From: Martin Joseph (martyNT_at_barknaturalpet.com)
Date: Tue Nov 15 2005 - 09:36:32 PST
On Nov 15, 2005, at 5:21 AM, Jon Scordia wrote:
> I may be wrong but I thought the whole point of the pdf format is that
> you don't have to have the font installed to read a document in its
> full glory. All postscript info is embedded. I can see the smooth
> edges of the Newton logo and graphics on the pdf here on my work PC.
> Zoomed in hugely.
This isn't always true. PDF's can also contain bit images, so you can
sometimes get lower quality versions of stuff. This depends on how the
PDF was made. There are no guarantees.
>
> I usually save pdfs as post script files then drop them into
> Illustrator or Corel or whatever vector graphics package we're using,
> or in some cases can open the pdf(dependant on version) right up in
> those packages and cut and paste the objects out. They remain as post
> script definitions, ie smooth, not pixelated.
>
> BUT, for some reason I can't do that with the CC's pdf. Strange. Do
> you think they're on to me?!
>
No, it's just the way the PDF was but together...
Marty
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