George Johnson: Image Resolution in Acrobat still Downsampling

A few minutes ago I  tried setting Distiller setting for Images to prevent downsizing when using MS Word to save file in pdf. I also set Preferences in Acrobat so that creating a pdf in MS Word would create "High Quality Print."
However, I get same result as before: images that are 300 ppi in Word end up 150 ppi in pdf file.
What am I missing? Can anyne tell me???
Thanks
GeePapa

I am using Acrobat V 9.0.0. the approach I used was to have the doc file open in Word and using Word's SAVE AS function then choose FILE TYPE as pdf. This technique resulted in every one of 27 images being downsampled from 300 to about 150 ppi.
However, after reading your answer I tried opening Acrobat and using the CREATE button on the toolbar. In this case it appears the downsampling did not happen. I have to do some more checking to be sure.
Why would there be difference in the ways I elected to create the pdf?
Geore Johnson: Thank you for your help by-the-way. You are the first person who has had any decent answer to this issue since I have beena sking (at least two days).
GeePapa

Similar Messages

  • Why is using Photoshop CS6 as the touchup image editor for Acrobat still a complete failure?

    Image objects in pdfs are losing their positional and other parameters when saved after editing with Photoshop CS6(ONLY).  The problem was acknowledged on the Photoshop forum three months ago, but they said it was up to the Acrobat folks to fix it.  When using most previous versions of Photoshop (CS2-CS5 all tested) as the touchup image editor, Acrobat was able to place the image right back into it's previous position in the pdf and it could  do this without releasing whatever path was used to crop or mask the image (basically it worked great).  However, using Photoshop CS6 as the touchup image editor is still a complete failure.  Any idea when or if this will be fixed?
    Thanks
    Link to PS forum article

    The Photoshop 13.0.1 Update fixes this issue.  Excellent.

  • Overprint Preview, RGB, Image Resolution Acrobat v9

    I recently started using Acrobat 9. There is 2 things I'm looking in V9.
    1- Overprint Preview
    2- All image resolutions in a HiRes pdf. I see a custom check profile called "resolution of color & grayscale images is between..." but I want image resolution is ...
    3- Flag any RGB images used.
    ThankYou

    I'm sorry what I mean if a pdf have 35 images I would to see the image resolution of all of them independently if they are 72 or 600 dpi.

  • How do I change the image resolution of a photo?

    Hi..,
         I am the beginner in Photoshop.
         I want to change one image resolution from 72 dpi to 300 dpi.
         So, I search and got one pdf for change the resolution of the image. In that they mention, take the "Printscreen" of the image and paste in the photoshop and change the mode(Index - flatten) and change resolution via the "Image -> image size -> Resolution".
         Like that i did, it changed correctly.
         After that I Open one already saved image file in Photoshop and do that same steps but the resolution was not changed.
    So, now how to change that saved image resolution to 300 dpi...??
    Regards.,
    VISWA

    Viswa,
    To find the current resolution of your image, follow these steps:
    With your image open in Photoshop, Image > Image Size (Like you've already done earlier).
    Check the resolution as shown above. If it doesn't show 300, enter 300, hit OK and 'Save' your image.
    Open the file and check again. If it still shows 72, post back with more details of the type of file you're trying to open in Photoshop and if possible, a screenshot so we can help.
    -ST

  • Continuous tone image resolution lower than specified

    The following message was posted in the incorrect forum; no legitimate solution to the problem was ever posted. I am re-posting it, as this is the same exact problem I am having, right down to the OS and version of Acrobat. Could someone please explain to me what this means and whether or not I should be concerned about it? I will also get two different kinds of results... one is a single number effective ppi on this error, such as 199, (which results in 200ppi if run through PitStop), and a two-number effective ppi, which we haven't been able to decipher, such as 501.357/179.55ppi (which should be a hi-resolution image).
    Help?
    Amy Carolyn Watson
    >
    >
    >Nikola Viereckel - 09:45pm Dec 9, 2007 Pacific
    >
    >Hi - I have recently discovered the above error message when I
    >check my distilled press quality pdf in preflight. I am using
    >a PC and Version 7.0 of distiller and acrobat. The images are
    >300dpi and are in my documents at 100% or lower, so there should
    >be no resolution issues. The pdf itself looks fine, but the
    >preflight does not. I find if I export out of InDesign (CS2)
    >then I do not get the same error message, but this is not my
    >preferred way to create pdfs for print.
    >
    >Any ideas? I the only thoughts I have had is to reinstall
    >the program. Thanking you in advance for your help.
    >Cheers
    >Nikola

