
-Rat
No special way, just Open PDF, do a Save As... done. You have somthing else going on.
I was able to save the PDF as an eps and place that to get it printed out so our salesperson had something to refer to.
I looked at the security settings for the PDF in Acrobat 9 and it didn't look like it had any restrictive settings. I suppose quite a bit of my trouble is because we are using outdated layout applications.
:blowup:
I'm pretty sure that I can save the PDF as Post Script and re-distill to get a usable PDF so I think I'm out of the woods on this one.
-Rat
Rat, there is a whole host of things that can be in a newer PDF (transparency, form data, etc...) that will make PageMaker puke. When PageMaker can't figure out what it is, it throws up the generic security warning just because it doesn't really know what the problem is.
You can just Photoshop it and save as JPG, friendo. :laugh: :laugh:
You can just Photoshop it and save as JPG, friendo. :laugh: :laugh:
And don't make me say it again! :laugh:
Quote from: Joe on January 21, 2009, 10:07:29 AMRat, there is a whole host of things that can be in a newer PDF (transparency, form data, etc...) that will make PageMaker puke. When PageMaker can't figure out what it is, it throws up the generic security warning just because it doesn't really know what the problem is.
InDesign puked too. :puke:
I got it to work with the re-distill, I did get the attached error when I did it though, it still generated the PDF anyway. I don't know if that's a clue.
-Rat
Quote from: ratintrap on January 21, 2009, 11:11:39 AMQuote from: Joe on January 21, 2009, 10:07:29 AMRat, there is a whole host of things that can be in a newer PDF (transparency, form data, etc...) that will make PageMaker puke. When PageMaker can't figure out what it is, it throws up the generic security warning just because it doesn't really know what the problem is.
InDesign puked too. :puke:
I got it to work with the re-distill, I did get the attached error when I did it though, it still generated the PDF anyway. I don't know if that's a clue.
-Rat
What version of InDesign?
Quote from: gnubler on January 21, 2009, 10:25:53 AMYou can just Photoshop it and save as JPG, friendo. :laugh: :laugh:
Normally, if I was having trouble with a PDF and I had a salesperson on my case to get a printout to them, that's what I would do. As I said earlier, this particular PDF gave me an error message when I tried to open it in Photoshop.
Seems like all I've been doing today is banging my head against the wall to get things to work right. (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-violent002.gif) (http://www.freesmileys.org)
Nice stutter gnub. :wink:
-Rat
Quote from: ratintrap on January 21, 2009, 11:22:17 AMQuote from: Joe on January 21, 2009, 11:13:15 AMWhat version of InDesign?
2. :embarrassed:
-Rat
That's not much better than using PageMaker. :laugh: You are always going to have issues with new PDF's in old applications. In Acrobat 9, under "File:Document Properties", what version is the PDF and what application created it?
Application: InDesign CS3
Producer: Adobe PDF Library 8.0
Version: 1.5
-Rat
Quote from: ratintrap on January 21, 2009, 11:42:34 AMApplication: InDesign CS3
Producer: Adobe PDF Library 8.0
Version: 1.5
-Rat
There is the reason. If you can make a postscript file and distill as a PDF 1.3 or 1.4 it will probably work in PM or ID 2.0. Or use the EPS you have already made.
if all else fails and you must have it, grab a copy of cutePDF- http://www.cutepdf.com/ (windoze, sorry!)
install the print driver, open your PDF, 'print' it via cutePDF - the result should be unlocked. usually works (with a few exceptions)
or just post that pdf somewheres...
Quote from: Joe on January 21, 2009, 11:46:02 AMThere is the reason. If you can make a postscript file and distill as a PDF 1.3 or 1.4 it will probably work in PM or ID 2.0. Or use the EPS you have already made.
I preflight all of the PDFs that people submit to us with Acrobat 9, if I find any problems, I run it through some fixups that save it to 1.3, flatten transparency, etc.
I ran this particular PDF through all that and still had trouble with it.
-Rat
Quote from: ratintrap on January 21, 2009, 11:59:41 AMQuote from: Joe on January 21, 2009, 11:46:02 AMThere is the reason. If you can make a postscript file and distill as a PDF 1.3 or 1.4 it will probably work in PM or ID 2.0. Or use the EPS you have already made.
I preflight all of the PDFs that people submit to us with Acrobat 9, if I find any problems, I run it through some fixups that save it to 1.3, flatten transparency, etc.
