Import AI PDF as text

I must have something set up wrong.
I can't seem to be able to import a PDF file into InDesign that was saved by either AI or Acrobat and have the text parts import as text.
Each time, the file shows up as a grouped graphic object that cannot be edited.
Ideas?
All versions are CS3.
TIA
G

I agree with the previous posts, however, if you have a PDF with lots of type you want to get into InDesign to edit or re-format for example, you can open it in Illustrator, select all the type (select> object> text objects), copy and paste into InDesign. If the type on the PDF is outlined, or rastered, this obviously won't work.

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When Importing a pdf into photoshop CC it corrupts the artwork slightly but in older photoshop version it does not corrupt? Please help as this corruption slightly marked the artwork, it was then printed and is going to cost my company thousands to replace. [email protected]

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Hello.
Originally, i posted my question in french. So i will try to
convert in english, but my english is poor.
You can see the original in french, in back of this topic, in
bolded text
So, my problem : i can import some PDF files with Flash MX
2004, but i cannot do the same with Flash CS3.
When i import (import in the scene - Command+R) the PDF file
in Flash MX 2004, i got the vectorial logo correctly and the text
as a text.
But when i import (import in the scene - Command+R) the same
PDF file into Flash CS3, there is a problem. At start, i cannot
click the PDF file, i have to choose "all the files" to can click
it. Then i click it and there is a pop window appearing, talking
about "importing video". But my PDF is not Video… And at the
end, the result is a poor jpg image of my PDF, not the vectorials
that i would like.
So why the old Flash MX can do it easily, and the recent CS3
can not ?
What i have to do ?
Bonjour,
Jusqu'à peu, j'utilisais Flash MX 2004 et quand je
faisais une importation dans la scène, je pouvais importer des
fichiers PDF, et j'obtenais en quelques dixiemes de secondes,
l'importation du contenu (en général quelques logos en
vectoriel et du texte). Léger, simple, rapide, efficace !
Et puis j'ai installé la version CS3 Professionnal, et
là c'est la débacle.
Quand je fais importation dans la scène, et
sélectionne une PDF (déjà il m'a fallu aller sur
"tous les fichiers" pour le dégriser) il me sort une usine
à gaz dont voici quelques détails.
- Il commence par m'ouvrir une fenêtre "importer de la
vidéo" me demandant de sélectionner si ladite vidéo
est sur mon DD ou déjà "déployée" sur le web.
(Mon fichier PDF n'a rien de vidéo, c'est une image fixe, nom
de xxx).
-Si je continue, il me demande "comment je veux la
déployer ?". 5je ne veux rien déployer, je veux juste
importer 2 ou 3 vecteurs et du texte !)
- je lui dis de "l'incorporer dans le swf". Il me demande
comment je veux incorporer la vidéo. (C'EST PAS DE LA
VIDÉO, t'es sourd sale bête !!!)
- je lui explique que le "type de symbole" est graphique
(j'ai le même résultat si je mets clip) et il me demande
le codage.
- si je décoche "coder la vidéo" il refuse de
continuer, et si je le coche, il m'importe une espèce de jpeg
atroce, pixelisé à mort et inexploitable (tout du moins
pour l'usage que je compte faire).
Donc ma question est "est-ce que j'ai raté un
épisode ?" (oui, plusieurs, certes, mais de là à
changer complètement l'histoire, faut pas abuser) et la
suivante c'est surtout "comment faire pour importer convenablement
mes fichiers PDF qui ne comporte que quelques logos en vectoriel et
du texte, et le tout fixe fixe fixe, rien à voir avec de la
vidéo ?"
En attendant, je ré-installe Flash MX pour avancer un
peu, mais je ne peux pas croire qu'une fonction primordiale soit
supprimée, comme ça, sans remplacement.
Os court !

Is that really the end, doc ?

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Hello,
Are you aware of any function module or method which takes input as a file of type doc, pdf or text files and convert it to binary format? Kindly let me know.
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PDF-file embedding another PDF-file and using a Reference XObject to display the embedded file:
%PDF-1.5
1 0 obj
<<
/Type /XObject
/Subtype /Form
/BBox [0 0 100 100]
/Ref <<
/F (4fa27162e72547a00771606.pdf)
/Page 1
>>
>>
endobj
2 0 obj
<<
/Type /Filespec
/F (4fa27162e72547a00771606.pdf)
/EF <</F 3 0 R>>
>>
endobj
3 0 obj
<<
/Type /EmbeddedFile
/Length 854
>>
stream
%PDF-1.5
1 0 obj
<<
/Length 334
>>
stream
q
1 0 0 1 128.10769621539 70.591821183642 cm
1 0 0 1 0 0 cm
1 0 0 1 0 0 cm
1 0 0 1 0 0 cm
1 0 0 1 -128.10769621539 -70.591821183642 cm
/DeviceCMYK CS
1 1 1 1 SCN
/DeviceCMYK cs
0 0.89 0.89 0.05 scn
0.2743205486411 w
2.743205486411 M
0 J
0 j
-1.9202438404877 -2.6517653035306 260.05588011176 146.48717297435 re
h
B
Q
endstream
endobj
2 0 obj
<<
/Type /Page
/Parent 3 0 R
/Resources <<
/Font <<>>
/XObject <<>>
>>
/MediaBox [0 0 255.11811023622 141.73228346457]
/Contents [1 0 R]
>>
endobj
3 0 obj
<<
/Type /Pages
/Kids [2 0 R]
/Count 1
>>
4 0 obj
<<
/Type /Catalog
/Pages 3 0 R
>>
endobj
xref
0 5
0000000000 65535 f
0000000010 00000 n
0000000401 00000 n
0000000568 00000 n
0000000624 00000 n
trailer
<<
/Size 5
/Root 4 0 R
>>
startxref
679
%%EOF
endstream
endobj
4 0 obj
<<
/Length 322
>>
stream
q
1 0 0 1 93.268986537973 71.826263652527 cm
1 0 0 1 0 0 cm
1 0 0 1 0 0 cm
1 0 0 1 0 0 cm
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W n
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/XobjectPDF1 Do
Q
endstream
endobj
5 0 obj
<<
/Type /Page
/Parent 6 0 R
/Resources <<
/Font <<>>
/XObject << /XobjectPDF1 1 0 R >>
>>
/MediaBox [0 0 255.11811023622 141.73228346457]
/Contents [4 0 R]
>>
endobj
6 0 obj
<<
/Type /Pages
/Kids [5 0 R]
/Count 1
>>
7 0 obj
<<
/Type /Catalog
/Pages 6 0 R
>>
endobj
xref
0 8
0000000000 65535 f
0000000010 00000 n
0000000144 00000 n
0000000238 00000 n
0000001172 00000 n
0000001551 00000 n
0000001738 00000 n
0000001794 00000 n
trailer
<<
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/Root 7 0 R
>>
startxref
1849
%%EOF

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reference table. It contains byte offsets to the different objects in a
file. If you insert just one space (which in a true ASCII file will not
change much), you are making all byte offsets after the insertion point
invalid. They now all point to something different than the start of an
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important. You need to enable Reference XObjects, AND you have to declare
the directory where your target file is stored as trusted.
From what I can see in your PDF code, you are doing a whole bunch of cm
operations. You may want to consolidate all those into one operation. I
have not done a detailed analysis, but you could potentially shift your
data off the page. Keep it simple and see if that makes a difference.
Karl Heinz Kremer
PDF Acrobatics Without a Net
[email protected]
http://www.khkonsulting.com

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