Problem with Preview

Hello,
Quick question - I'm building my portfolio with Adobe Indesign and I'm using the gradient feather tool to create reflections but when I export as a PDF I have two problems when viewing in Preview.
The first problem is that the gradient feather is not recognized and instead i just see a solid image in it's place.
The second is that my images look TERRIBLE with any compression whatsoever applied. The images in Indesign are PNGs (no transparency) and unless I choose no compression (which leaves me with a document of 100 megs) the images look terrible.
Any idea why this would occur?
Thanks

Hi KiFUNki,
Welcome to the Discussions.
Corrupt preference files often cause files not to open and apps to close unexpectedly.
Go to Users/yourusername/Library/Preferences and drag com.Apple.Preview.plist to the trash, launch Preview and open a file.
John

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