I ran this particular PDF through all that and still had trouble with it.
-Rat
Yeah, that does happen sometimes. That is when I PS and Distill.
I got another PDF a little while ago with the same type of problem. I went through all the steps to get it fixed up, then I found out that they had sent the ad at the wrong size anyway and probably will either not use it or will send a new PDF.
:blowup: :blowup:
-Rat
I cannot tell you guys how much I love you all! (Just turn quietly away while frailer waxes sentimental).
I've got a very limited amount of time to replace 7 pp in a Financial Report of a fancy "arts" organisation here. Like NOW.
Lo and behold...a Passworded 2 pp PDF. The producer in the screengrab is me, post-ColorSync, but it was a windows created one. Quick jump into b4p, get solution...bingo.
:kiss: :kiss: :kiss: :kiss: :kiss:
Quote from: frailer on March 11, 2009, 07:23:45 PMI cannot tell you guys how much I love you all! (Just turn quietly away while frailer waxes sentimental).
I've got a very limited amount of time to replace 7 pp in a Financial Report of a fancy "arts" organisation here. Like NOW.
Lo and behold...a Passworded 2 pp PDF. The producer in the screengrab is me, post-ColorSync, but it was a windows created one. Quick jump into b4p, get solution...bingo.
:kiss: :kiss: :kiss: :kiss: :kiss:
We're not all fun and games around here! This place rocks.
Rock it does. But, why FFS, does ColorSync have the ability to un-Password a PDF? An unforeseen extra ability of ColorSync?
Any Mac-heads know? :huh:
Quote from: frailer on March 11, 2009, 11:28:27 PMRock it does. But, why FFS, does ColorSync have the ability to un-Password a PDF? An unforeseen extra ability of ColorSync?
Any Mac-heads know? :huh:
The Tiger version of ColorSync is the last version to do it. You can't save a PDF out of ColorSync in Leopard.
Quote from: Joe on March 12, 2009, 12:26:23 AMQuote from: frailer on March 11, 2009, 11:28:27 PMRock it does. But, why FFS, does ColorSync have the ability to un-Password a PDF? An unforeseen extra ability of ColorSync?
Any Mac-heads know? :huh:
The Tiger version of ColorSync is the last version to do it. You can't save a PDF out of ColorSync in Leopard.
Well, beer's cheapie sounds alright. Might sneak it in the "expenses"... :cheesy:
hey, got one here. When I try all of the afore mentioned ways to unlock, it goes blank.
any takers?
ill unlock it for ya - pm me mate
man, sometimes I can be so....
nevermind, I got it to work.
thanks for the offer beer,yo da man!
:kiss:
nwurries mayyyte
i was only gonna poach the client anyway
no - not boil him in water...ohh ffs forget it :laugh:
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
poach the client!
I'm not too big on hunting, but count me in. I'll bring my boomstick. I don't know which client we're talking about but I don't think it matters - they're all the same.
all right...
a hunting we shall go, a hunting we shall go, hi-ho the derry-o, a hunting we shall go!
:laugh:
I thought you meant something like this . . .
(http://whatscookingamerica.net/Eggs/PoachEgg2.jpg)
mine never look like that...
:cry:
thats eggzactly what i meant rat mate - poached - in boiling water :cheesy:
Awesome. I finally was faced with this today with an internal document that they wanted to do some updating to and all we had on file was a password protected PDF from like 10 years ago which was created by an employee that left about 8 years ago. Opened in Color Sync, saved and all is good again.
I have yet to get Color Sync to work. All I ever get is a blank page. Doesn't seem to matter what OS I use (10.3 or 10.4).
I've never really understood...
We're your PRINT PARTNER! We can't print a locked pdf! Whyfor you send locked pdfs??
Quote from: david on June 01, 2009, 06:48:31 AMI have yet to get Color Sync to work. All I ever get is a blank page. Doesn't seem to matter what OS I use (10.3 or 10.4).
Weird that this thread popped back up today, I just did the Colorsync Utility resave to 2 PDFs yesterday (for my first time) and I'll be danged if it didn't work great! Used ColorSync 4.4.5 on OS 10.4.11 FYI.
Quote from: born2print on June 16, 2009, 10:11:40 AMQuote from: david on June 01, 2009, 06:48:31 AMI have yet to get Color Sync to work. All I ever get is a blank page. Doesn't seem to matter what OS I use (10.3 or 10.4).
