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Had a password-protected PDF from a client that we needed to extract a graphic. Screen cap didn't do the trick because of the nature of the graphic. Trying to open in Illustrator presents us with a password box (the client doesn't know the password). In some googling, I discover that you can open the PDF in the ColorSync Utility found in OS X, re-save, then open in illustrator or your PDF editor of choice. Just got the graphic and we're on our way.
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[quote clay]Please observe all laws pertaining to this subject...
Had a password-protected PDF from a client that we needed to extract a graphic. Screen cap didn't do the trick because of the nature of the graphic. Trying to open in Illustrator presents us with a password box (the client doesn't know the password). In some googling, I discover that you can open the PDF in the ColorSync Utility found in OS X, re-save, then open in illustrator or your PDF editor of choice. Just got the graphic and we're on our way.
thought I'd pass it along
Interesting solution for a pesky problem. Thanks.
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there is an app called PDF Key that will bypass a password protected PDF. But its not free.
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Doesn't work for me... maybe because my test PDF file only has text, and no images? The file I get after opening in ColorSync Utility and saving to the desktop is in fact a PDF file. It's just a blank white PDF file.
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try a "save as" from within the utility, maybe?
[quote kj4btkljv]Doesn't work for me... maybe because my test PDF file only has text, and no images? The file I get after opening in ColorSync Utility and saving to the desktop is in fact a PDF file. It's just a blank white PDF file.
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Seems to only apply to raster images.
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If I recall correctly, Graphic Converter will ditch the password on some protected PDFs. It's been a long time since I tried it though.
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I wonder how well File Juicer would work in this situation.
http://echoone.com/filejuicer/
Edit:
This page answers it.
http://echoone.com/filejuicer/formats/pdf
[quote Echo One web page]
Encrypted PDF files
Are not searched or decoded by File Juicer. If the PDF allow printing you can print to PDF and juice that one instead. Otherwise you need a PDF password recovering utility.
