tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post1804349024644569614..comments2024-03-14T01:32:43.610-06:00Comments on The Geomblog: Anonymizing PDFSuresh Venkatasubramanianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15898357513326041822noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post-33916439901860268022007-03-20T13:18:00.000-06:002007-03-20T13:18:00.000-06:00very interesting blog, I#vre learned something new...very interesting blog, I#vre learned something new. Greeting, Bruno (<A HREF="http://www.einnahmen.info/suma/" REL="nofollow">Geld</A>)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post-7283676156691937932007-03-19T19:28:00.000-06:002007-03-19T19:28:00.000-06:00In your situation, I usually use pdftk to first un...In your situation, I usually use pdftk to first uncompress the pdf, then edit the uncompressed pdf as I see fit, and then compress it back. (Look for "/PTEX.FileName" in the uncompressed version.)<BR/><BR/>maverickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post-81601439289518282772007-03-19T02:23:00.000-06:002007-03-19T02:23:00.000-06:00In cases like this I usually do the last compilati...In cases like this I usually do the last compilation in /tmp ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post-65403185729241497312007-03-17T23:54:00.000-06:002007-03-17T23:54:00.000-06:00So I forgot that I can get university discounts fo...So I forgot that I can get university discounts for software :). in any case, the adobe store doesn't appear to work right on firefox/linux, and I don't know if acrobat even comes in a linux version. <BR/><BR/>The problem with converters like pdf2ps etc is that they are unreliable when it comes to dealing with images, although they handle the text just fine (as long as fonts are set up correctly)Suresh Venkatasubramanianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15898357513326041822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post-26767471997128303202007-03-17T20:13:00.000-06:002007-03-17T20:13:00.000-06:00What aboutpdf2ps orig.pdf | ps2pdf - scrubbed.pdfWhat about<BR/><BR/>pdf2ps orig.pdf | ps2pdf - scrubbed.pdfStephen C Northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05081051477854926556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post-12240485904634322492007-03-17T14:08:00.000-06:002007-03-17T14:08:00.000-06:00I suspect that if I owned a copy of the very-not-f...<I>I suspect that if I owned a copy of the very-not-free Acrobat</I><BR/><BR/><BR/>Huh? <BR/><BR/>Suresh, the university of utah store web site has it listed for faculty as:<BR/><BR/>Acrobat Professional 8.0 - Single User $43.00 <BR/><BR/>That seems reasonable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post-66753762977734228362007-03-17T06:18:00.000-06:002007-03-17T06:18:00.000-06:00I also couldn't find any reference to the original...I also couldn't find any reference to the original source file in the generated PDF.<BR/><BR/>If you use relative paths for included PDF images, it seems the relative path is stored (e.g., "./foo.pdf" would appear, rather than the full path). <BR/><BR/>Also, the metadata from included pdf images is also included in the final pdf -- so make sure these images are anonymized as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post-59935024163366325202007-03-17T06:05:00.000-06:002007-03-17T06:05:00.000-06:00In my system, pdflatex does not seem to include th...In my system, pdflatex does not seem to include the full path name of the source code in the PDF file.<BR/><BR/>In Adobe Reader, the information in "File / Document properties / Descrition / Advanced / Location" seems to show the current location of the PDF file; not the location of the original Latex file.<BR/><BR/>However, I have noticed that if I use \includegraphics{foo.pdf} or similar, pdflatex sometimes adds the full path name of foo.pdf in the resulting PDF file. Adobe Reader does not seem to show this information but you can show it by using the "strings" command in Unix.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post-6667556611576180662007-03-17T06:02:00.000-06:002007-03-17T06:02:00.000-06:00cant you use some online file conversion service t...cant you use some online file conversion service to convert the ps to a pdf?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com