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Evolution of the PDF format
contrariness -  
Hello everyone.

Is it just me or has the PDF format evolved to the point where there are interpretation problems with older versions of Acrobat Pro? Yesterday I tried to crop page areas with Acrobat X and nothing moves. There’s also the resizing which no longer works and returns an error saying it’s not possible to reduce while I’m increasing!

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  1.  Wishko

    Hi contrariness,

    This isn’t a hunch, you’re absolutely right about the software evolution of PDFs. Acrobat X dates back to 2010; it seems Adobe has changed and evolved its usage policy. The successor that directly takes over is Adobe Acrobat Pro. (unfortunately paid, it seems only in subscription form at €24/month. It handles the newer PDF standards (2.0).)

    Adobe has adopted, like most companies of the GAFAM type, a centralized platform to use the entire Adobe suite via their cloud ecosystem (Adobe Cloud).

    However, with Acrobat X I recommend these maneuvers:

    The error message comes from the fact that a cropping area (CropBox) can never be larger than the physical page (MediaBox), which creates a negative calculation that Acrobat interprets as an “impossible reduction.”

    In the Acrobat X cropping window, change the drop-down menu at the top-left to apply the changes to the MediaBox (the supported area) rather than to the cropping area.

    If it still blocks, reprint the document via the virtual printer Microsoft Print to PDF to “flatten” the file and overwrite code incompatibilities.

    I hope this can help you, and in case you want to counter Adobe, which is totally legitimate and not pay for a subscription, especially if your use is occasional, you can use the free software PDF24 Creator or use PDF-X Change.

    Best regards, :-)

    ~ Wishko ~
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