From: "robdav" Received: from icp-osb-irony-out8.external.iinet.net.au ([203.59.1.225] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTP id 7247845 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 20 Feb 2019 23:11:29 +0100 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: =?us-ascii?q?A2ARBgAH0m1c/63SLHlkFgcBAQUBBwU?= =?us-ascii?q?BgWWBDkcFKmcFSyESJ4QHiHmLCQGBZyWaFzAIAYQ6BAICg3MjOBIBAwEBAQE?= =?us-ascii?q?BAQJtHAyFSgEBAQECASMEJwgoCwsJDycDAgIxCA0DDgYICxsCBIJ/AYFqBxC?= =?us-ascii?q?uJXwzii+MW4E/QIE4DBOCTIMTCwOBcBwKglMxgiYCiWUJjViMBgmBDoIehBC?= =?us-ascii?q?LN4FwWIR/iz+HN4hdhA2FPoRIKSGBVmwZOyoBgkEJNYMBAQKBAoFGh3qCbS4?= =?us-ascii?q?wAYECAY8HAQE?= X-IPAS-Result: =?us-ascii?q?A2ARBgAH0m1c/63SLHlkFgcBAQUBBwUBgWWBDkcFKmcFS?= =?us-ascii?q?yESJ4QHiHmLCQGBZyWaFzAIAYQ6BAICg3MjOBIBAwEBAQEBAQJtHAyFSgEBA?= =?us-ascii?q?QECASMEJwgoCwsJDycDAgIxCA0DDgYICxsCBIJ/AYFqBxCuJXwzii+MW4E/Q?= =?us-ascii?q?IE4DBOCTIMTCwOBcBwKglMxgiYCiWUJjViMBgmBDoIehBCLN4FwWIR/iz+HN?= =?us-ascii?q?4hdhA2FPoRIKSGBVmwZOyoBgkEJNYMBAQKBAoFGh3qCbS4wAYECAY8HAQE?= X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.58,392,1544457600"; d="scan'208,217";a="199945277" Received: from ppp121-44-210-173.bras1.syd2.internode.on.net (HELO roberts-imac.lan) ([121.44.210.173]) by icp-osb-irony-out8.iinet.net.au with ESMTP; 21 Feb 2019 06:22:03 +0800 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_AEA8C69F-0F4B-4072-8858-BB314BFD6B0F" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 11.5 \(3445.9.1\)) Subject: Re: [AE] extracting logos and text from PDF Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 09:22:02 +1100 References: To: After Effects Mail List In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <99DE740D-7139-4D3F-B71A-86A29FFC9585@ozemail.com.au> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3445.9.1) --Apple-Mail=_AEA8C69F-0F4B-4072-8858-BB314BFD6B0F Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Thanks Phil! That looks like a much easier and quicker method. Cheers, Rob Robert Davidson Multimedia Specialist 0419 211175 robdav@ozemail.com.au http://members.ozemail.com.au/~robdav/SiteRD/Welcome.html > On 21 Feb 2019, at 9:00 am, Phil Bearman = wrote: >=20 > I frequently need to do this with artwork supplied by clients, and the = method that I use, in case it's easier, is to File -> Place the PDF into = a new Illustrator file, then use the Object -> Flatten Transparency = command, with the "Convert all text to outlines" option selected. >=20 > Cheers, > Phil >=20 >=20 >=20 > --=20 > Phil Bearman >=20 > Phil Bearman Creative Media Solutions=20 > Motion Graphics Design >=20 > PhilBearman.co.uk >=20 > 0161 236 2581 - 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday >=20 > This message contains confidential information and is intended only = for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should = not disseminate, distribute or copy this E-Mail. Please notify the = sender immediately by E-Mail if you have received this E-Mail by mistake = and delete the E-Mail from your system. E-Mail transmission cannot be = guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be = intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or = contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any = errors or omissions in the contents of this message or attached = documents or for any damage suffered by your computer system caused by = any errors or viruses contained in the E-Mail message or any attached = documents. >=20 >=20 >=20 > On Tue, 19 Feb 2019 at 21:50, robdav > wrote: > Great pleased to hear it worked Jim! > It was many years ago that I needed the same fix > and I couldn=E2=80=99t remember the steps involved. > Cheers, Rob > =20 > =20 > Robert Davidson > Multimedia Specialist > 0419 211175 > robdav@ozemail.com.au > http://members.ozemail.com.au/~robdav/SiteRD/Welcome.html = >=20 >> On 20 Feb 2019, at 8:31 am, Jim Curtis > wrote: >>=20 >> I=E2=80=99m using Adobe Pro DC (Mac) and the menus are different, but = all the options mentioned in your linked article are there, and it works = like a charm! >>=20 >> Thanks so much, Robert! >>=20 >> Jim >>=20 >>=20 >>> On Feb 19, 2019, at 3:01 PM, robdav > wrote: >>>=20 >>> Hi Curtis, >>> I had this problem a few years back. It can be done in Acrobat. Just = tried searching for the solution I found back then. >>> I think this is it. >>> https://startscreenprintingnow.com/convertfonts/ = >>>=20 >>> Robert Davidson >>> Multimedia Specialist >>> 0419 211175 >>> robdav@ozemail.com.au >>> http://members.ozemail.com.au/~robdav/SiteRD/Welcome.html = >>>=20 >>>> On 20 Feb 2019, at 7:46 am, Jim Curtis > wrote: >>>>=20 >>>> I open the PDFs in Illustrator which look fine in Acrobat, but a = bunch of the fonts change I suppose because I don=E2=80=99t have the = right fonts installed. >>>>=20 >>>> Does anybody know of a utility that will convert the fonts to = outlines before I open them in Illustrator? Or, maybe there=E2=80=99s a = trick to get them to open as outlines in Illustrator? >>>>=20 >>>> I opened one in Acrobat, and exported the pages as EPS, but the = fonts are still fonts when I open those exported EPS in Ai. >>>>=20 >>>> I understand I can buy the font, and ID it on whatthefont, but just = wondering if there=E2=80=99s a way to do this another way. >>>>=20 >>>> Thanks, >>>> Jim Curtis >>>> +---End of message---+ >>>> To unsubscribe send any message to > >>>=20 >>=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail=_AEA8C69F-0F4B-4072-8858-BB314BFD6B0F Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Thanks Phil!
That looks like a much easier and = quicker method.
Cheers, Rob