    > All text should export as vector, since it's all on a layer above any kind of image.
    Is there any transparency in the text, though? If you float text over
    an image with transparency, it MUST be exported as an image. If it is
    floated over vector art with transparency, it MIGHT.
    It's easy to assume that just because something is on top, it doesn't
    ever need to be flattened. This is not in fact true.
    >
    >I am a little concerned: is this a flaw in the Acrobat Program?
    You mean in its preflight? Unlikely, it isn't rocket science to
    calculate ppi, so the numbers are probably right.
    >
    >Where is this "Continuous tone image resolution" turned on/off? Why is it important?
    That's probably a reference to Distiller settings. I think we've
    established that you aren't using Distiller.
    >
    >Is InDesignCS2 flattening to low transparency settings, even though my settings dictate high?
    You'd probably need to ask in the InDesign forum. But bear in mind
    that the flattener is free to use lower resolution if it thinks that
    is all that is needed for particular effects.
    Maybe you could reopen the PDF in Illustrator, and use that to select
    the images in the flattened page. Might illuminate what is going on.
    Aandi Inston

  • Finding image resolution in a PDF?

    I am currently working to perform some maintenance for an app that formats and resizes documents, usually PDFs. The problem happens when certain files are uploaded with an unusually large image resolution (according to the Preflight Properties, 2222.222/2222.222 pt/in). The documents with this resolution come in with file sizes of 36"x24" and end up formatted to 8.5"x11". This leaves the text and a lot of information unreadable.
    I am using Visual Basic with iTextSharp to interact with the PDFs that come in. I'm able to find the width and height in points of the document without issue. Finding the image's width/height pixel count is what is giving me fits.
    Is there any way in iTextSharp that I can determine the pixel count for the width/height of a PDF Image, or am I heading down a dead end street here?
    Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

    I hate to reply again, but I'm still stuck. I've been through the SDK and documentation and have had no luck finding anything to help solve this problem. I don't really need to extract the image per se, I just need to find the resolution of it. Could you possibly point me in a definitive direction in the SDK/Documentation that I could use? There are a couple examples that deal with Preflight but none dealing with the image in the PDF or its properties.
    Thanks in advance.

  • Exported Raw Conversion Image Resolution and Assigning a Color Profile, etc

    In Aperture 1.1, although I set the exported Raw conversion image resolution to 300 dpi in the preferences, it continues to come out at 72 dpi which is something of an inconvenience. Also, is it possible to assign a color profile to the "exported version" so that it is congruent to my PS CS2 color workspace (if that is what its called). Is this program capable of carrying out a conversion as a background operation? Finally, can the layout windows be configured so that they remember how they have been used in the past? Thanks.

    Iatrogenic huh! Cool!
    Anyway, I'm not real clear on what it is you are trying to accomplish. Despite your obvious vocabulary skills, there seems to be some disconnect relative to what you are trying to accomplish. You are right that "exporting a version" in Aperture is roughly equivalent to what happens in ACR when you "Open" a RAW image into Photoshop. In both cases you have, hopefully, already done the adjusting of parameters you want prior to "exporting", or "opening". When you "open" or "export" you wind up with an "image" composed of pixels, whereas in the RAW adjustment phase you are just working with a temporary thumbnail and a set of mathematical instructions. Big difference, I suppose is that when you "open" and image from ACR into CS2, the resulting image is truly just pixels and has not had a "file type" applied to the file yet, until you "save" it, while in Aperture, if you "export" a file to CS2, or to the desktop, you end up with the file type already applied. Presuming you "export" a 16 bit TIFF or PSD, there is no operational difference.
    I could be wrong, but with the new Bayer Demosaicing algorithms in Aperture 1.1, and the Camera RAW adjustments, you should be able to come up with an adjusted image that is VERY close if not identical to one done in ACR, with the possible exception of lens abberation adjustment. I was very critical of the RAW adjustments in 1.0.1, but I am very happy with the capabilites in 1.1. That said, I think there is still some room for improvement in user friendliness of some of the adjustments such as Levels.

