Drop Shadow On Placed PDF Illustrator CS2 XPSP3

Hi,
Is it not possible to add a drop shadow to a placed PDF in Illustrator CS2? I'm not managing.
Thanks for any help,
Ariel

I don't have CS2, I have CS4. If you, or someone else, generate in CS4 a PDF in Illustrator and save as Illustrator PDF, then open a new AI file and Place the vector graphic(s) the drop shadows work on the artwork itself. If you generate a vector graphic in Photoshop and save the file as a Photoshop PDF then Place it in Illustrator, it will create a drop shadow around the bounding box of the canvas that you had in PS. I will now try to use a Photoshop PDF with an Alpha Channel and delete the background, save it as a Photoshop PDF and see if it will generate a drop shadow around the artwork, rather than the bounding box. Stay tuned . . .
-markerline

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{Bumped in the meantime.}

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