Preflight tool resizing stamps

I am using the preflight tool to flatten some stamps that have been added and resized, but whenever the tool runs it resized the stamps back to their default size. How do I retain their size after flattening? I am using 10.0.

An easy way is to use the flattenPages() JavaScript method in the interactive JavaScript console (Ctrl+J). Just enter this line of code:
flattenPages();
and with the cursor on that line, press Ctrl+Enter, or the Enter key on the numeric keypad.
If you have to do this a lot, consider using this free JavaScript-based tool: http://www.uvsar.com/projects/acrobat/flattener/

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> Am I correct about the licensing? I'm not allowed to install Professional on a server?
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I've had this issue on two different machines running Windows 32 and 64 bit OS.
Document opens fine and you can scroll around and perform operations. Until you put a stamp on it. Everything slows way down but doesn't quite stop. You can't resize or move the stamp although the cursor will eventually show the move or resize symbols because the entire program goes into a semi-freeze. You can't even close the window without waiting several minutes to regain "focus".
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Hi buybeach,
Please update Acrobat to v9.5.5 and check. Was it working fine for you before?
You might also want to repair Acrobat and check.
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Theres some basic stuff you are not understanding…
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Hi,
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The "custom aspect ratio" dialog does not get me there because it does not do pixel dimensions.
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When you email a picture from Photos, you can choose the size.
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Hello,
I am generating a PDF documents with use of Apache FOP where fonts are pasted to the document. I am getting an error "List of CIDs missing in CIDSet of embedded CID font" and I am curious. Since the cid is not found in the provided font how acrobat is able to find the correct character? I also run analyse which checks if all text in the file use embedded fonts and the result was fine.
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So it is (how Bill@VT said) problem of generating the result pdf document. Does a font have to meet some requirements? Because I can see the characters in a font viewer but after embedding I see the error.
Also I would like to ask for correction and if I get righ how the correct character is found.
We work with TTF fonts.
1. For embedded fonts
pdf file contains table with glyf ID and glyf representation
pdf file contains cmap which maps Character code (unicode) and glyfID
during rendering a file finding correct glyf is clear since we have character code
2. CID fonts
pdf file contains table with glyf ID and glyf representation
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I use a stamp for my signature in Acrobat 9 Pro (mac). After placing my stamp signature, resizing and placing on the signature line where I want it, I have been using "Preflight" and "Flatten Annotations and Form Fields" to flatten my stamp so it prints/exports/emails with the signature firmly placed.
However, recently, when I use that preflight setting the stamp is re-enlarged to the full size (from when I placed it) and moved to the middle of the document. The process is completely unusable.
Does anybody know what I am either doing wrong or what needs fixing?
I confirmed this in multiple documents.
Thanks.

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Keys for selecting tools
Holding down a key temporarily activates a tool. Letting go of the key returns to the previous tool. To customize shortcuts, see Define new keyboard shortcuts. To view keyboard shortcuts for features that were introduced in Photoshop CS6, see Key shortcuts for CS6 features.
Note:
In rows with multiple tools, repeatedly press the same shortcut to toggle through the group.
Cycle through tools with the same shortcut key
Shift-press shortcut key (if Use Shift Key for Tool Switch preference is selected)
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Move tool
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V
Rectangular Marquee tool†
Elliptical Marquee tool
M
M
Lasso tool
Polygonal Lasso tool
Magnetic Lasso tool
L
L
Magic Wand tool
Quick Selection tool
W
W
Crop tool
Slice tool
Slice Select tool
C
C
Eyedropper tool†
Color Sampler tool
Ruler tool
Note tool
Count tool*
I
I
Spot Healing Brush tool
Healing Brush tool
Patch tool
Red Eye tool
J
J
Brush tool
Pencil tool
Color Replacement tool
Mixer Brush tool
B
B
Clone Stamp tool
Pattern Stamp tool
S
S
History Brush tool
Art History Brush tool
Y
Y
Eraser tool†
Background Eraser tool
Magic Eraser tool
E
E
Gradient tool
Paint Bucket tool
G
G
Dodge tool
Burn tool
Sponge tool
O
O
Pen tool
Freeform Pen tool
P
P
Horizontal Type tool
Vertical Type tool
Horizontal Type mask tool
Vertical Type mask tool
T
T
Path Selection tool
Direct Selection tool
A
A
Rectangle tool
Rounded Rectangle tool
Ellipse tool
Polygon tool
Line tool
Custom Shape tool
U
U
3D Object Rotate tool*
3D Object Roll tool*
3D Object Pan tool*
3D Object Slide tool*
3D Object Scale tool*
K
K
3D Camera Rotate tool*
3D Camera Roll tool*
3D Camera Pan tool*
3D Camera Walk tool*
3D Camera Zoom*
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N
Hand tool†
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Rotate View tool
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Acrobat Professional Windows 9.1.3 Crashing in Preflight Droplet

Hi,
I created a preflight droplet using Acrobat Professional 9.1.3 in Windows XP SP2 and when I run the droplet I'm getting the message "DDEHandler unhandeled exception caught!". This message appears in every scenario I tried:
- Acrobat running before the file is dropped in the droplet icon
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Eve scenario was tried with a pre-built profile and a custom profile. Nothing works!!!!
If I run the same preflight profile normally in Acrobat (not as droplet), the preflight runs ok, with no error.
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It's a trial Acrobat Pro. I'm planning to buy a license if the preflight works...
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Best regards,
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http://forums.adobe.com/message/2907499#2907499 – as you say the same error occurs in OS X. Here is the corresponding mac-thread with a bit more information (applying both to Windows and OS X). Note that despite the error Acrobat DOES perform the preflight, but has to be restarted after.
It is an issue with Acrobat 9, and the possible (not very good) workarounds can be summarised as:
Use Acrobat 8 instead
Check the box for making a summary PDF
Do not generate detailed reports
If you are scripting etc. you might also find a way that automates restarting Acrobat after each preflight (yay...) or that closes the summary PDF created after each preflight (if that options is used).
And yeah, I do hope Adobe fixes it as Acrobat does have a whole lot of powerful preflight/fixup tools built in and it's a shame the droplets are broken.

Acro Preflight "Destination profile not recommended" ?

But checking Ghent (www.gwg.org) says I am using the recommended profile!
The printing environment is open web on newsprint.
The file was exported out of InDesign as PDF/X-1a (Destination SNAP 2007) and Output Intent SNAP 2007.
Here you will see a chart that says that's the right profie: http://gwg.org/37.277.0.0.1.0.phtml
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