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There are definitely differences between Standard and High Quality
Print options. For starters, Standard does NOT embed all fonts. If
you use Distiller to check the settings of the .joboptions files,
you'll see that Standard embeds most fonts, but NOT those that are
commonly installed on computers-- such as Arial, Times New Roman,
etc. It marks those as NEVER embed. This may or may not cause
reformatting of the PDF on the viewing end (due to different font
versions on the user's computer) or complete font substitution (due
to uninstalled fonts on the user end). If you don't embed all fonts,
you take a risk that your document won't look the same on every
computer-- which is the purpose of PDF.<br>
<br>
Standard also downsamples graphics to 150 dpi(ppi), where High
Quality Print downsamples to 300 dpi. 300 dpi is usually what you
want for printing press. 150 dpi is usually OK for desktop printer--
though many use 300 dpi there, too. 150 dpi is actually higher
resolution than necessary for Web viewing-- where 72 or 96 ppi is
more common. So it's increasing the image data by up to 4.34x to
make an unnecessarily large file for the Web. Still the 150 dpi
higher resolution lets a user zoom into a PDF for a better view of a
photo. (And 300 ppi would let the user zoom in even more for a
clearer image.)<br>
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So, the option you want to choose depends on the purpose of your
output and whether you want users to be able to zoom in for a better
view. If the output is going to printing press, you want High
Quality Print, but if it's only for screen or desktop printer,
Standard may be okay. Or Smallest File Size may be an even better
choice for Web display.<br>
<br>
Mike Wickham<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/9/2013 1:40 PM, Melissa Clark
wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Hi,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">I’m writing today to query others about
the
Standard versus High Quality Print options under the PDF Setup
in Adobe
FrameMaker and Distiller.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">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.) <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">My question is whether using Standard
(instead of High
Quality Print) results in any detrimental effect.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">For reference, here is some information
from Adobe:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Standard<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">• 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<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">For what it’s worth, I am using Adobe
FrameMaker 9
and 10 and Distiller 8.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Any feedback on what others have found
while using High
Quality Print versus Standard would be greatly appreciated. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Melissa Clark<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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