PDF Toolbox may help in this instance.

You can send it to me and I'd be happy to try it for you.


Rodi

I can't imagine doing prepress without Pitstop these days. I'm sure you have to figure out all kinds of ways to do what needs to be done. 

Glad you got it sorted. 

Quote from: Joe on May 14, 2024, 11:18:29 AMSounds dangerous. Check everything carefully.

duh!

It checked out just fine.

Quote from: DigiCorn on May 14, 2024, 10:48:44 AMApparently, and this is weird, the pages were mystically linked together in sections somehow. I used the, "Edit PDF," tool, selected the masked area and right-clicked. Then I selected, "Remove Artifact," and the mask was removed... but it did it on all like pages, so I only had to edit about a half dozen pages to fix the whole document. Weird, right?

Sounds dangerous. Check everything carefully.

Quote from: Joe on May 14, 2024, 10:22:09 AMDo a trial.

IT has everything locked down. I can barely download anything, and can't install anything without their permission. I can't even add a script to InDesign/Acrobat.

Apparently, and this is weird, the pages were mystically linked together in sections somehow. I used the, "Edit PDF," tool, selected the masked area and right-clicked. Then I selected, "Remove Artifact," and the mask was removed... but it did it on all like pages, so I only had to edit about a half dozen pages to fix the whole document. Weird, right?

Quote from: DigiCorn on May 14, 2024, 09:47:11 AMAs of now, we do not have PitStop.

Do a trial.

Run w/o bleeds and under-trim it?

Quote from: Joe on May 14, 2024, 09:33:59 AMYes...with Pitstop. But you want to just change the size of the mask instead of deleting it. Deleting the mask can cause other issues.

Also with Pitstop there are "add bleed" optiosn that will extend the mask if the bleed content is there. If it isn't there it will flip and mirror what is there to fill the void. Takes some practice using it though.

As of now, we do not have PitStop.

Quote from: DigiCorn on May 14, 2024, 09:31:52 AMI have a job I need to fix bleed on (392 pages) and the bleed is there in the file, but it's masked. I need to use a PDF Fixup to remove the masks, but can't figure it out. Is it even possible? The file originated in PDFium.

Yes...with Pitstop. But you want to just change the size of the mask instead of deleting it. Deleting the mask can cause other issues.

Also with Pitstop there are "add bleed" optiosn that will extend the mask if the bleed content is there. If it isn't there it will flip and mirror what is there to fill the void. Takes some practice using it though.