Weird that this thread popped back up today, I just did the Colorsync Utility resave to 2 PDFs yesterday (for my first time) and I'll be danged if it didn't work great! Used ColorSync 4.4.5 on OS 10.4.11 FYI.
Yeah, I'm a necromancer, bringing thread zombies to life... again!
Quote from: born2print on June 16, 2009, 10:11:40 AMQuote from: david on June 01, 2009, 06:48:31 AMI have yet to get Color Sync to work. All I ever get is a blank page. Doesn't seem to matter what OS I use (10.3 or 10.4).
Weird that this thread popped back up today, I just did the Colorsync Utility resave to 2 PDFs yesterday (for my first time) and I'll be danged if it didn't work great! Used ColorSync 4.4.5 on OS 10.4.11 FYI.
Yeah, it works in Tiger...not Leopard unfortunately. And you can't even run the Tiger version when in Leopard.
I got the same set as you born2, but it no workie.
:cry:
Maybe beginner's luck?
No worries anyway,
B4print + Yousendit = DONE.
:cool:
oh, I forgot...
it works as long as the pdf is not passworded (is this a word?), if it has a password, then I get the blank page.
get a trial copy of pdf key pro - simples
You mean User password? There is no password remover can do that so far, as they can only remove Owner password only. You may refer to the author for the open password.
What kind of password of your pdf file? If it is owner password, you can use a password remove to wipe it off. Otherwise it is a user password and you have to get it from the author of the file.
So sorry. Forgot that I had replied it already. :sleepy:
Quote from: born2print on June 16, 2009, 10:11:40 AMQuote from: david on June 01, 2009, 06:48:31 AMI have yet to get Color Sync to work. All I ever get is a blank page. Doesn't seem to matter what OS I use (10.3 or 10.4).
Weird that this thread popped back up today, I just did the Colorsync Utility resave to 2 PDFs yesterday (for my first time) and I'll be danged if it didn't work great! Used ColorSync 4.4.5 on OS 10.4.11 FYI.
Funny Color Sync doesn't work on this PDF. It opens one blank page in a 33 page file. Same OS and version of Color Sync you used too. Maybe color space issues? This PDF contains spots CMYK and RGB. One of the many reasons I need to remove the password. I kicked it back to the customer tho.
I've got one (it's a download my hubby paid for from Daily Racing Form). Apparently, these people really know what they're doing...it's got a password, can't do anything with it (no colorsync, no redistill from postscript, can't even open it in photoshop ffs!!)
Anybody got anymore ideas?
what type of security does it have on it?
you can find out with the file open in Acrobat, go to the file menu and drag down to properties, click on the security tab.
let me know, I have a few tricks.
it's password security
I mean, is it printing not allowed, changing not allowed, etc
oh forgot, can you post it, I might be able to help.
Me, too.
no way dude, you get all the fun...
well, fun-ish
oops sorry...here's the screenshot
It's not here yet, so we can fight later. Beer?
fer sure, where's the bottle opener...
OK, I got it now.....nevermind :embarrassed:
Quote from: determined on December 08, 2009, 10:55:01 AMOK, I got it now.....nevermind :embarrassed:
Great, now you've left our pirate and our serial killer with a lot of pent up aggression, and nowhere to release it safely.
(sigh) Last time that happened, it took 6 months for the skin to grow back, but DCS got some stylish elbow patches for his 'leather' jacket.
yeah, I'm a file tease... :evil:
man...
now what am I going to do with all this free time?
thanks, I guess I'll go back to my knitting...
This has been a test of the B4 print broadcast system. if this had been an actual emergency....
BBBBBBBEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeepppppppp....
Who woulda thought a locked PDF could provide so much fun. :cheesy: I doubt you guys would get bored even on Gilligan's Island. :laugh:
I know fer sure I wouldn't with little miss Mary Ann around! :evil:
Quote from: frailer on December 08, 2009, 02:00:32 PMWho woulda thought a locked PDF could provide so much fun. :cheesy: I doubt you guys would get bored even on Gilligan's Island. :laugh:
Are you kidding? Couple'a coconuts and some wiring from that radio they have, we'll have the Internet up and running in no time!
has anybody tried http://freemypdf.com/ (http://freemypdf.com/) ?
