When was the 200 inch page limit broken ?
I am in discussion with my software vendor about the 200 inch page limit in Adbobe PDF. Let me explain.
I use the management software - from Vendor A - for printing large-format plans, wich also has an graphic editor for editing scans and plans in different formats. Starting from a scan of a long plan, I can create TIFFs and PDFs without problems, readable by other programs. Only when I create a PDF from a scan that's larger than 200 inch, of 5,08 meter, I hit a problem. Those PDFs can only be read by the editing software from Vendor A, and not by Adobe Reader (9 or X)
Now we are introducing a new CAD/graphics package from Vendor B, that has the possibility to print/export to PDF. Testing that with a long (> 5m) plan, it produces a PDF tha CAN be read by Adobe Reader. When I try to edit that PDF in the editor of the package from Vendor A, the plan is cropped at 200 inch. Sadly, it does that also when producing a print from that PDF. The package probably uses the same code interpreting the PDF for print as interpreting the PDF for the editor.
Now because Adobe + ISO is the standard for PDF, and because there is at least 1 program (from Vendor B) that can create a PDF large than 200 inch, I suspect a standards problem. Yet Vendor A claims it's following them. Hence My question.
I suspect that somewhere between PDF 1.4 and 1.7, the possibility to create larger pages (+ 200 inch) was introduced or changed. It would help me if someone could answer the question, and offer any relevant background information so that I am stronger in my conflict with software Vendor A.
Thanks,
Jan Vanden Bossche