PDF comparision

I have made 2 pdfs from same indesign file, after makin one pdf I have made a little bit change in black plate (Text only) and then made again a new pdf. when I am comparing the both pdfs to ensure that nothing is move incidently, comparision shows that 2 images has been changed i.e. in first pdf image pixel was 650 x 216px and in second pdf shows 650 x 214px. means in seacond pdf 2 pixels has been moved...But I ensured that there is another problem not in images. The ID document has 4 pages and I have changed only 1st and 4th page. comparision shows image changes on these 2 pages only. Please try this at your end before giving the answer. I hope you will face same problem. I have shared this question also in Acrobat community

I just tried this, and cannot duplicate the problem. When I make changes to the text on pages 1 and 4 and re-exported a PDF, images on pages 2 and 3 are unchanged in the second PDF. My document, of course, is quite simple - a single text frame on pages 1 and 4, and a single image on pages 2 and 3. Perhaps there is something more specific to your document structure involved here. Perhaps you could post one or both PDFs so we can get a better idea of what you are talking about.
Also, speaking of comparing PDFs, I cannot resist a blatantly self-interested commercial plug here: Any Mac user who has need to compare PDFs for changes like this at different points in the production cycle should check out our new product, PDF Comparator 2.0 which makes quick visual work of such comparisons. (It uses the Mac OS' PDF rendering mechanism which is why there is, unfortunately, no Windows version at this time.)

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