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Title: PDF to Indesign Software
Post by: Tracy on November 21, 2017, 11:26:02 AM
Anybody Use the pdf to Indesign software?
The one I see is called PDF2ID
Title: Re: PDF to Indesign Software
Post by: almaink on November 21, 2017, 12:56:53 PM
I had it back when it first came out for CS2. It did an OK job but text reflowed most times and item positions were sometimes wrong. It only did one page of a PDF at a time to as I recall. I put my money into Pit Stop as it was easier to just fix the PDF in Acrobat then converting to InDesign. This may have all changed since it's been out for many years now. Try the demo and see how you like it.
Title: Re: PDF to Indesign Software
Post by: Tracy on November 21, 2017, 01:43:33 PM
I'm going to try the trial
Salesman is having me convert a 30pg doc to Indesign for the customer.

I did one for the same customer a couple weeks ago.
It had tables etc.. argh! exporting to word, I was able to get the tables out tho.
Why? :rolleyes:

I figure for what were charging, it will pay for the software.
I will report back
Thanks Almaink
Title: Re: PDF to Indesign Software
Post by: Farabomb on November 21, 2017, 01:54:14 PM
Sounds like they stiffed the designer and they're making you rebuild it instead of just paying them what is owed so they release the native documents.

Or the dumbasses don't believe in backups.
Title: Re: PDF to Indesign Software
Post by: Tracy on November 21, 2017, 02:12:22 PM
I think they are that unorganized, I see the pdf I have was created with Indesign.

the pdf2id did not work that well, It doesn't work well with tables
a few pages worked pretty good, a few pages had a bunch of text boxes overlapping
and some text bolded etc..
Title: Re: PDF to Indesign Software
Post by: ninjaPB_43 on November 21, 2017, 03:15:32 PM
Just place the PDF pages in InDesign, save an .Indd, send it to them and call it a day...   :lmao:
Title: Re: PDF to Indesign Software
Post by: Tracy on November 21, 2017, 04:48:36 PM
 :laugh: you know I want to!
Title: Re: PDF to Indesign Software
Post by: Ear on November 21, 2017, 05:53:55 PM
Quote from: Farabomb on November 21, 2017, 01:54:14 PMSounds like they stiffed the designer and they're making you rebuild it instead of just paying them what is owed so they release the native documents.

Or the dumbasses don't believe in backups.
I agree. I pass on stuff like this. Sets a bad precedent. 

I tell them to quit being cheap and go hire a designer. 
Title: Re: PDF to Indesign Software
Post by: Tracy on November 22, 2017, 08:36:31 AM
It's the Salesman who can't say no :angry:
Title: Re: PDF to Indesign Software
Post by: ninjaPB_43 on November 22, 2017, 09:15:32 AM
Quote from: Tracy on November 22, 2017, 08:36:31 AMIt's the Salesman who can't say no :angry:

Well then the Salesman can convert the darn file too...  :git off mah lawn: :facepalm:
Title: Re: PDF to Indesign Software
Post by: Farabomb on November 22, 2017, 09:30:54 AM
The salesman can't even open the file, nevermind fix it.
Title: Re: PDF to Indesign Software
Post by: wonderings on November 22, 2017, 12:54:08 PM
We would just charge them for creating a working file and bill them hourly for however long it takes. Let them know the hourly charge and let them decide if they want to pay for it or maybe they will push a bit more aggressively on the person who made it in the first place to get what they need.
Title: Re: PDF to Indesign Software
Post by: Tracy on November 22, 2017, 01:32:03 PM
I guess they're willing to pay :cry: :laugh:
Title: Re: PDF to Indesign Software
Post by: ninjaPB_43 on November 22, 2017, 01:42:06 PM
Quote from: Tracy on November 22, 2017, 01:32:03 PMI guess they're willing to pay :cry: :laugh:

I'm sure the customer told the salesman there was a lot of work to be gained if he helped him out with this...  I'm yet to ever experience a sales rep actually catching that pie in the sky, it always seems to vanish (or get further away) right about the time they get to it..  kinda like the end of a rainbow.

Here is a bunch of sales goblins trying to catch that rainbow pie...

 (https://scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s480x480/e35/21435525_2347037258854208_7315009305785139200_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTU5OTMzMjM1NTc4ODg5NTU3OQ%3D%3D.2)

Edit: Bonus points if you name the book ^...   
Title: Re: PDF to Indesign Software
Post by: Tracy on November 22, 2017, 02:15:53 PM
Yeah It's still in the Back o the Rack :laugh:
Title: Re: PDF to Indesign Software
Post by: Farabomb on November 22, 2017, 02:17:04 PM
Ul de Rico

I know how to right click.
Title: Re: PDF to Indesign Software
Post by: Joe on November 22, 2017, 02:43:34 PM
Quote from: Tracy on November 22, 2017, 02:15:53 PMYeah It's still in the Back o the Rack :laugh:

Don't worry. It will be waiting for you when you get back from Thanksgiving.

Speaking of which...if I survive today I am off for the next 5 days! :banana:
Title: Re: PDF to Indesign Software
Post by: Tracy on November 22, 2017, 03:29:04 PM
lucky
Boss has been vacationing in Vietnam, be back Monday

My Dad's been to Vietnam, not on vacation tho :laugh:
Title: Re: PDF to Indesign Software
Post by: pspdfppdfxhd on November 22, 2017, 04:15:11 PM
Quote from: Joe on November 22, 2017, 02:43:34 PM
Quote from: Tracy on November 22, 2017, 02:15:53 PMYeah It's still in the Back o the Rack :laugh:

Don't worry. It will be waiting for you when you get back from Thanksgiving.

