Opening PDF in AI CS4 - cuases type kerning to be off.

I noticed that when I open some PDF files in AI CS4 some of the type kerning (Spaces between some letters) is not the same as the original PDF file.
I found another way of bringing PDF files into AI CS4 that holds the kerning.
Open a new AI file, place the PDF, go to the OBJECTS menu/FLATTEN TRANSPARENCY/ High Resolution (not necessary just my choice).
The file will now have editable text that does not have any kerning issues. The only draw back was all the clipping masks. I just selected them with the direct select tool (white arrow) and clicked the delete key twice.

> The only pdfs that should be opened, and edited, in Illustrator are pdfs saved from Illustrator itself...
and with Include Illustrator Editing Capability turned on when saved. These files are actually dual format, with the PDF and AI file data saved separately within the same file. You would be editing the AI portion of the file, not the PDF portion.

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Hallo liebe Community,
leider kann mir der telefonsiche support nicht weiterhelfen (Produkt ist zu alt), deshalb seid ihr nun meine letzte Chance!
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in english:
Dear community ,
unfortunately the phone support can not help me (product is too old ), so now you are my last chance !
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