Missing File Info when exporting to PDF

I am trying to export a PDF file from Freehand MX and even
all information is filled in FILE INFO, the information was
stripped out from the PDF file. Does someone know how to avoid it
and keep the metadata together with the PDF?

It's unrelated to the script you are using.
This has been discussed over and over in the general forum, but it boils down to:
If you have lots of images, there is no way you can have a small file AND good image quality. One of them has to suffer.
That said, you can inspect and possibly clean up your PDF withAcrobat Pro.
See also
http://forums.adobe.com/message/2598022#2598022
http://forums.adobe.com/message/1290421
http://forums.adobe.com/message/2794972
(a random selection, I should say).

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Check the fonts have embedding permissions.
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I have a script that exports InDesign documents to PDF, but when I export it, the file size is too big. The document is a product brochure so there are a lot of images. Is there any way that I can make the file size smaller besides the Image Compression in Adobe PDF Preset? I plan on creating a custom preset. I tried the [Smallest File Size] preset but the quality of the images is not good.
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It's unrelated to the script you are using.
This has been discussed over and over in the general forum, but it boils down to:
If you have lots of images, there is no way you can have a small file AND good image quality. One of them has to suffer.
That said, you can inspect and possibly clean up your PDF withAcrobat Pro.
See also
http://forums.adobe.com/message/2598022#2598022
http://forums.adobe.com/message/1290421
http://forums.adobe.com/message/2794972
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I have seen some similar posts (all non-current) to the one I am writing however, my issues are not solved by the solutions posted in previous discussions.
My problem is that when I am exporting an IND file to PDF, when I open the PDF all of my background images are missing. In most examples this is a full page black box. But since testing this problem I have encountered the same issue with any colour and some photographs.
I am working in CS5.5, with all software up to date (version 7.5.3)
I have tested this in new documents and old documents that previously would have exported the background.
These items are not on master pages. I have tested this on brand spankin new pages and existing ones (with and without any elements on master pages)
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Hi Eugene,
The document in question is 1) not using master pages and 2) not using spreads. Its a single page A4 document.
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Sorry I am not trying to span two pages. My comment was that the graphic box seems to glitch when it touches more than 2 boundaries of the page ie left right top bottom.
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I have attached a few screen captures.
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Commented on linked thread and advised to start new tread.
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/651071?tstart=0
When Exporting to PDF from ID CS5 I have seen font displace and disappear.
Have done some tests since my post on linked tread, and find out, using PDF/X_1a:2001 (PDF version 1.3), it works fine. But when I use PDF version 1.4 and above fonts randomly dissappears. See first picture below.
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