Quote from: pmhapp on December 08, 2009, 04:24:05 PMhas anybody tried http://freemypdf.com/ (http://freemypdf.com/) ?
No, but it's bookmarked now. :cool:
I'm anxious to give 'er a try. I may even make my own, and just do it all the live long day.
Is there anything illegal in prepress? Damn, why didn't one of you tell me... ! :angry:
Quote from: pmhapp on December 08, 2009, 04:24:05 PMhas anybody tried http://freemypdf.com/ (http://freemypdf.com/) ?
Nope but I will the next one I get. Thanks for the link.
Quote from: frailer on December 08, 2009, 06:58:37 PMIs there anything illegal in prepress? Damn, why didn't one of you tell me... ! :angry:
Our pay in comparison to the sales slime is illegal.
can anyone please help me out? just need to remove the pdf password on this file so i can print or reprocess into unprotected. my usual methods are not working on this one.
https://acrobat.com/#d=w-DUY5Gv4HdOk8woH9GHwQ
stoopid Acrobat.com... Heres a rapidshare link... http://rapidshare.com/files/324520150/tool_book.pdf.html
THANKS!
I get an error when trying to use that link.
updated the link in my original post joe.. thanks!
Rapidshare has put me on hold. :laugh:
Now it tells me:
QuoteThere are no more download slots available for free users right now. If you don't want to become a premium member, you might want to try again later.
I don't think it likes me.
Will be at work in an hour, (whatever that translates to there). What about the ColorSync method? I'm still on Tiger, so should still have access. Removed functionality on that from Leopard on, from memory.
Shall get back to you if the horse hasn't bolted...or someone here on Tiger or lower?
thanks frailer. im pc only so no colorsync option. Its just some TOOL lyrics and some interpretation. Nothing work-related by any means.
Looks like it's isn't going to let me have it and time for work now. Will check later if anyone got it for you.
I get this:
If it's small enough, you can email to me (I can take up to 12 mb in an email here)
PM me and Ill give you my email addy
Who ever gets it, since it's tool related send it to me as well. :grin:
Still can't download it....
dont know WTF is up with rapidshare. works from my pc but not my co-workers.
anyhoo. I tried http://freemypdf.com/ and ill be damned if it didnt work..
Delooch, sent you a PM
got the email and downloaded the pdf file.
I don't see any password protection on it. What exactly was it doing?
Quote from: david on December 23, 2009, 11:45:10 AMgot the email and downloaded the pdf file.
I don't see any password protection on it. What exactly was it doing?
Ha! no, i got it removed already via freemypdf.com. i thought you just wanted a copy :P thanks anyway!
well thanks!
got my copy, anyone want one, they're 10 bucks a pop!
baby needs some new shoes!
cheers,
David
$10?
I got em for $5. :cool:
oh man, you're undercutting me...
okay, 1 day and 1 day only, 2.50
quantities are limited
I couldn't get color sync to open the pdf,
can someone help?
I have no problem giving this back to sales for a new pdf, should I do that instead?
I think this trick only works in OS 10.4.11 and older, I've seen it not work in 10.5, do you have a mac running 10.4?
Quote from: Tracy on March 15, 2010, 10:44:32 AMI couldn't get color sync to open the pdf,
can someone help?
I have no problem giving this back to sales for a new pdf, should I do that instead?
Born is right. KIB the file. (Kick It Back)
Im on 10.411
I asked for a new pdf
The pdfs also have radio buttons I need to remove.
Im sure the new pdfs will still have this on it. How to remove in Acro 9 or Acro 7?
I found how to remove it in 8 but I uninstalled 8.
Quote from: Tracy on March 15, 2010, 10:44:32 AMI couldn't get color sync to open the pdf,
can someone help?
I have no problem giving this back to sales for a new pdf, should I do that instead?
Kick it back. But try this - it sometimes works. If you can open the file in Acrobat, try to open it in Photoshop (CMYK (duh) for color, grayscale for B&W; I usually do 450 dpi, media. Flatten and save as .eps.
Or, open the pdf in Acrobat, save as .ps and redistill with all compression turned off.
Sometimes in a pinch, and the stars are aligned, these fixes will get you to the proof/plate stage.
what about the radio buttons?
I tried the .ps no go. Ill try again
It wouldn't let me open in photoshop! Government pdf
Well, if they can't give you a better pdf, can they give you just the image to alter then hack-in over-top of the pdf?
