Raymond Culp

Problem

When trying to re-distill a protected PDF, you receive the following error message:

This PostScript file was created from an encrypted PDF file.
Redistilling encrypted PDF is not permitted.
%%[ Flushing: rest of job (to end-of-file) will be ignored ]%%
%%[ Warning: PostScript error. No PDF file produced. ] %%

Solution

1) Install Adobe universal PostScript printer driver. Set printer port to "FILE".

2) Install Ghostscript

3) Install GSView

4) Install FreePDF

5) Open protected PDF.

6) Print to PostScript file using Adobe universal PostScript driver.

7) Start GSView

8) Open PostScript file in GSView

9) Create new PDF file using FreePDF