Interactive Elements

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DigiCorn

September 25, 2014, 11:00:12 AM
I have a document with literally hundreds of Interactive Elements that distill to pdf, but don't image when RIPped through Rampage (or print on the digital press). Is there a way, in InDesign or PDF, to convert them all at once, or do I have to convert them to objects one at a time? Selecting them all doesn't work (the option to convert to object is grayed out in the menu).
"There's been a lot of research recently on how hard it is to dislodge an impression once it's been implanted in someone's mind. (This is why political attack ads don't have to be true to be effective. The other side can point out their inaccuracies, but the voter's mind privileges the memory of the original accusation, which was juicier than any counterargument ever could be.)"
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DigitalCrapShoveler

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September 25, 2014, 11:01:50 AM
That's an interesting question. I would like to try... gimme.
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DigiCorn

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September 25, 2014, 11:06:46 AM
shot you an email
"There's been a lot of research recently on how hard it is to dislodge an impression once it's been implanted in someone's mind. (This is why political attack ads don't have to be true to be effective. The other side can point out their inaccuracies, but the voter's mind privileges the memory of the original accusation, which was juicier than any counterargument ever could be.)"
― Johnny Carson

"Selling my soul would be a lot easier if I could just find it."
– Nikki Sixx

"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut."
― Ernest Hemingway

DigitalCrapShoveler

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September 25, 2014, 11:07:39 AM
Cool, I'll check it out.
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DigiCorn

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September 25, 2014, 11:19:24 AM
Ha! you fell for it. Now I've got your IP address!
"There's been a lot of research recently on how hard it is to dislodge an impression once it's been implanted in someone's mind. (This is why political attack ads don't have to be true to be effective. The other side can point out their inaccuracies, but the voter's mind privileges the memory of the original accusation, which was juicier than any counterargument ever could be.)"
― Johnny Carson

"Selling my soul would be a lot easier if I could just find it."
– Nikki Sixx

"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut."
― Ernest Hemingway

Ear

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September 25, 2014, 11:20:36 AM
 :lmao:
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DigitalCrapShoveler

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September 25, 2014, 11:30:08 AM
 :drunk3:
Quote from: DigiCorn on September 25, 2014, 11:19:24 AMHa! you fell for it. Now I've got your IP address!

You have Nick Burn's IP Address. Good luck with all that.
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DigitalCrapShoveler

#7
September 25, 2014, 11:37:31 AM
I did a select all with the open arrow tool, and that option was not grayed out. Do you InDesign have CS6? I notices you were doing it in a lesser version. That could be the problem.
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DigiCorn

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September 25, 2014, 11:48:38 AM
Quote from: DigitalCrapShoveler on September 25, 2014, 11:30:08 AM:drunk3:
Quote from: DigiCorn on September 25, 2014, 11:19:24 AMHa! you fell for it. Now I've got your IP address!

You have Nick Burn's IP Address. Good luck with all that.
My God. It's full of pron!

Quote from: DigitalCrapShoveler on September 25, 2014, 11:37:31 AMI did a select all with the open arrow tool, and that option was not grayed out. Do you InDesign have CS6? I notices you were doing it in a lesser version. That could be the problem.
I didn't do it; that's the original .zip as sent by the client. I'm working it in CC (2013).

I just used the open arrow selection tool and selected convert to object, but it still shows as an Interactive Element to me on my preflight list
"There's been a lot of research recently on how hard it is to dislodge an impression once it's been implanted in someone's mind. (This is why political attack ads don't have to be true to be effective. The other side can point out their inaccuracies, but the voter's mind privileges the memory of the original accusation, which was juicier than any counterargument ever could be.)"
― Johnny Carson

"Selling my soul would be a lot easier if I could just find it."
– Nikki Sixx

"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut."
― Ernest Hemingway

DigitalCrapShoveler

#9
September 25, 2014, 12:23:11 PM
What about changing it to a text field and turning off printable and scrollable?
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DigitalCrapShoveler

#10
September 25, 2014, 12:26:54 PM
I got it... when exporting to PDF. turn off the include interactive objects in the PDF options.
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Joe

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September 25, 2014, 12:40:13 PM
Quote from: DigitalCrapShoveler on September 25, 2014, 12:26:54 PMI got it... when exporting to PDF. turn off the include interactive objects in the PDF options.

I thought he was wanting them to print? Didn't he say they were in the PDF but didn't RIP?
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DigitalCrapShoveler

#12
September 25, 2014, 12:42:32 PM
I cannot see a reason why they would need to print at all, they are just text fields.. Am I wrong there, Corn?
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Joe

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September 25, 2014, 12:44:53 PM
Quote from: DigitalCrapShoveler on September 25, 2014, 12:42:32 PMI cannot see a reason why they would need to print at all, they are just text fields.. Am I wrong there, Corn?

I have no idea since I don't know what they are. But he said, "with literally hundreds of Interactive Elements that distill to pdf, but don't image when RIPped through Rampage (or print on the digital press).", therefore I thought the problem was that they are not in the ripped piece? But again, I don't know what he talking about as I haven't seen the file.
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DigiCorn

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September 25, 2014, 12:47:09 PM
It's a form they use online, and it's interactive because you tick the boxes and enter numbers. They want the boxes to print; the first time I had this project, there were only a couple, but they raised holy hell when they didn't show on the proof. Now there's dozens, if not hundreds.

I forgot about the pdf trick; I actually have it as a default setting on. I figured that out last time it came through.

"There's been a lot of research recently on how hard it is to dislodge an impression once it's been implanted in someone's mind. (This is why political attack ads don't have to be true to be effective. The other side can point out their inaccuracies, but the voter's mind privileges the memory of the original accusation, which was juicier than any counterargument ever could be.)"
― Johnny Carson

"Selling my soul would be a lot easier if I could just find it."
– Nikki Sixx

"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut."
― Ernest Hemingway
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