Quote from: Tracy on March 15, 2010, 11:10:58 AMIt wouldn't let me open in photoshop! Government pdf
Oh... I've had one of those before. I never could get it to a workable format, and the customer at the time was one which an 'untouchable," so we weren't allowed to kick it back. It was a "make it happen" job. It was some kind of form. Pitstop let me export the seal as a jpeg image, which I cleaned up as best I could in PhotoShop and then placed into the new document, which I re-typeset from the original. Lucky for me it was a 2-sided 8.5 x 11 K/K form so it was pretty easy.
One more thing to try... it's gonna sound weird. Do a Ctrl-D in Acrobat and make a list of the fonts used (usually on government forms it's just Times). Load all the fonts and then open the file in Illustrator. If the form won't let you do that, take the pdf and place it like an image in InDesign and then export as a pdf. Make sure compression is off, and all images and fonts are embedded. You should end up with an editable pdf. BUT, sometimes the government forms are locked in a way that won't even allow you to place it in InDesign. If that happens, you're screwed until they can get you new artwork, 'cuz I'm out of ideas.
The radio buttons dont print (didnt know that)
They sent new files (password protected)
I can print them 1-up, I cannot alter them. cannot place in indy.
Im good now. I will bookmark and try all the tips!
Thanks guys your the greatest!
Tracy...
Is this a box label that prints with sequential numbering by any chance?
I happen to have a, ah, ahem... hacked version if it is
:ninja: :ninja: :ninja:
No it was a government form.
so is mine...
ahem
:laugh: you funneh!
Quote from: DigitalCrapShoveler on January 19, 2009, 04:51:24 PMQuote from: Chelle on January 19, 2009, 04:43:31 PMI swear I saw this here somewhere, but for the life of me can't remember: anyone know how to open a PDF that has a password on it? :huh:
Yes, it's been brought up. You have Colorsync Utility in your /Apps/Utilities folder, you can open the PDF in it, and resave out, password bye-bye. I don't believe it works in Leopard, V10.5, but it does work in V10.4.
Sheesh! this actually works!
thanks!!!!
I know, great isn't it, while we're still on 10.4.11. Had one a year ago that was do-or-die. Annual Report running late...pages from the auditors. Got'em in on time. :relieved:
my file was from the government
it's hard to go back and get new files!
Ditto on those auditors... :rolleyes:
How do they expect you to print something that has all those restrictions :huh:
We've had several ad slicks like this lately, mostly from Disney. I sure am glad I learned about the Colorsync trick from surfing the forum here.
The only passworded PDF I've encountered is my payroll stub. No reason to print that.
Whoever is submitting locked files to a printer for printing is retarded. We'll never know how this culminates along the various chains of commands within different companies.
It reminds me of repetitive files I worked with years ago given to us from a "professional designer" that were set up entirely in PS and saved as Photoshop EPS. Every month we were asked by the client to make small changes & tweaks - not gonna happen. We always had to go back to the designer and have him do it, then resend a new EPS. Talk about anal.
Have one client like that here Gnub. Rather large corporations too, I could say exactly but I'll leave it at they're involved with footwear. Had a super ultra rush last week, custy was late on files and doubled an already damn near impossible deadline. The designer missed filling in a path and that almost broke the whole deal. Almost everything I get is a flattened tiff placed in illy. Can't trap or change a damn thing including type. Trust me, with designs that ugly nobody is going to steal them. At least give your printer a chance to make it look good.
Quote from: Farabomb on May 24, 2010, 09:29:26 AMTrust me, with designs that ugly nobody is going to steal them.
Not even McDougal's?
(http://gasface.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/coming-to-america-em18.jpg)
No but soul glo was eyeballing the design.
Quote from: pmhapp on December 08, 2009, 04:24:05 PMhas anybody tried http://freemypdf.com/ (http://freemypdf.com/) ?
Just had a bugger of several multi-page pdfs. On Leopard, so ColorSync didn't/wouldn't work and PDFKeyPro only unlocks the first page. Saving as a .ps and redistilling didn't work and it wouldn't allow me to place in ID or open in PS. This link just saved me!! Thank you pmhapp!!
Nice reminder, dig@. Haven't come across one in a while, but now I've said it.... :rolleyes: And on SL, so would need it.