  • Scanning of Film Prints by Processing Labs - Image Resolution

    I shoot a fair amount of film, in addition to digital, so I usually scan my own photos to be able to use the image editor. I've asked around to the run of the mill photo labs (wally world, costco, kmart, etc) about having my images output to picture CD and there appears to be quite a bit of difference in the image resolution and output format they offer. Many of them can't top my basic flatbed scanner.
    anyone have any insight into this, or suggestions for where I might go to get a 5MP output image tif?
    Most of the photo labs offer jpg at around 1600 x 1200
    thanks!

    Tyler/Chuck
    My comment came about for 3 reasons:
    1) I have come across quite a lot of people who either buy or save up for DSLRs who don't need them. They just think it's the only route to good pictures. The reality is that, in some cases, they never get a good pic because the cameras are too complex. The main thing is to be aware of the options.
    2) For the last 15 years of film photography [I gave up film 3 years ago], I used SLRs. There really wasn't a choice. I started out with a bag full of lenses, which I lugged around. I missed loads of pictures because I hadn't lugged it. In the latter few years I started using "super-zoom" lenses - 28-200 and then 28-300. The effect was that I just didn't need any other optics. I was still carrying a camera weighing about 1Kg, but that was an improvement.
    3) For me, photography is about taking pictures. Period. I come across so many people who are obsessed with all the equipment. They buy all the mags and are always hankering after something new. I sometimes wonder if they ever take any pictures [other than all those "test shots"]. I've had the same digicam for 3 years. I might upgrade it soon, but I'm not in a hurry.

  • Why are watermark and background images blurry in Acrobat Pro?

    I've created a header image in Illustrator that incorporates a client's logo and text in a box to use in Acrobat Pro XI (Because you can't insert an image in the Acrobat header/foot function--please let me know if I'm wrong about that). I exported the image from lllustrator as high quality print PDF and as a high quality JPG. The document I am working on is a combination of Word generated text pages and RTF data sets converted to PDFs.  When I try to insert the PDF header I've created it will not work in the data set pages as a watermark or background. It does work as a JPG, but the problem is that the box surrounding the JPG image and text loses its bottom line and the entire image looks blurry. The PDF isn't clear as I'd like it look either.  Any suggestions on how I can fix this would be greatly appreciated.
    Thank you!

    Hello Bill,
    Thanks for the suggestion.  Unfortunately, Acrobat only accepts a limited number of file formats. I used PDF images as much as possible assuming that they'd have the highest resolution.
    The RTF pages wouldn't take a BMP. I've been searching for an plug-in or third party add-on to resolve the issue.

  • What is the image resolution in the PDF file for an "Add Image"?

    I am using Acrobat Pro XI.  I added a 600 dpi image to my PDF file.  When I click on it and copy a chunk of it, then paste it into paint, the image resolution is 96 dpi.  How can I tell the resolution is of images in my PDF file?  I am trying to keep at least 300 dpi image resolution.  Thank you for any help in understand this.

    then paste it into paint, the image resolution is 96 dpi
    That's the consequence of using the OS's clipboard.
    A PDF can have image content of different resolution.
    You can look in the application's Preferences - Convert to PDF - [select one of the supported image file formats] to observe settings.
    Some are user configurable.
    Basically if you insert "x" ppi that's the resolution of that image that is not on the PDF page.
    Be well...

  • PDF Image Resolution

    khuon mau
    I'm having a difficult time meeting a printers requirements and I thought I'd ask if there was any way to tell what the image resolution is on a PDF file.
    The images are 300+ when I create the pdf (from Adobe Illustrator CS3), based on their creation instructions, but when I submit they say the images are not high enough quality.
    Thanks in advance for any help.
    Micah

    With the preflight tool in Acrobat you can check the resolution of the images in the PDF document.

