When I am at 100% zoom on InDesign, everything looks crystal clear and sharp, but after sending it to a PDF file on maximum settings, everything looks blurry at 100% zoom or even 75% on Adobe Reader. Any way around this?
if you're creating a "print quality" PDF, it's going to look a little funky onscreen but it should print OK. If your goal is to present via a projector/monitor, create a lower quality PDF
rehiggins, never knew that. I am wanting it to be printed, and put it on max quality settings (so the PDF file is around 60MB). However, quality still seems somewhat reduced nonetheless. I'm hoping I can just send them the original individual pages to print out instead of the entire PDF file since PDFs always seem to suffer reduced quality. LML, the content is all images.
in indesign, the export dialog has settings for both resolution (i.e. 300 dpi) and for compression type/quality (i.e. jpeg, "maximum"). You might double check that you've got both of these where you want them...that is a big file, but that also varies with how many images you're including, etc
there's also a way to create a PDF that has proxy "blocks" that automatically swap out for the high-res images at print time, but this leads to coordination issues with the print shop.
Maximum quality going from PS/ID to PDF?
When I am at 100% zoom on InDesign, everything looks crystal clear and sharp, but after sending it to a PDF file on maximum settings, everything looks blurry at 100% zoom or even 75% on Adobe Reader. Any way around this?
if you're creating a "print quality" PDF, it's going to look a little funky onscreen but it should print OK. If your goal is to present via a projector/monitor, create a lower quality PDF
what's the content?
rehiggins, never knew that. I am wanting it to be printed, and put it on max quality settings (so the PDF file is around 60MB). However, quality still seems somewhat reduced nonetheless. I'm hoping I can just send them the original individual pages to print out instead of the entire PDF file since PDFs always seem to suffer reduced quality. LML, the content is all images.
in indesign, the export dialog has settings for both resolution (i.e. 300 dpi) and for compression type/quality (i.e. jpeg, "maximum"). You might double check that you've got both of these where you want them...that is a big file, but that also varies with how many images you're including, etc
you can fairly easily control the output and compression for each kind of document.
I've never had a problem with this, though.
What is the resolution of the files you are using? Are they compressed at all prior to ID?
there's also a way to create a PDF that has proxy "blocks" that automatically swap out for the high-res images at print time, but this leads to coordination issues with the print shop.
i see
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