Re: [Swftools-common] PDF converts backwards

[Matthias Kramm]

On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 09:54:55AM -0800, Jeff Seibert <address@hidden> wrote:
> I am having an issue where one of my PDFs is converting backwards -  
> that is, shapes in the background of the PDF appear in the foreground  
> of the resulting SWF.
> 
> I have posted the (very simple) PDF here:
> 
> http://www.ariossoftware.com/pub/backwards.pdf
> 
> You will notice when opening the pdf that the shape is generally green- 
> colored. When I convert it with this command:
> 
> ./swftools-2008-11-19-1013/src/pdf2swf --flashversion=9 -s scale=100 - 
> o logoobject2As.swf logoobject2As.pdf
> 
> I get a SWF that where the shape is generally yellow-colored. This is  
> not a color issue but instead a reversal: the yellow shapes are  
> supposed to be underneath the green ones.

Very interesting problem- thank you for the file.

It's a fill mode issue. It might take a while until this is fixed- in
the meantime, you should get the file to convert correctly by using the
"-s poly2bitmap" option.

Greetings

Matthias