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Subject: Creating PDF Files?

Lzy724 opened this issue on Jan 22, 2010 · 8 posts
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Lzy724 ( ) posted Fri, 22 January 2010 at 8:14 AM · edited Sat, 25 January 2025 at 7:35 AM

Does anybody have any tips on this? I've tried a few times after setting up the files but every time I save it to pdf, it looks horrible?

Are there certain settings or sizes that should be used?



dreamer101 ( ) posted Fri, 22 January 2010 at 10:41 AM

It all depends on what you plan to do with the PDF file. Is it for viewing on the web or printing? I'm a CS4 virgin LOL. I went from CS to CS4 2 weeks ago. I've been going through video tutorials from lynda.com . I think the main settings would be the Adobe PDF Preset and the Compatibility. Choosing Press Quality for the Adobe PDF Preset and Acrobat 5 or higher for the Compatibility works pretty good. You don't have to fiddle around with individual settings as each preset will have it's own settings.

Lzy724 ( ) posted Fri, 22 January 2010 at 5:47 PM

yep. piddled till I felt I couldnt piddle anymore and they all came out horribly ugly and crappy. so I guess I am doing something wrong big time.  but I am using 7.... so that may be the issue...??



zollster ( ) posted Fri, 22 January 2010 at 6:05 PM

have ya tried using the default settings? :)

dreamer101 ( ) posted Fri, 22 January 2010 at 6:55 PM

You could even save it as a PSD in Photoshop then use Adobe Acrobat to create a PDF from the PSD. Vector will always make a better PDF than with raster.

Lzy724 ( ) posted Fri, 22 January 2010 at 7:39 PM

I have zollster. :D

Will try that dreamer... I have the pdf writer at work, just not here... nothing seems to give me something decent.



Quest ( ) posted Sun, 24 January 2010 at 11:11 PM

Here are a couple of sites that I found helpful before I lost the contents I was putting together for a tutorial PDF several months ago in crash:

http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/acrobat/articles/acr6pppshop.html

http://www.wipeout44.com/brain_food/multipage_pdf.asp

retrocity ( ) posted Mon, 25 January 2010 at 9:55 PM

 Are you creating the PDF from a single layer or from layer comps ?

i've used the "print as PDF" and the scripts that come in the FILE --> SCRIPTS --> Layer Comps to PDF menu... and even the FILE ---> AUTOMATE --> PDF Presentation worked out okay for me...

what are some of the requirements of your project?

scott

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