The giveaway is now closed. The winner will be announce Monday July 28th! Thanks for entering and be on the lookout for more contest coming up soon!
This is the 500th post here at SolidSmack and what better way to celebrate than giving away an expensive piece of software that will make you so productive you will probably start shaking and fall to your knees… in a happy, unpainful way.
I’ve been using Acrobat 8.0 with all the 3D features added to that version. I’ve been thoroughly impressed. It’s simply provided one of the best collaboration experiences I’ve had with clients and vendors.
After looking inside the new version of Acrobat and Acrobat.com I knew I had to provide an opportunity for you to get a copy of your own. So let the fun begin. The giveaway is super easy to enter. Here’s what’s included and how to win your copy of Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Pro Extended.
Acrobat 9 Pro Extended includes:
- Adobe LiveCycle Designer ES
- Adobe Presenter
- Adobe 3D Reviewer
- Adobe 3D Capture Utility for UNIX®
This is the top of the line version that includes all the Adobe Acrobat software ever devised by the Acrobat team plus all the great 3D capabilities.
Value: $699.00 US
The overview on the Adobe Acrobat site is stupendous, so be sure to check out all the new features in Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Pro Extended. Here’s the quick run-down of the new things you’ll see including some amazing new capabilities for 3D data.
Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Extended NEW features
Seriously? Video in a PDF? Yes. Maps in a PDF? Yes. All of your project files consolidated into on single, customized PDF Portfolio? Heck YEAH.
- Create interactive, on-demand presentations
- Easily insert and share video in PDF
- Create PDF maps
- Work with Acrobat.com
- Unify documents, drawings, media and 3D into a PDF Portfolio
- Use professionally designed templates
- secure PDF documents with 256-bit encryption
- Easily review video
- Track, modify and end reviews
- Synchronize document views
- Easily create and manage electronic forms
- Compare PDF documents
- Verify compliance with PDF standards
New feature for 3D data
The 3D capabilities are available ONLY in the Extended Version. You can see the version comparison here.
- Convert virtually any CAD file to a PDF document using templates
- Combine heterogeneous CAD data in one assembly
- Measure and cross-section on precise geometry
- Perform physical properties calculations
- Repurpose CAD design data to publish richer technical documentation
- Generate mold parting lines and analyze draft angles quickly
Here’s how to win
In order to win, simply enter a comment in this post! In your comment, please tell me your how you would use video in a PDF. For two extra entries, subscribe to SolidSmack feed by either RSS or by email, and email me the secret code you see at the bottom of all the posts (see note below if you want further explanation). You don’t have to be a new subscriber to get a second entry – just email me the code! To get a third entry, post about this giveaway on your blog, and let me know about it.
That’s it! This is open to anyone since I’ll ship it worldwide. You don’t need a blog to enter, but make sure you provide a valid email address with your entry. Go for it!
This contest will be open until Friday, July 25 at midnight Central Standard Time.
Note: Here’s an explanation about the whole “secret code” thing, for future reference: If you’re a subscriber, you’ll most likely read SolidSmack from your RSS reader, or straight from your e-mail inbox (depending on how you subscribed). At the very bottom of each post, there will be a footer with some additional information privy only to subscribers. For example, right now there a copyright notice, links and – the giveaway code. In your reader, it should look something like this: !!!!SecretCode!!!! – _______
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We are one step away from interactive teaching! I could use it for adding text information next to how to video.
I am constantly writing installation instructions and other PDF documents for the designs I do. Being able to show of video of how it works would save me several pages of explanation and a lot of time.
As an Instructor for a Technical school, using video in PDF would help our students as they enter the field of Design. From the High School students to the most advanced students, every edge we can give them will benefit our community.
This sounds like a winner, it would be great for making work instructions on how to put equipment together
The ability to demonstrate our products and have a client see it in action would be a great tool for sales.
The added plus of being able to show the factory floor how to assemble something is an easy bonus.
Our maintenance manuals could be greatly simplified with a video clip as well as making us look high tech. Every little bit helps in a tight market!
We use pdf for archives at work. But I would use it for showing animations for traing and maintenance manuals.
COOL SOFTWARE!!!! i WOULD USE VIDEO TO SHOW PARTS OF THE SOLIDWORKS MODEL, TO USE AS TRAINING TOOLS FOR NEW HIRES AND FOR UPDATE TRAINING
SOLID-ACROBAT-SMACK I would use the 3d and animation capablities to convey our designs quickly to our clients. We could quickly show why a part needs to be molded a particular way, with Acrobat v9 we would get a lot more “OH I get it” s from out clients.
Videos in PDFs…animations of the model would be cool….maybe photo render fly-thru….or perhaps how to assembly the darn thing. Better yet…..maybe I could send grandma a pdf video of the grandkids.
Peaceful stuff Josh… I would use video to show walk-throughs and fly-bys of art and architectural projects, as well as simulations, explodes, etc. This gives clients the clear understanding of processes, work flows, you name it. Huge tool!!!
I would use it to circulate videos of drunken caroling from last years Christmas party.
I sat in a discussion group meeting at SolidWorks World on EDrawings. The question was brought up on how was the usage of this software going in the community. It was posed to me and I stated, “the software runs great but I was having difficulty getting this as an accepted software in some corporate ran engineering departments due to IT approving requirements at these locations.” They would filter many filetypes so no file from unaccepted software would be allowed for use in one of their corporate locations. We could not even send them an EDrawings file (this was with the embedded EDrawings, their computers would not access them and the file was moved to a quarantined location. I told the group that I could get a PDF file into the company. If they could just embed the capabilities of EDrawings into a PDF file. Now this was quite a few years ago now. It is amazing how these little items come true.
I also would like to get more paperless. And one of the items that I look forward to is the paperless assembly document that is a movie or animation. This capability in a PDF file is just the item that I am looking forward to.
Rock on! Sign me up!
At my company, we produce a large number of documents. Most of these are static images with text out the proverbial, and not-so-proverbial whazoo. All this text has to be translated into dozens of languages because we ship products worldwide.
With video we can make a more informative document without any translation.
Thanks!
I have been sooo considering going off on my own -full time.
The initial cost of buy in for all this software adds up fast.
This would be a nice addition to SW for a small, one man start up!
Videos of exploded views embedded in a PDF would make it so much easier to describe an a assembly.
I would use video to update my coworkers and superiors of my work progress.
Wow! I could distribute PDF sewing patterns that include video instructions for assembling the pieces.
Our field engineers are constantly asking for better visuals demonstrating our maintenance procedures. Video would really enhance our products!
use it to amuse people andme also
Every-one in my house would and could use this everyday
I could use this to easily send my massive family all of the kids home made movies.
I would love to use this for training on embedded videos
I did not know that it was even possible (video in a PDF). WOW! I could use this on projects for my nephews motocross racing (which he will be turning pro at the end of the month). Would love to give it a shot. What a great contest!
I would use this program to make interactive displays. I would love to import pictures and images to our presentations.
I would use it to compilate a movie with the family members that have passed away, and distribute it to the cousins.
This is a wonderful software
Awesome!
Like many of the comments, I spend as much time explaining how to download and use eDrawing as I do trying to get people to accept my designs. Now I have the choice, make a video on how to use eDrawing Or make a video of my project!!!!
I would use it to interact in 3D with everyone. Customers, our machine shop downstairs, everyone needs 3D.
i would create an interactive documentation for each part i send to the machine shop and let them extract the model from the pdf file.
i would create an interactive documentation for each part i send to the machine shop and let them extract the model from the pdf file.
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