Robert Davidson
Multimedia = Specialist
0419 211175
robdav@ozemail.com.au
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~robdav/SiteRD/Welcome.html
=

On 21 Feb 2019, at 9:00 am, Phil Bearman <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:

I frequently need to do this with artwork supplied by = clients, and the method that I use, in case it's easier, is to File -> Place the PDF into a new Illustrator file, = then use the Object -> Flatten = Transparency command, with the "Convert all text to outlines" = option selected.

Cheers,
Phil



-- 
Phil Bearman

Phil Bearman Creative Media = Solutions=20
Motion Graphics Design

PhilBearman.co.uk


0161 236 2581 - 9am-5pm, = Monday-Friday

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On Tue, 19 = Feb 2019 at 21:50, robdav <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
Great pleased to hear = it worked Jim!
It was many years ago that I needed the = same fix
and I couldn=E2=80=99t remember the steps = involved.
Cheers, Rob
 
 
Robert Davidson
Multimedia Specialist
0419 211175
robdav@ozemail.com.au
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~robdav/SiteRD/Welcome.html

On 20 Feb 2019, at 8:31 am, Jim Curtis <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:

I=E2=80=99m using Adobe = Pro DC (Mac) and the menus are different, but all the options mentioned = in your linked article are there, and it works like a charm!

Thanks so much, = Robert!

Jim


On Feb = 19, 2019, at 3:01 PM, robdav <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:

Hi Curtis,
I had this problem a few years back. It can be done in = Acrobat. Just tried searching for the solution I found back = then.
I think this is it.
https://startscreenprintingnow.com/convertfonts/

Robert Davidson
Multimedia Specialist
0419 211175
robdav@ozemail.com.au
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~robdav/SiteRD/Welcome.html

On 20 Feb 2019, at 7:46 am, Jim Curtis <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:

I open the PDFs in = Illustrator which look fine in Acrobat, but a bunch of the fonts change = I suppose because I don=E2=80=99t have the right fonts installed.

Does anybody know of a utility that will = convert the fonts to outlines before I open them in Illustrator?  = Or, maybe there=E2=80=99s a trick to get them to open as outlines in = Illustrator?

I opened one in Acrobat, and = exported the pages as EPS, but the fonts are still fonts when I open = those exported EPS in Ai.

I understand I = can buy the font, and ID it on whatthefont, but just wondering if = there=E2=80=99s a way to do this another way.

Thanks,
Jim Curtis
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