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Dan Kreider
Dan Kreider
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April 24, 2025
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Can't open this PDF

  • April 24, 2025
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This PDF was exported from a music notation software. This is a beta version of the software; previous versions exported PDFs just fine (I have probably exported 20,000 of them with no issue). But PDFs exported from the beta version will not open on my machine, either in Acrobat Pro or in Microsoft Edge. When I attempt to open them in Acrobat, the program freezes and then crashes every time. They open in Foxit Reader and several browsers without issue. 

 

Any suggestions?? This is really causing me problems. Thanks in advance! I have attached an offending PDF. 

Correct answer MikelKlink

There is an error in the PDF. You may want to inform the software creator.

 

Technically: The info dictionary is broken:

1 0 obj
<<
/Title ()
/Creator (...)
/Producer (þÿ Q t   6 . 8 . 1)
/CreationDate (D:20250423201029-04'00')
/ModDate (D:20250423201029-04'00')
/Trapped /False
2
endobj

Where there is the "2" before endobj, there should have been a ">>".

 

PS: Inspecting the file some more, there are other errors as well, like a ProcSet entry in the Pages dictionary. At least in regard to the PDF export, this "beta version" of the PDF producer seems to be more in a pre-alpha state.

2 replies

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ViolaK.
Participating Frequently
June 30, 2025

Same Problem here. My Logic Pro makes pdf's. Earlier days there never were problems with opening pdfs. But today: pdf's are shown correctly in the preview - but no Contents after opening. Same wit pdf from Word-pdf's. Terrible to design my scholl-contents...
Any ideas?

MBP Sequoia 15.5 
Photoshop Elements 25

Photoshop Elements 2025
gener7
Community Expert
gener7Community Expert
Community Expert
April 24, 2025

Sorry to  hear that. The attachment didn't get posted here. If you can open it anywhere else, try the Print or Save (as PDF) to see if you can get a good copy.

Dan Kreider
Dan KreiderAuthor
Known Participant
April 24, 2025

Oh sorry, here it is this time. Thanks. 

MikelKlink
MikelKlinkCorrect answer
Participating Frequently
April 24, 2025

There is an error in the PDF. You may want to inform the software creator.

 

Technically: The info dictionary is broken:

1 0 obj
<<
/Title ()
/Creator (...)
/Producer (þÿ Q t   6 . 8 . 1)
/CreationDate (D:20250423201029-04'00')
/ModDate (D:20250423201029-04'00')
/Trapped /False
2
endobj

Where there is the "2" before endobj, there should have been a ">>".

 

PS: Inspecting the file some more, there are other errors as well, like a ProcSet entry in the Pages dictionary. At least in regard to the PDF export, this "beta version" of the PDF producer seems to be more in a pre-alpha state.

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