Brian-Affinity Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 I'm using Affinity Publisher (Desktop Version 1.10.4.1198). All I'm trying to do is import a PDF file into my Affinity Publisher document using the "Place" function. I created the PDF using my HP printer scanning software. I've attached the file that I scanned as a generic example as it doesn't really matter WHAT I scan. Regardless of what I scan into a PDF, Affinity Publisher gives me the message "file type not supported." Why? Adobe Acrobat can read it fine. And I know that a PDF file *** IS *** a supported file type. Thanks! Test Scan - 2021-12-21.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lacerto Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Obsolete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 FWIW, when I try to open the file in Affinity on my Mac, the error is "Cannot parse file," not "file type not supported." Other apps I have on my Mac like Apple's Preview, Pixelmator Pro, & many others open it without issues. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.5.6 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 All 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joachim_L Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 5 hours ago, R C-R said: many others open it without issues Anyway this PDF seems to be a bit malformed. There are so many PDF libs out there, some good, some bad. This one seems to be generated by a bad one. Simply re-saving in Foxit Reader fixes the problem. Test Scan - 2021-12-21-foxit.pdf Quote ------ Windows 10 | i5-8500 CPU | Intel UHD 630 Graphics | 32 GB RAM | Latest Retail and Beta versions of complete Affinity range installed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lacerto Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Obsolete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David in Яuislip Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 It also works in Photo & Publisher by opening in Chrome and saving from there Quote Microsoft Windows 11 Home, Intel i7-1360P 2.20 GHz, 32 GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Intel Iris Xe Affinity Photo - 24/05/20, Affinity Publisher - 06/12/20, KTM Superduke - 27/09/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian-Affinity Posted December 22, 2021 Author Share Posted December 22, 2021 Thanks everyone! Your suggestions worked! I really appreciate your help! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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