  • Setting image resolution default to pixels/cm?

    Hi all,
    A small question:  is there a way to set PS CS5's default for image resolution to pxels/cm?
    In Preferences (with no file open), I've set rulers to mms, and whatever I can I've changed from pixels/inch to pixels/cm.  But when I open an image, and go into Image/Image Size, the dimensions show up in mms but the resolution is still always shown as pixels/inch.  Yeah, it's just a single step to drop the option down and change to pixels/cm, but I've got a few hundred images to edit (and manually - they're all in different locations!)  And it is just easier for what I'm doing to work in cms - it's a consistent 68 pixels/cm, which is easier to set than 172.72 pixels/inch.
    Any way to make PS CS5 default to pixels/cm, please?  Thanks for any help.

    Try setting to cm's instead of mm's in the preferences under ruler units.
    One thing, if you change the ruler units on the rulers themselves, then
    you might get a different unit in the image size dialog.
    MTSTUNER
    Message was edited by: MTSTUNER

  • Full image resolution in Safari

    Safari doesn't render images at their full resolution, so even zooming won't get you a 1:1 pixel mapping. It helps to "Save" an image to the picture roll and view it in the Photos app, but that's so much work.
    Isn't there a way to view only the image, like desktop Safari can? I just want to read a web comic, nothing huge.

    No, I know exactly what is going on here. Back in december I was away on vacation and was using my iPad to copy all the raw images from my camera SD cards over to a ftp at home. I after the first few attempts I was noticing I was "uploading" a 5kX3k image in resolution, but mobile safari would only have a greatly reduced image uploaded. Luckily I was able to check on a laptop and saw that all my EXIF data was being preserved with the original image resolution. What I believe is happening is that the Mobile Safari in iOS devices have a scaling function on images so that it will preserve some of the image quality without having to wait for long periods of time to load an image. Your images are still the same size as the original upload, it is optimizing the image for viewing because you should not need a 1:1 pixel representation of LARGE images in mobile safari, if you do then you should be using a different device.

  • Image Resolution in imovie.

    Whats up with imovie changing the resolution of any "still" images you drag in the time line???? I did read some posts on this forum to get the best resolution, tried changing the size in iphoto etc. etc. but i still get these slighlty blurred images in the timeline. I'm doing a project for the local school where all my images and videos will be displayed thru a projector system ( in a planetarium) and I'm trying to avoid any type of picture and video compression on the files.
    Is there a better video/image editing software that *will not* compress these media files and have the video/pics synced to audio without breaking the bank?
    Final cut pro would be way out of my league for doing siimple editing, cross fades, transitions. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
    Thanks

    ... very hard to analyze the reason for 'flutter' remotely.. and esp, when not knowing, what 'flutter' means... (select, Apple-ctrl-D ... : ahhh, THAT flutter.. )
    ... basicly, your project's native codec is DV, which is 13GB/h... a DVD is by standard mpeg2, which is ~2-4GB/h ... = much more compressed...
    some (silly) recommendations:
    1) lower brightness/contrasts on TV ...
    I know a few people, +all knobs to max+ ... lower brightness from max. down to get a black 'black', and raise contrasts from min. to get a white 'white' ..
    2) use a different connection between DVDplayer and TV... I prefer Scart.
    3) lower brightness of original pics. a TV is no computer screen..
    hopefully honorable forum member F Shippey sees & joins this thread... he's 'Prof Pixel'... = has indepth knowledge...

  • Iphoto says that my image resolution is to low?

    Iphoto says that my image resolution is to low, but my resolution is fine at 800 x 800 at 300 dpi... is this still to low....?
    Emac   Mac OS X (10.3.9)  

    alex333:
    Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Too low for what? Is this for a print, book, calendar?
    The resolution iPhoto is requiring is shown in iPhoto: Minimum Picture Resolution For Ordering Quality Prints. Basically the important number is the number of pixels in the length and width, dpi aside.
    So your image is 800 x 800 pixels. A 4" x 4" picture would give you 200 dpi. For a 6 x 6" picture that would drop down to 150 dpi, etc.

Maybe you are looking for