Rasterize Generic PDF Format Dialog Box Appears When Editing Image

[Jonathan_...@adobeforums.com]

I have the problem described in the Support Knowledgebase
Document 323238. But I've tried the solutions it proposes and the Rasterize dialog still appears. I'm using Photoshop 5.5 and Acrobat 5.0.5
on Windows XP.

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Issue
When you try to edit an image using the touchup object tool in Adobe Acrobat 4.0 or later, Adobe Photoshop starts, but displays the Rasterize Generic PDF Format dialog box. If you click OK in the dialog box, make changes to the image, and save the image, the changes you made aren't reflected in the PDF file.

Solution
Make sure the PDF Format plug-in is installed in the Photoshop File Formats plug-ins folder:

In Windows, do either of the following:
-- Move the PDFFormat.8bi file from the C:/Program Files/Adobe/[Acrobat version]/Acrobat/Photoshop/ folder into the Photoshop File Formats plug-ins folder.

-- If you use Acrobat 4.x, perform a custom installation of the plug-in:
1. Insert the Acrobat 4.x CD-ROM.
/snip/

I also note that in Acrobat Help it says:

To configure Adobe Photoshop 5.x to work with Acrobat:
1 Open Windows Explorer, and locate the Photoshop plug-in in Program Files\Adobe\
Acrobat 5.0\Acrobat\Photoshop\PDFFormat.8bi.
2 Copy this file to Program Files > Adobe > Photoshop 5.0 > Plug-ins > File Formats.
3 Shut down Photoshop if it is currently running.When you restart Photoshop, it will recognize the new plug-in.
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I've done both a manual file copy and also an attempted Custom Install of Accessories from the CD.

Although the PDFFormat.8bi file is in the Photoshop 5.5/Plug-Ins/File Formats directory, I'm not sure if it is being recognized by Photoshop, or if it should appear in the About Plugins list: I have "Generic PDF Parser for Photoshop 5.5" in the list, but nothing under PDF in the list. The 8bi file is 1,601,024 bytes, dated 7/18/2000.

Any ideas?

Jonathan Woodbridge

[Yrb...@adobeforums.com]

Which is the problem - the rasterize dialog or is it that your changes are not passed back to Acrobat after editing?

If it's the latter, it used to happen to me, when I upgraded from PS 6 to PS 7; since I hadn't removed PS6 (or 5.5 for that matter) from my system, Acrobat was pointing to the incorrect version of PS. So when I went into preferences for AA, I re-directed it to use PS 7 and then after touch up, the data was passed back to AA.

If it's the former (the rasterize dialog) that's the problem, the only thing I can tell you is that PS won't display the rasterize dialog on Touch Up in versions 6 or 7. Also, there are several different ways to open a PDF in Photoshop, and one of them is Generic PDF, in which case everything is rasterized upon opening. So it may be a function of how you created the PDF's.

[Jonathan_...@adobeforums.com]

Which is the problem - the rasterize dialog or is it that your changes
are not passed back to Acrobat after editing?

The problem is that changes are not passed back to Acrobat, in fact I can't Save the file in Photoshop (5.5). If I choose Save, I get the Save As dialog.

If it's the latter, it used to happen to me, when I upgraded from PS 6
to PS 7; since I hadn't removed PS6 (or 5.5 for that matter) from my system,
Acrobat was pointing to the incorrect version of PS. So when I went into
preferences for AA, I re-directed it to use PS 7 and then after touch
up, the data was passed back to AA.

I've got Acrobat pointing to Photoshop 5.5 and when I Edit Object, Photoshop opens, but the Rasterize Dialog appears, and I don't think it should. So I don't think that is the issue here.

there are several different ways to open a PDF in Photoshop, and one of
them is Generic PDF, in which case everything is rasterized upon opening.
So it may be a function of how you created the PDF's.

I think that Photoshop isn't recognizing the PDFformat.8bi file, which is why it's offering to Rasterize it. I have the Generic PDF entry in the plugins list, so I know it can do this...I just don't want it to!

[Nathan...@adobeforums.com]

"Edit Object" in Acrobat 5.0 means you're editing a vector graphic, not a raster image. So yes, it will always give you the rasterize prompt because you're feeding Photoshop vector data.

The TouchUp Object tool will show "Edit Image" instead of "Edit Object" if you are trying to edit a raster image.

Nathan