You could have just Photoshopped it and saved as JPG. Works for me. :sarcasm:
Quote from: digital@sig-1.com on January 11, 2011, 12:43:38 PMQuote from: pmhapp on December 08, 2009, 04:24:05 PMhas anybody tried http://freemypdf.com/ (http://freemypdf.com/) ?
it wouldn't allow me to place in ID or open in PS.
Quote from: gnubler on January 11, 2011, 01:17:31 PMYou could have just Photoshopped it and saved as JPG. Works for me. :sarcasm:
:wtf:
What, you don't know how to photoshop?
Quote from: ratintrap on May 22, 2010, 07:52:59 AMHow do they expect you to print something that has all those restrictions :huh:
We've had several ad slicks like this lately, mostly from Disney. I sure am glad I learned about the Colorsync trick from surfing the forum here.
You too? I had one about a month back that was locked down but luckily all I had to do was a "proof" and it was being printed elsewhere.
Quote from: digital@sig-1.com on January 11, 2011, 02:02:44 PMQuote from: Farabomb on January 11, 2011, 02:00:10 PMWhat, you don't know how to photoshop?
I have that cartoon on my bulletin board here. I look at it every time I Photoshop something.
Quote from: gnubler on January 11, 2011, 03:12:43 PMQuote from: digital@sig-1.com on January 11, 2011, 02:02:44 PMQuote from: Farabomb on January 11, 2011, 02:00:10 PMWhat, you don't know how to photoshop?
I have that cartoon on my bulletin board here. I look at it every time I Photoshop something.
I have that one, Admiral Akbar and his trap, the 10 misspelled words poster and the Red & Blue don't make Orange cartoon. Customers seem to get a kick out of them.
Saving the file as a .ps and dropping it in Distiller has always worked for me.
Quote from: pmhapp on December 08, 2009, 04:24:05 PMhas anybody tried http://freemypdf.com/ (http://freemypdf.com/) ?
used this for the first time today. flawless results. THANKS!
Found another way to unlock PDFs. My apologies if this is already mentioned in this thread - I didn't feel like browsing through the last 5 pages of posts!
I couldn't get any method to work - ColorSync on Tiger, refrying, nothing. So I opened it in Preview and did a Save As and that wiped out all the security limitations!
I've actually used Preview in prepress for random issues. Like when Illy won't open an EPS but Preview will, then I resave as PDF.
preview is pretty handy. You can open quite a bit of stuff, save as a jpeg, good to go
Preview has a built in GPS that tracks your every move, sends it to The Google who then maps your location, uploads your coordinates to a satellite orbiting the earth and then posts what you are doing on Facebook and Twitter.
what about pron sites?
track those too?
if so, we're all in trouble...
well, not me, since I don't do that... :angel:
No, Safari takes care of the pron surveillance.
good, I just cleaned my cache, no worries
Preview once visited the Virgin Islands. Now they're just known as the Islands.
Preview has 2 bucket lists, in case the first one fills up
Quote from: david on April 22, 2011, 12:07:05 PMgood, I just cleaned my cache, no worries
Safari cache? So you resolved all those pesky font problems at the same time, ya? :laugh:
well yeah, and I now have a clean car as well!
Macs are pretty cool.
well yeah!
I got 2, I'm baaaad!
Quote from: david on April 25, 2011, 10:16:10 AMwell yeah!
I got 2, I'm baaaad!
Only two?
That only makes you hip, need at least 4 to be baaaad!
Color me baaaad.
Quote from: G_Town on April 25, 2011, 10:19:36 AMQuote from: david on April 25, 2011, 10:16:10 AMwell yeah!
I got 2, I'm baaaad!
Only two?
That only makes you hip, need at least 4 to be baaaad!
at least I'm hip... never been hip before, now I'm baaaad!
Bad is the new hip, didn't you get the memo?
Is it no longer hip to be square because bad is bad?
Quote from: DigiSig on April 25, 2011, 11:20:44 AMIs it no longer hip to be square because bad is bad?
It's bad to the square bone.
bad bone2 > Hip2
Quote from: david on April 25, 2011, 12:11:11 PMbad bone2 > Hip2
Agreed. Besides, 'b-b-b-b-b-b-bad, b-b-b-bad to the bone' sounds so much better than 'h-h-h-h-h-h-hip ... '
The Cult - Memphis Hip Shake.avi (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6zIx9A62T4#ws)
Dude, we're working. What's next - screen shots of your crossword puzzle?
:huh:
Sabrina does crosswords too?
