PDF Job Options - Standard versus High Quality Print

[Stuart Rogers]

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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Stuart Rogers
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