Pdf's are rendering as black rectangles in Preview.app. Notice the thumbnails in the screenshot. They also render thusly if I tap the spacebar in finder for a Quick Look. I have tested 20 or so pdf's. I have not tested all of the pdf's on this system, obviously (far too many). Opening the exact same file in, e.g., Firefox displays it properly.
Mac mini, macOS High Sierra (10.13)
I have the same problem. Documents from Canon scanner or attachment of mail etc. Under Sierra OK, High Sierra problem on some documents.
Resolved by converting to PNG and then back to PDF.
Looks like Apple solved this problem for us mac mini 2011 owners...
https://www.macrumors.com/2017/12/04/2011-mac-mini-obsolete/
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Can you share how you would test this?
I forgot - my hardware:
MacBookPro, 13-inch, early 2011
2.7 GHz Intel Core i7
16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Intel HD Graphics 3000 512 MB
OS:
High Sierra 10.13.2.
Would it be possible to upload one of the problematic pdf to dropbox or similar?
Cmetzendorf wrote:
hope this works...
Thank for posting these files.
I opened them in Preview on my mac and they look fine, no black rectangles at all.
As for the others where this was tested. So what could be the reason? Preview using the graphics hardware - Intel HD Graphics 3000 512 MB - in strange ways?
Wow! This works for my mac mini 2011. Amazing. Great tip OakCan. Thanks!
Yes - great! Worked here for me too on a Mini mid 2011 - thx a lot!
pdf rendering as black rectangle
