Disable Editing Vector in Indesign
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- jeeto
Hey,
Anyone know how to disable the ability to edit vector work in indesign when you output to pdf? I dont want the person getting this to grab the vector work if they bring the pdf into illustrator.
Anyone know?
Thanks in advance.
- VectorMasked0
you could password protect the pdf so that nobody imports it into illy, and if asked for it, pretend you lost the password
;o)
or do the simplest of things. make that vector a tiff or something to begin with
- Nairn0
Make it a bitmap - PDF editing cracks are easy enough to find on'tinternet if someone's really that bothered.
- jeeto0
Thanks for the tips... Problem is I took over 100 vector images and brought them in thinkin it would not be editable. Yeah yeah. Its been a littl while since Ive used Indesign so I just raced thru.
Anyone have any other ideas? There should be a way to just turn them all into flat pieces in indesign or something, no?
- jeeto0
Anyone? :)
- Gucci0
I don't think it can be done, mate.
Your best bet is to password protect it or export the pages as jpegs.
- horton0
either go through and quickly rasterize them in AI or pw protect the pdf.
or you might be able to fudge something if you add a little transparency to all the placed images (multiply 100% mb) and then flatten transparency in your PDF.