Want to convert your postscript level 3 PDF documents to postscript level 2?
Why would I want to do this?
At the time of writting, some PDF conversion software cannot read PDF documents correctly when encoded as postscript level 3. The solution to this is to save them as level 2. Two notable examples of this are certain (not all) installations of imagemagick and ipaper. The conversion problems include occasional poor cropping and sometimes we’ve experienced corrupt image conversion.
How to convert
Using a PC with Adobe Acrobat 8.1
Open your document and EITHER select Print from the File menu OR press CTRL+P
This opens the Print Dialogue
In the Printed panel (top left) Select Adobe PDF from the drop down list of printers.
Next click the Advanced button at the bottom left of the Print Dialogue box (2nd one in!) This brings up the following Dialogue box:-
On the top middle of the page there is a drop down box titled Print Method:
Its value should be changed from Language Level 3 to Language Level 2.
Next click OK in the bottom right hand corner to close the Advanced Dialogue and return to the Print Dialogue.
Click OK in the bottom right hand corner of the Print Dialogue to get the conversion underway. Acrobat will ask you to name the document and you can save and finish.