Speaking of which...if I survive today I am off for the next 5 days! :banana:

Make the best of it!  :drunk3:
Title: Re: PDF to Indesign Software
Post by: Fontaholic on November 27, 2017, 02:35:36 PM
I actually have two PDF files that I need converted to InDesign files too, if anyone can help me out...

They're newsletters that I need to recreate as InDesign templates.

Cheers,
John the Fontaholic :drunk3:
Title: Re: PDF to Indesign Software
Post by: Joe on November 27, 2017, 02:50:46 PM
Quote from: pspdfppdfxhd on November 22, 2017, 04:15:11 PM
Quote from: Joe on November 22, 2017, 02:43:34 PM
Quote from: Tracy on November 22, 2017, 02:15:53 PMYeah It's still in the Back o the Rack :laugh:

Don't worry. It will be waiting for you when you get back from Thanksgiving.

Speaking of which...if I survive today I am off for the next 5 days! :banana:

Make the best of it!  :drunk3:

Almost didn't survive it. Have been sick with the flu since last Wednesday night. Feeling better now just in time for work tomorrow! >:(
Title: Re: PDF to Indesign Software
Post by: Joe on November 27, 2017, 02:51:26 PM
Quote from: Fontaholic on November 27, 2017, 02:35:36 PMI actually have two PDF files that I need converted to InDesign files too, if anyone can help me out...

They're newsletters that I need to recreate as InDesign templates.

Cheers,
John the Fontaholic :drunk3:

Download the trial and see what happens.
Title: Re: PDF to Indesign Software
Post by: Tracy on November 27, 2017, 04:31:12 PM
I think it might work for a Newsletter, on the trial you are limited
to 4 pages and 3 sessions,
It puts a water mark on its own layer :laugh:
(delete layer)

I emailed Pdf2id to see if they will try and make my pdf work
I already manually transferred everything.
But if they can show me it will work I will get it.

oops, just remembered it will lower the resolution of your
images for the trial, I didn't have images in my pdf.
Title: Re: PDF to Indesign Software
Post by: Fontaholic on November 27, 2017, 06:43:13 PM
Quote from: Tracy on November 27, 2017, 04:31:12 PMI think it might work for a Newsletter, on the trial you are limited
to 4 pages and 3 sessions,
It puts a water mark on its own layer :laugh:
(delete layer)

I emailed Pdf2id to see if they will try and make my pdf work
I already manually transferred everything.
But if they can show me it will work I will get it.

oops, just remembered it will lower the resolution of your
images for the trial, I didn't have images in my pdf.

That's fine -- new images are going into the new issues.

These are 12-page newsletters, though...

Cheers,
John the Fontaholic :drunk3:
Title: Re: PDF to Indesign Software
Post by: Farabomb on November 28, 2017, 07:47:30 AM
Quote from: Joe on November 27, 2017, 02:50:46 PM
Quote from: pspdfppdfxhd on November 22, 2017, 04:15:11 PM
Quote from: Joe on November 22, 2017, 02:43:34 PM
Quote from: Tracy on November 22, 2017, 02:15:53 PMYeah It's still in the Back o the Rack :laugh:

Don't worry. It will be waiting for you when you get back from Thanksgiving.

Speaking of which...if I survive today I am off for the next 5 days! :banana:

Make the best of it!  :drunk3:

Almost didn't survive it. Have been sick with the flu since last Wednesday night. Feeling better now just in time for work tomorrow! >:(
I'm still fighting the tail end of something. Massive fatigue, pretty much just feeling like shit. I did spend some time on turkey day with the mobile CDC quarantine known as kids and a few of them "had the sniffles". Probably picked up gonasyphaherpalaids from one of them. I managed to nuke a turkey because of it. Not good when you put the turkey in, cook it for 2 hours then fall asleep and cook it for another 6 hours. The skin is crisp but unfortunately, so is the breast.

The low res image issue shouldn't be a problem with any of the newsletters I do. If anything it would improve the resolution. I'm working on a calendar right now. They have thumbnails of the images on the BC. How they managed to reduce a high res image and manage to make it a low res image I'll never know. They have been doing this for the past 7 years. After the first 3 I stopped trying to help.
Title: Re: PDF to Indesign Software
Post by: Tracy on November 28, 2017, 08:59:33 AM
Fonty if you do the trial let us know how it works.
I don't think my file was typical
Title: Re: PDF to Indesign Software
Post by: Tracy on November 28, 2017, 09:06:04 AM
I heard back from Recosoft and they did my pdf
It seems since my tables were rotated PDF2ID didn't 
like it. They rotated them first and then made the indy file.
They sent me 7 pages and it seemed to work.
Title: Re: PDF to Indesign Software
Post by: Fontaholic on December 04, 2017, 08:59:50 PM
Quote from: Tracy on November 28, 2017, 08:59:33 AMFonty if you do the trial let us know how it works.
I don't think my file was typical

I downloaded the trial, but when I went to convert the PDF to InDesign, I got a request for a password...  :-/

Cheers,
John the Fontaholic :drunk3:
Title: Re: PDF to Indesign Software
Post by: Tracy on December 05, 2017, 10:58:28 AM
I think you have to go thru the steps and they send you the trial?
Title: Re: PDF to Indesign Software
Post by: Tracy on December 05, 2017, 11:00:32 AM
They're pretty strict on their trial, It seems they think we would take advantage or somethin :laugh: