Choosing format options for saving a PDF in Photoshop

Question

We are photographing newspaper pages, fixing them up in photoshop to be read using Adobe Reader. When I "save as" pdf it offers a whole host of little format options. I need a document size of about 1 Meg in order to get a whole year's worth of paper on one CD. Which options should I use?

Answer 1

Adobe reader works best with .pdf, or as PDF format. Here is more information on the subject:
ACROBAT 3.0 (PDF 1.3)
PDFs can be opened with Acrobat 3.0 and Acrobat Reader 3.0 and later.
Acrobat 5.0 (PDF 1.4)
PDFs can be opened with Acrobat 3.0 and Acrobat Reader 3.0 and later. However, features specific to later versions may be lost or not viewable.
Acrobat 6.0 (PDF 1.5)
Most PDFs can be opened with Acrobat 4.0 and Acrobat Reader 4.0 and later. However, features specific to later versions may be lost or not viewable.
Acrobat 7.0 (PDF 1.6) and Acrobat X (PDF 1.7)
Most PDFs can be opened with Acrobat 4.0 and Acrobat Reader 4.0 and later. However, features specific to later versions may be lost or not viewable.
Cannot contain artwork that uses live transparency effects. Any transparency must be flattened prior to converting to PDF 1.3.
Supports the use of live transparency in artwork. (The Acrobat Distiller feature flattens transparency.)
Supports the use of live transparency in artwork. (The Acrobat Distiller feature flattens transparency.)
Supports the use of live transparency in artwork. (The Acrobat Distiller feature flattens transparency.)
Layers are not supported.
Layers are not supported.
Preserves layers when creating PDFs from applications that support the generation of layered PDF documents, such as Illustrator CS and later or InDesign CS and later.
Preserves layers when creating PDFs from applications that support the generation of layered PDF documents, such as Illustrator CS and later or InDesign CS and later.
DeviceN color space with 8 colorants is supported.
DeviceN color space with 8 colorants is supported.
DeviceN color space with up to 31 colorants is supported.
DeviceN color space with up to 31 colorants is supported.
Multibyte fonts can be embedded. (Distiller converts the fonts when embedding.)
Multibyte fonts can be embedded.
Multibyte fonts can be embedded.
Multibyte fonts can be embedded.
40-bit RC4 security supported.
128-bit RC4 security supported.
128-bit RC4 security supported.
128-bit RC4 and 128-bit AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) security supported.
janelle