PDF Version Specification Question...

I was using Epson Scan software with an Epson Perfection 4490 to scan documents directly to a PDF. I noticed that the PDF files that are created are the version 1.0 specification. They are actually copies of genealogy documents...all B&W with no need to be edited or anything. I basically only need an archived digital copy of the documents with no need for any of the features of the newer versions. Is there any reason not to continue using the 1.0 spec? Will it continue to be fully compatible with newer versions of Adobe Reader? Thanks.

Are the PDFs just images, or are they text? I know the pages you are scanning look like text to you, but that doesn't mean the files you end up with contain text - they may just be "photographs" of the pages. You can check this by selecting the text cursor in Adobe Reader and trying to select a few words. If you can't do that, you just have an image.
If all you have are images, just save them as images in PNG format - PDF isn't getting you anything.

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A drawback with this method is that, as of Acrobat Distiller v9, it does not seem to respect the pdf version specified in the PDF job Options! I get PDF 1.6 with this method, despite my job option specifies version 1.5. (This happens also with FrameMaker 8 if Acrobat is v9.) So you *have* to optimize it in Acrobat in order to get a web friendly PDF (PDF 1.4 or 1.5).
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In this latter case, you can set the same 'PDF Setup' settings under the button 'Setup...', EXCEPT that there is no tick box for 'Convert CMYK Colors to RGB', and it does not matter what setting you have chosen in the file's 'Format > Document > PDF Setup...', it will be RGB conversion in any case. Make sure that after you exit the setting, the tick box for 'Print to File' is NOT ticked! This method respects the pdf version specified in the PDF job Options! I get PDF 1.5, which is what my job option specifies.
(For some reason, Acrobat/Reader does not render these two PDFs exactly the same, except in extreme magnification! Maybe it has to do with the different PDF versions of the files.)
In either case, the solution actually solves ALL problems I listed! Despite it seems to have absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with colors! Some day in the distant future, CMYK might actually work! But, for myself, I would prefer a proper color management instead...
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Oops!! Not until now I discover that under 'Solutions' I happened to write 'untick' where it should be 'tick'! I.e, colors SHOULD be converted to RGB in order to circumvent the problems! I.e it runs havoc in v9 when CMYK colors are NOT converted to RGB! Don't know how I came to write the opposite, but probably I started out by describing the situation where the problems are seen rather than describing how to avoid them.
Equally strange is that nobody corrected me, but perhaps the mistake was so obvious? (But whether you see problems or not might depend on what fonts you use. So, under certain special circumstances, CMYK might actually work without these reported problems.)
I am also a bit surprised that others haven't reported the issue that the PDF version set in PDF job Options isn't respected when using 'Save As PDF' and Acrobat 9? (Or maybe someone has, but I have missed it.)

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Dear all,
this post seems similar to this discussion:
http://forums.adobe.com/message/1160826#1160826
but it is not.
Our customers prepare documents to be presented at regulatory authorities, and it is required that these documents have PDF Version 1.4, are linearized, etc. In a plug-in we change the document properties accordingly. This used to work fine with Acrobat versions from 6 to 9. Then came Acrobat X.
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Opening it in a text editor showed that the header was "%PDF-1.4", but it still had "<</Extensions<</ADBE<</BaseVersion/1.7/ExtensionLevel 8>>>>..."
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I could not test Acrobat 9, since I have no Professional version available.
In Acrobat 8 Prof, I saw the message "This file appears to use a new format that this version of Acrobat does not support.", and the "Optimize" function was disabled.
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(1) Is it a known problem that PDDocSaveWithParams does not downgrade the version with Acrobat X ?
(2) Is it a known problem that PDDocSaveWithParams does not downgrade correctly with Acrobat 9 ?
(3) Is it a known problem that Acrobat9 wrongly reports the PDF Version of the document, in this case ?
(4) Why is downgrading (or optimizing) disabled for Acrobat 8 and below ?
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Remember that as of PDF 1.4, the version number in the PDF header can be overridden via a /Version key in the /Catalog dictionary. In addition, the presence of an /Extension dictionary (ISO 32000-1) will also override the header version.
The header version is JUST A HINT - it is NOT a guarantee of any sort.
Based on both of the above, neither of your "bugs" are bugs.
Acrobat 9 (and I assume X as well) are reporting correctly. If you have a PDF that you believe IS being reported incorrectly, please post!
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Peter,
What you are saying makes perfect sense. I know transparencies and other effects can cause problems - for example in iweb, adding effects to HTML text turns the whole text box into a graphic. However, this doesn't seem to be the issue here.
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So, the issue appears to be specifically how Adobe Reader is rendering the PDF??
Using Adobe Reader 8.1.6 on main macbook, 7.0 on Windows and the latest 9 something, on G5
At this point, I am using Verdana font, 13 pt., dark gray on a white background in my doc. It appears I can export from Pages with graphics to PDF and get a PDF that renders on-screen in MOST cases in acceptable form. However, I wish I felt better that ALL by clients were seeing the same thing (Isn't that the whole idea behind PDFs?) rather than have to worry that some may see poorly rendered text.
I very well may still be missing something here, so if anyone has any other ideas, please let me know!
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when i upgrade to snow leopard from leopard do i need to buy a version specific to my 2008 macbook air

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