- S - Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 What's the correct way to deal with opening PDF files with missing fonts (CIDFont+F1, CIDFont+F2, etc.)? I can't post the actual files, however here's an example. If I choose replacement fonts in the dialogue box that comes up when opening the PDF (in this example I chose Georgia), Affinity Photo seems to ignore them and it opens like this: However if I open a blank file, then 'place' the PDF in the file, it inserts it as an 'Embedded Document', which looks like it should with Georgia being the assigned font. I don't understand why both methods aren't opening the same way? PDF File: Bhutan.pdf (file no longer available) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff DWright Posted July 27, 2017 Staff Share Posted July 27, 2017 Hi Sima, I have raised this issue with our developers to investigate further. if you use the placed method and then double click on the placed PDF you will be able to edit the PDF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiredframe Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Just stumbled upon the same problem. I printed a OneNote note to pdf with Microsofts PDF Printer and tried to open the PDF in Affinity. When I open the PDF in Illustrator it displays the text correctly but is still missing those PostScript CIDFont+F1 fonts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AfdolGravt Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 i have some problem now, hope can fix this further Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 5 hours ago, AfdolGravt said: i have some problem now, hope can fix this further If you want to Open the PDF you need to have the fonts installed. If you don't have them, you could use Place, with the Passthrough option instead, but you will not be able to edit the contents of the PDF. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Here is a little video that shows a good process for this. You will need a trial or access to Acrobat first though:Opening a PDF in Adobe Illustrator or Affinity Designer without the fonts AfdolGravt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AfdolGravt Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 it could be helpfull, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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