[XeTeX] Problem with includegraphics of pdf file version 1.5 which was fixed when converting to version 1.4

Herbert Schulz herbs at wideopenwest.com
Tue Dec 11 20:02:56 CET 2012


On Dec 11, 2012, at 12:44 PM, Mike Maxwell <maxwell at umiacs.umd.edu> wrote:

> On 10/1/2012 4:57 AM, Jørgen Skancke wrote:
>> This minimal working example
>> ...
>> results in the following errror
>> 
>> ** WARNING ** Streams with DecodeParams not supported.
>> ** WARNING ** Cannot parse cross-reference stream.
>> ** WARNING ** Error while parsing PDF file.
>> ** WARNING ** pdf: image inclusion failed for "../nature_format.pdf"
>> ...
>> My workaround solution was to use gs to convert the pdf file from version
>> 1.5 to version 1.4
> 
> I'm also getting this error, but I can't figure out how to use gs to make the conversion.  I see ghostscript's manual here
>   http://www.ghostscript.com/doc/current/Use.htm
> but don't see any parameter to change the pdf version.  What was your command line for the conversion?
> -- 
> 	Mike Maxwell
> 	maxwell at umiacs.umd.edu
> 	"My definition of an interesting universe is
> 	one that has the capacity to study itself."
>        --Stephen Eastmond


Howdy,

If you can re-compile and you're using pdflatex try using the pdf14 package which will create pdf 1.4 output. I'm not sure it works with latex or xelatex.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest dot com)






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