Only if you open the PDF in Photoshop and then save as PDF out of photoshop, or if you have the full version of Acrobat that allows editing.
In the former case you just open the PDF in Photoshop (drop it onto PS) and then edit it, then File Save As… Photoshop PDF.
That will completely rasterize the PDF, Tony.
I’m not enough of an Acrobat expert to know how to do this, but I do know it would need to be done there. I’d advise the OP to visit the Acrobat forum.
Bob
That will completely rasterize the PDF, Tony.
But Bob, isn’t a photo raster?
You’d be amazed at what you can do with Acrobat combined with some of the plugins that are available.
Bob
I just got an idea. If the object is to replace a photo, you could use the touch up object tool in Acrobat. That would open the picture you want to replace. Just drag the new picture onto that canvas and resave it.
Bob
What I want to do, if possible, is to attach a photograph to an existing legal form. If I just do a copy/paste the photo is not even remotely ledgible when I past it to the form.
How was the PDF created? PDFs are not really intended to be edited. They are supposed to be an end product. You’d do well to get the original document, PLACE the photo into it, and then create a new PDF.
But as I’ve already pointed out, the full blown version of Acrobat Pro can do some amazing things.
Bob
You’d be amazed at what you can do with Acrobat combined with some of the plugins that are available.
I appreciate what you’re saying Bob and know that you have quite a bit of familiarity with Acrobat, but since I create PDFs all day long with Acrobat Pro as well as in Photoshop, I’m not likely to be as amazed as you might think.
That said, as the OP has given more information about what he’s trying to do, I concur with your line of thought in post 7.
Harvey,
If you do not have Acrobat, the full blown version, your options will have drawbacks. Just what those drawbacks are or whether or not they are important is dependant on a littany of factors.
When you say that the photo is not remotely legible – it is entirely unclear as to what you are saying. On screen? When you print? Because it’s a different language? (kidding).
When you bring the PDF into Photoshop, you are presented with a dialog box, basically asking for what page to use and what resolution to use. If you drag a 72ppi image onto a 300ppi image, it will appear far smaller, and thus, when printed, will be illegible.
But in truth, we’re really guessing here – mostly because we have no idea what you have to work with, where you’re going with it, and what you have to do – so while the answer to your question is in Post #1, it may not be the best answer.
If we had more information about what you’re trying to accomplish and how you will purpose the document, you might get better help.
When I said PDF perhaps I could be a little more clear on the subject. Taking it from the top. I have some pre-plotted land survey forms that are done up in AutoCAD and are originally in a DWG (drawing) format and I would like to be able to attach photos to these forms. I said PDF because I thought that might be a way to go, but, alas and alak, perhaps not.
Illustrator can open DWG files. From there, just place your photo and save as AI or PDF and voila!
Bob
So is the bottom line the fact that I need "Illustrator" to do this?
Unless the AutoCad application can place photos, yes.
Why not download the demo to see if fits the bill. If you have Photoshop you can upgrade to the entire suite for less than the cost of Illustrator.
Bob
Unless the AutoCad application can place photos, yes.
And it can.
Harvey,
You can do it the way I suggested as well. It’s just that this forum is frequented by a lot of professionals, and the way Bob is suggesting is more the "proper" way to do it to preserve all aspects and have a good finished product. It’s good advice, no question.
But in essence, my suggestion has more caveats associated with it; if you would have to purchase the proper tools to do it "right" however, and this is a one time or infrequent requirement, try using a PDF and inserting the photo. You will lose the scaleability desirable from CAD drawings that are PDF’s, so whether or not that’s important for what you have to do, only you can decide really.
edit: Well if what Smitty is saying is true, then that’s the best way to do it.
Thank you every one for your help. I think I have enough info now to figure out which way we need to go.
Thanx agin
You Open PDF In PhotoShop,You Only Open One Pages
Unless you tell ps to open more than one of a multi-page PDF…
