flattening PDFs

[Nelson_Diaz@adobeforums.com]

hi,

im looking for the javascript download that can let me flatten objects in pdfs.

I got it before but it was so long ago. Does anyone know where i can download it for free?

-nels

[Aandi_Inston@adobeforums.com]

What download to you mean? Do you mean the JavaScript specification,
so you can write your own code? If so, see
[url]http://partners.adobe.com/asn/acrobat/docs.jsp[/url]

Aandi Inston

[Dimitri_Munkirs@adobeforums.com]

You might want to take a look here

<http://www.windjack.com/WJFreeStuff.html>

Hope this helps.

Dimitri
[url]www.windjack.com[/url]

[mengxue_hu@adobeforums.com]

hey, i have the same problems with those merged forms. what is the most simple way to flatten the form and save as a different copy.

thanks

[W_T_Allen@adobeforums.com]

Print it to Distiller.

[mengxue_hu@adobeforums.com]

it works thanks!
But I also want to know, if that is that simple, why people still look for the code?....

[W_T_Allen@adobeforums.com]

For the same reason they put questions in the "suggestions for additions to the FAQ" thread and ask Reader questions in the Acrobat forum.

[mengxue_hu@adobeforums.com]

sorry that i did not get what u mean?

[W_T_Allen@adobeforums.com]

Because they don't pay attention or do research before asking.

[mengxue_hu@adobeforums.com]

thanks! i am new to pdf form creation. before we do everything in word doc, which is pain coz merge function is too limited. so we decide to use pdf, but always some difficulties coming up...

thanks again

[El_Dorado_SEO@adobeforums.com]

Hello Forum,

I sent a pdf file that was generated from InDesign CS3 in for printing. The company that is going to do printing for me says it needs to be flattened. The InDesign document is only one layer. I use the "Press Ready" setting when creating the pdf. Am I missing something?

Sincerely,
Chris Arnell
El Dorado SEO
[url]www.eldoradoseo.com[/url]
SEO PPC Analytics

[Steve_Werner@adobeforums.com]

Yes, but that's only because there is more than one kind of flattening.

The printing company meant that they wanted the InDesign transparency flattened. Export a PDF using the PDF/X PDF preset. That will flatten any transparency.

[Jon Bessant]

Yes, that setting uses PDF 1.4 and any transparency settings are kept
live. The industry is however moving to live transparency rendering with
the Adobe PDF Print Engine but your print provider does not fully
support this as yet.

Try the PDF/X-1a setting instead, it will flatten your objects. Might be
wirth considering placing background objects (bottom), images (middle)
and text/vector (top) into layers to avoid rasterisation ...

Jon

[Steve_Werner@adobeforums.com]

Sorry. I meant PDF/X-1a. My brain was going faster than my fingers. ;-)

[Jon Bessant]

No worries Steve - we seemed to have a cross-post ... we both answered
at the same time(ish) ;-)

Jon