Poor quality PDF output

Hi,
I have noticed that the PDF output when using Rome on Windows is quite poor and is far inferior to an outputted PDF from a Mac.
When you use a drop shadow on a piece of text it is displayed in low quality (even if the high quality option is selected on the filter). This is not the case if you generate an interactive PDF on a PC where the text is smooth and crisp with a beautiful drop shadow.

Hi Mike,
What version of CRJava runtimes are you using?
We have recently released a new version of the ruintimes, try upgrading to 12.0.18. download here.
http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-29757
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