Quote from: Farabomb on April 25, 2011, 12:53:08 PM:huh:
Sabrina does crosswords too?
No, just dusting and running out 80 posters.
Youtube, crosswords, Facebook, whatever. It's amazing.
Quote from: gnubler on April 25, 2011, 01:23:10 PMYoutube, crosswords, Facebook, whatever. It's amazing.
Truth be told, there isn't a whole lot of difference between b4print.com and facebook.com. They are both mainly a social site. b4print.com though is mainly a social site for prepress people. I should probably do away with the standard forum and make it look more like facebook. :sarcasm:
That would be awesome.
more like: earth observatory, w00t, spaceweather, eurekalert, new scientist, pharyngula, xkcd, b4print, dust, clean bathrooms, crosswords, read the dictionary, chinese checkers, jenga, it's all the same....time wasting during famine.
Quote from: gnubler on April 25, 2011, 02:09:35 PMThat would be awesome.
Okay, 1-0 in favor of it so far.
Joe, would you be the first to write something on my wall?
It would be just so... awesome... totally
color me stoked
I already know what David will write on my wall. Probably something like...
maybe...
DOOMED!
Quote from: david on April 25, 2011, 03:36:24 PMJoe, would you be the first to write something on my wall?
It would be just so... awesome... totally
color me stoked
Family room wall? Bathroom wall? Just say the word buddy.
truthfully, I hope I never have a facebook page....
doomed
Don't worry, it shan't be long until it's automatically set up for you and you'll get an email telling you to check it out and make sure everything looks ok, that all your "friends" are really your "friends". :laugh: Doomed.
The sites like MyLife and Spokeo are the ones that really flip me out.
Even the Mormons haven't gotten me. I am listed on their genealogy site but according to them I'm around 65 yrs old and my name is spelled wrong. :toaster:
Said with Napoleon Dynamite accent "Lucky!"
Can anyone unprotect this PDF for me?
http://www.sendspace.com/file/4l65n1 (http://www.sendspace.com/file/4l65n1)
Quote from: Skryber on December 01, 2011, 12:59:10 PMCan anyone unprotect this PDF for me?
http://www.sendspace.com/file/4l65n1 (http://www.sendspace.com/file/4l65n1)
Here ya go.
[smg id=692 type=av]
Thanks! Did you use ColorSync?
Nope. Opened in Preview and did a Save As.
Quote from: Joe on December 01, 2011, 01:05:21 PMQuote from: Skryber on December 01, 2011, 12:59:10 PMCan anyone unprotect this PDF for me?
http://www.sendspace.com/file/4l65n1 (http://www.sendspace.com/file/4l65n1)
Here ya go.
[smg id=692 type=av]
don't forget
www.freemypdf.com (http://www.freemypdf.com)
bookmark it. works wonders.
HA! I didn't know you can do that. It doesn't open in anything else. At least not editable. :kiss:
Yeah, color-sync hasn't worked since OS 10.4.x. I'm sure Adobe/Apple isn't aware that works. Shhhhh...don't tell them.
Quote from: DigiCorn on December 01, 2011, 01:08:06 PMQuote from: Joe on December 01, 2011, 01:05:21 PMQuote from: Skryber on December 01, 2011, 12:59:10 PMCan anyone unprotect this PDF for me?
http://www.sendspace.com/file/4l65n1 (http://www.sendspace.com/file/4l65n1)
Here ya go.
[smg id=692 type=av]
don't forget
www.freemypdf.com (http://www.freemypdf.com)
bookmark it. works wonders.
Preview is easier. :tongue:
I just tried that freemypdf and it's hanging.
Thanks again! Sick of waiting on this damn custy and her clusterf$%& job.
Quote from: DigiCorn on December 01, 2011, 01:08:06 PMQuote from: Joe on December 01, 2011, 01:05:21 PMQuote from: Skryber on December 01, 2011, 12:59:10 PMCan anyone unprotect this PDF for me?
http://www.sendspace.com/file/4l65n1 (http://www.sendspace.com/file/4l65n1)
Here ya go.
[smg id=692 type=av]
don't forget
www.freemypdf.com (http://www.freemypdf.com)
bookmark it. works wonders.
Nice! I had one that
nothing else worked on - Colorsync, Preview or several standalone apps & CLI commands. That site stripped the Security out pronto & kicked it right back! :goodpost: