How do i remove the trap symbols and the reference numbers from my GM map in my PDF, to make a map/battle grid for my players ?
One method is to export the image without layers in Adobe Acrobat (free trial available). I hear you can do it with earlier versions (pre 9) of Adobe Reader as well.
How do i remove the trap symbols and the reference numbers from my GM map in my PDF, to make a map/battle grid for my players ?
Leonal's method is best, but if for some reason you can't use those programs, but do happen to have some image editing software, you can take a screencap and paste it into your image editor, and scrub out the offending symbols manually. A lot of times what I do if I am editing something--especially if it was a .jpg to start with, not a .pdf--is I will copy a portion of the wall/floor/grid that is NOT covered with symbols and paste it over the offending section. It's a little time consuming and imperfect, but better than nothing.
Well so far i have tried Leonals suggestions, but for some reason i cannot dl the adobe acrobat free version ( for some reason the dl platform thinks that i do not have windows and declares my pc incompatible ) and i cant seem to find any way to remove any layers in the Adobe reader v. 7.1 i tried for that exact purpose... So i guess im back to square one :/
You might find some other methods in a similar thread at the Fantasy Grounds forums, specifically the one mentioned by developer ddavison.
A PDF to Image extractor might also work. I used it on Howl of the Carrion King, and while you get a *ton* background text, lines, etc. this works quite nice. Here is a freeware one.
-- david
Papa.DRB
You might find some other methods in a similar thread at the Fantasy Grounds forums, specifically the one mentioned by developer ddavison.