Re: Printing PDFs

[sg <sngotler -at- RUST -dot- NET>]

PDF was originally created for online viewing only. By default, Distiller
creates PDF files with 72dpi images. For paper output, you probably want
higher resolution than that (at least 600 dpi for images).

In Distiller 3.0.1 (and I think 3.0), you can change image resolution. Do
the following:
- Launch Distiller
- Pull down the "Distiller" menu
- Select "Job Options"
- Select the "Compression" tab
- In the "Color" and "Grayscale" groups, check and select "Downsample to"
and set the dpi to your printer's output resolution (e.g., "600" dpi). Then,
in each, choose a Compression scheme. I leave it set to "Automatic" and
"ZIP/JPEG Medium".

Then, regenerate your PDF files. You will notice they are larger than
before. This works very well for me. So well, that some printers now prefer
PDF files for some jobs.

I hope this helps!



Gail Gurman wrote:

> We use Frame 5.5 and we want to create PDF docs. However, I'm having
> a problem with screen shots coming out blurry.
>
> When I print my book directly from Frame at 600dpi, the screen shots
> look great, but if I convert them to PDF, using Adobe's Acrobat
> Distiller 3.0 printer driver, they look blurry.
>
> Anyone know why and/or what I can do about this?
>
> Thanks!
>
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