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error making PDFs Quark 8

Last post 07-17-2009 9:22 AM by migman. 3 replies.
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  • 07-17-2009 7:41 AM

    error making PDFs Quark 8

    I get this error message when creating a PDF in quark 8 %%[ bad FontBBox=[0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000] ]%% %%[ Error: invalidrestore; OffendingCommand: --restore-- ]%% %%[ Flushing: rest of job (to end-of-file) will be ignored ]%% %%[Distiller operation failed!]%%
    Mac OS 10.5.7
    2 x 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 10 GB 800MHZ Ram
  • 07-17-2009 8:00 AM In reply to

    Re: error making PDFs Quark 8

    I don't know enough about post script commands to give some detailed advice but "bad FontBBox" sounds like defective fonts are used in this document.
    MacPro 12 Core 2,93 GHz, 32 GB RAM, Radeon 5870, 6 TB HD, XPress 9.2, CS5, LR 3
  • 07-17-2009 8:29 AM In reply to

    Re: error making PDFs Quark 8

    I've tried with no images just fonts and works fine, but images and fonts don't work??????? It mentions adobe driver %%[ DIAG: bad FontBBox (typically a bug in Adobe 4.2 driver) ]%% %%[ bad FontBBox=[0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000] ]%% %%[ Error: invalidrestore; OffendingCommand: --restore-- ]%% %%[ Flushing: rest of job (to end-of-file) will be ignored ]%% %%[Distiller operation failed!]%%
    Mac OS 10.5.7
    2 x 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 10 GB 800MHZ Ram
  • 07-17-2009 9:22 AM In reply to

    Re: error making PDFs Quark 8

     If it works with all the type but not with images, I think its likely a bad image (or more likely a bad image preview). 

    The method I've used to track down a bad image is used by many people, but I don't know if there is a name for this technique, so I'll call it the Half method. Basically, you could remove one image at a time until it prints, but that would take lots of tries before you found which one or ones are the problem.

    Instead, divide your images into two groups (let's call them group A and group B). Remove all group A images and see if the group B images will print. If so, the problem is in group A, and you will know that all of the group B images are OK. If not, you will know that at least one image in group B has a problem, but is group A OK? You won't know until you revert and try removing the group B images and print just the group A images. If group A prints, its good to go, but if not, you will know that at least one of group A is problematic.

    From there, you would divide the problem group into two groups and repeat the same process. By the way, if this is a multi-page document, I'd start by eliminating full pages rather than pulling out each image on each page because its faster to identify whether a page will print than finding which image on the page is the problem. When you find the offending pages, use the half method to find the bad image(s).

    It may sould like a really big deal, but the alternative is to print the whole document with one image at a time, which would take way longer. The half method lets you chip away until you find the problem.

    When you find the bad image (let's say its a Photoshop tiff), try moving it to a different folder, opening it and saving a fresh copy to the original location. You could just open and resave it, but just to be safe, I like to keep an un-edited copy of any images I receive. Re-import the image and you may find that the problem is fixed.

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