images pixelating going from PPT 2003 to PDF

[Christina Crane]

Hello

I am trying to convert a PowerPoint 2003 document to PDF using Acrobat 6.0.1
(Standard) so that the presentation can be used for web. I'm new to Acrobat,
so I'm not sure if I've just done the settings wrong.

Right now, all of my images in PowerPoint are at 200dpi and my background in
Powerpoint is at 96dpi. When I print to PDF, the images get very pixelated.
The background seems to be fine, although sometimes there is a little white
square that is cut out in the corner. I've tried the images at higher
resolution (300) and at lower (96), but no difference.

I've tried setting the Adobe printer to High Quality, to Low Quality, to
Standard... nothing makes a difference.

I know that Acrobat 6.0 wasn't really compatible with Office 2003, so I've
downloaded the upgrade, but no good.

I've posted this on the Adobe forum, but haven't had any replies.

I'm using Prep4PDF, but I have the same issue whether I use it or not.

please help!

thanks
Christina

 

[PPTMagician]

Hi Christina,

Are you using Adobe Acrobat 6.0? When you convert your
presentation, do so by clicking on the Adobe Icon on the
toolbar or by clicking on Adobe PDF, Convert to PDF. Your
results will be much better than printing to Adobe PDF.
You can also specify conversion settings by clicking on
Adobe PDF, Change conversion settings, Advanced settings.

Also, what upgrade are you talking about?

Do let us know if this helps. I'll keep trying things on
my side as well. Transparency appears to be totally lost
on conversion.

Glenna

 

[Troy @ TLC]

What type of images are pixelating? JPG, PNG, EPS.. etc.
And is the pixelization visible onscreen or when printed out (or both)?

 

[Christina Crane]

I am using Adobe 6.0 (the .1 after is for the upgrade)

There's no difference if I print to Adobe, click on the adobe button or on
the Prep4PDF button...

The upgrade is at this link:

http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=2365

and it describes it as this: The Adobe® Acrobat® 6.0.1 Standard update
addresses multiple known issues in Acrobat 6.0, including Adobe PDF file
creation, Acrobat commenting, accessibility, and support for multimedia. It
also improves compatibility with Microsoft Office 2003.

cheers
Christina

 

[Christina Crane]

Hi Troy

PNG and JPGs are pixelating.... but it seems to only be ones with the
transparency tool applied.

The problem seems to be becoming clearer... is there a way around that do
you think?

Christina

 

[Christina Crane]

Hi Steve -

Thanks for this. It also explains why someone in our studio on a Mac could
make better PDFs from the same files that I could.

I think we'll have to make the PDFs on the Mac and forget about the
transitions & animations (they don't all work with Microsoft X, and Prep4PDF
(Mac-friendly?) is only on my PC)

cheers
Christina