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PDF General Pre-Processing Information
PDF Requirements:
- Locked PDF's can not be converted!
- The colours in your PDF must be RBG.
- Optimize your PDF to 150dpi. This will reduce file size and improve performance.
- Embed fonts and Images.
- Convert gradients or drawing nodes to "simple or smooth"
- Optimize and Flatten Transparencies and Layers This is a very important part of the PDF conversion to make ready for NewsReader Online. If this step is not taken images may appear blue or green when printed or may print only a partial page, text only or nothing, depending what is on a layer. If layers are not flattened, MyLG will randomly select any layer to print.
- If you do not see one or more of the above features in your Acrobat Distiller version it might be necessary to save as an earlier version of Acrobat say 5 or 6 that does have these features.
- Quite often your PDF can be configured directly from your pagination software like InDesign or Quark etc to the specs above. The output type can be saved so that it will be easier to use the next time.
- If you simply have a traditional generated print PDF, not to worry, simply open this PDF in Acrobat and reprint under the conditions shown above.
Important: When you have processed or reprocessed your files to our specs above, please check the size of your PDF BEFORE uploading the file. If you have processed as above and your PDF does not have hidden surprises (ie improper sized ads from an outside source), your file size should be 1Mb or smaller per page. Simply, if you are uploading a 60 page file, the file should be 60 Mb or less.
If your files are more than 1Mb per page do not upload as your FlipBook will be slow and we will have to charge you for excessive bandwidth usage. (As an example we have received 300Mb files uploaded for a 24 page publication. This is typical of a "Print PDF" that has not been resized for online usage using the above parameters. We do not charge for reasonable bandwidth use, but above the 1Mb per page, means we have to pay based on the rate we are charged.
Add an Index
You can provide your visitors with shorcuts to sections of your Flipbook by adding an index. All you need to do is enter a description of the section and the page number where that section starts.