Re: [Swftools-common] PDF Gradient

[Robert Damiano]

Hi JL,

Thank you for your help.  I guess I'll be using your workaround.

Regards,

Rob

On Mon, 2011-10-24 at 16:51 -0400, JL wrote:
> Hello Robert,
> 
> PDF2SWF does not always handle gradients/transparency elements with
> the desired output.
> 
> The Print and PDF world have their own issues with them let alone the
> conversion process to an alternate format.
> 
> That said, usually you will see recommended to use the "-s
> poly2bitmap" or "-s bitmap" flags in conjunction with your PDF2SWF
> arguments.
> 
> poly2bitmap usually corrects these issues 50% of the time or so.  the
> bitmap option maybe another 20% on top of that.
> 
> However, and is the case with your particular PDF, neither of those
> seemed to help with your gradient issue.  It is either just too
> complex, or for some reason PDF2SWF is just not able to render it
> gradient as expected.
> 
> In times likes these, optimizing the PDF during generation may prove
> successful prior to running through PDF2SWF.  In most PDF generation
> programs (various PDF printers, Acrobat, Word, etc) you should have
> the option to generate the PDF to PDF version 1.3 (Acrobat 4.0) This
> will automatically flatten the live transparency and give PDF2SWF a
> better chance for a proper rendition.  Certainly throws a extra step
> in the over all conversion process, but there is not much at this
> point to fallback on.  Several people have offered to pay for a
> customized iteration of PDF2SWF to tackle transparency, but I am not
> sure whatever came of that request.
> 
>  And finally....last but not least, I ran your PDF through Acrobat's
> Optimizer to set the version to 1.3 and still yet....PDF2SWF did not
> provide an acceptable result.  In the end, I saved your PDF back out
> to a postscript file and ran it through distiller as PDF version 1.3
> and ran it back through PDF2SWF and the result was acceptable to my
> eyes.  Gradient was retained without any other visual loss of quality.
> So was a two step prep process needed to be put through before pushing
> to PDF2SWF.  Most of the time, this extra step is not necessary...but
> when it is...not much else I can recommended.
> 
> Happy rendering
> 
> JL
> 
> On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 2:52 PM, Robert Damiano
> <address@hidden> wrote:
>         Hi,
>         
>         I've attached a PDF file that has a gradient, but when I use
>         the pdf2swf tool the gradient is not maintained in the SWF.
>         Here is the way that I'm calling pdf2swf:
>         
>         pdf2swf --fonts --flashversion 9 --jpegquality 75 -s
>         disablelinks -s zoom=125 -p 1-1  download-pages-1319124407.pdf
>         -o test.swf
>         
>         Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>         
>         Regards,
>         
>         ---------------
>         SWFTools-common is a self-managed list. To subscribe/unsubscribe, or 
> amend an existing subscription, please kindly point your favourite web 
> browser at:<http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/swftools-common>
>         
>         
-- 
Robert Damiano
Java Developer | Mygazines
address@hidden