Photo sharpness in Acrobat

Saving Photoshop files as PDFs and later combining them into a single PDF using the Acrobat Combine Files Into a Single PDF causes a loss of image sharpness.
Contrary, opening the Photoshop PDF file in Acrobat and using the Add Pages menu option produces no loss of sharpness.
Why does the Combine Files Into a Single PDF option degrades the photo quality and what is this option meant for?

Did you check the conversion settings when you used the combine function. In the version of Acrobat on this machine (AA8), there are three resolution options.

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http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/6-ways-to-convert-a-pdf-file-to-a-jpg-image/

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Photo sharpness in distant photos ... ( just across a room)

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Is there a fix for this?
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Hi,
I noticed when i maken pdf files from inDesign ansd print from my computer the fonts are printed fine and sharp (from acrobat pro) but when other people are printing the documents from the reader version the fonts aan kinda blurred and grainy..
I first thought fonts were nog embedded right, but that's not the issue.. The pdf says it's embedded just fine, and eve with the font installed locally it doesn;t make a difference..
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Hi,
I noticed when i maken pdf files from inDesign ansd print from my computer the fonts are printed fine and sharp (from acrobat pro) but when other people are printing the documents from the reader version the fonts aan kinda blurred and grainy..
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I've not used the Magic iDVD option so don't know what it does with the photos you provide it but have create many, many iDVD slideshow projects with photos from iPhoto and have had extremely good results.
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Has Adobe read Catch-22?

The other day I attempted to use my bought-and-paid-for Adobe Acrobat. Imagine my surprise when I found that, with no warning, it had taken itself online -- acrobat.com or somesuch. Oh, well, all I had to do was install an update. Of course, the update didn't work. Research on forums and message boards indicated that I needed to uninstall Adobe AIR (whatever that is!). Duly uninstalled. However, now when I try to install the update that will apparently allow me to use Acrobat, it tells me I need AIR!!! So now I have another piece of expensive Adobe junk to join my early (but very satisfactory) version of Photoshop. And then today I get the email blast encouraging me to buy Adobe products to make my 2014 easier. Really?
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It is not clear that you are asking for any help, but rather venting instead. We don't work for Adobe and can in some aspect understand frustration -- often why many of us ended up here. Most of the time things can be repaired and work fine. However, for us to help we need more information, including OS and Acrobat version (from Help menu).

PDF picture frames?

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Paste in place & Custom arrow shape?

I am utterly confused as to why there are no posts about this.
I have been a Acrobat 6 "stalwart" for several CRITIAL (to us) reasons, which to my amazement, don't seem to get much attention, so I am wondering if I am just crazy in thinking that these issues are really important.
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SEPP!

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I have tried several different ways to get a reasonably good quality slideshow through iDVD. In every case I end up with out of focus slides. Have tried the following:
1)Start in iDVD and import photos from iPhoto. Everything appears normal in this process. When I preview the slideshow before burning the photos are clear and sharp. But when I burn it the slides on the burned DVD are no longer sharp. They resemble that brief out-of-focus that you see when you first open a photo in iPhoto, which quickly sharpens on its own.
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How to sharpen images ?

I have 40 3x5" pictures of a trip to Tokyo in 1978. I have scanned them into iPhoto and edited them for color, etc. & for sharpness. They are all about 100kb in size after edit. I used Image Tool to increase to size to about 200KB. I want to construct a video slideshow of them using Aperture 3.5.
Is there a way in Aperture or elsewhere that these jpg pics can be sharped for appearance on display of the slideshow on iTunes and HDTV or Apple TV?

Oh, oh! EXPOSED! I am budding amateur novice not yet out of kindergarten!
For example, original jpg = 315x236 @ 75 pixels/inch
Image Tool scale x 3 = 945x708 @ 75pixels/inch
(I think IT offers option to specify pixels; never used.)
So that means it will be hard to make the photos sharp, but I can try Edge sharpening and enhance definition in Aperture. Right?
I do not know how to determine what pixelsize resolution my slideshows need!
(I've been making them by the seat of my pants/eyeballs!).
Can you help/teach me here? I make the slide shows in Aperture and export them from Aperture to iTunes and with some option that Aperture offers for Apple TV, iPad, HD 1080p or 720p. Then use Toast to burn DVD.
I used Image Capture to scan the prints into MBP and I only used whatever "default" setting the application chose. (I think that app offers some pixel option; never used.)
"This way, you/I would have used the original resolution of the photo optimally."
TIA for any consideration! pwwwayne

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