On 2013-Jul-09 2:40 PM, Melissa Clark wrote: > > Hi, > > I?m writing today to query others about the Standard versus High > Quality Print options under the PDF Setup in Adobe FrameMaker and > Distiller. > > The various PDF job options are being evaluated internally. In > particular (and what I?m asking about now), in PDF Setup ?> Settings > ?> PDF Job Options, some use ?Standard,? while others use ?High > Quality Print? (same setting in Distiller). Based on what I have been > told, there is no reason (benefit) to using High Quality Print (versus > Standard) even in docs that use more screenshots and/or pictures, and > my understanding is that High Quality Print results in a larger file > size. (I have been using High Quality Print for years.) > > My question is whether using Standard (instead of High Quality Print) > results in any detrimental effect. > > For reference, here is some information from Adobe: > > Standard > > ? For desktop printers or digital copiers, published on CD or sent to > client as publishing proof ? Uses compression/downsampling to reduce > file size ? Embeds subsets of fonts, converts colors to sRGB, prints > medium resolution, windows font subsets not embedded by default ? > Opened in Acrobat and Reader 6.0 and later High Quality Print ? > Quality printing on desktop printers and proofing devices ? > Downsamples color and grayscale images to 300ppi and monochrome to > 1200ppi ? Embeds subsets of fonts, leaves colors unchanged, does not > flatted transparency ? Opened in Acrobat and Reader 5.0 and later > > For what it?s worth, I am using Adobe FrameMaker 9 and 10 and Distiller 8. > > Any feedback on what others have found while using High Quality Print > versus Standard would be greatly appreciated. > > This is a very old presentation by the most informed PDF guru I've ever encountered; I think the tables that begin on page 68 are still valid, though: http://www.planetpdf.com/planetpdf/pdfs/pdf2k/01W/isaacs_reliablepdfcreation.pdf
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