Bingo. It wasn't that I hadn't made the settings, it was that I'd somehow managed to specify the wrong joboptions file.
All is well, and my 28-page booklet, formerly 22MB, is now 214MB. But crisp and clean, and that's what counts. Thanks, - K > -----Original Message----- > From: Gene Kim-Eng [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 10:27 AM > To: McLauchlan, Kevin; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [TCP] Graphics quality in PDF from OpenOffice > > I'm assuming that you are referring to printouts from the PDFs. > If you're getting this in prints directly from OOo, then of course > your problem is most likely in OOo itself. > > In the Distiller settings, go to "Images" and change all the > "Downsample" and "Compression" dropdowns to "Off." > Enter a high number (the max is 2400) into the "pixels > per inch" field. Save the profile with a new name so as > not to bollux up the default profile, then make a test PDF. > > If this setting doesn't give you clean graphics either, then > your problem is still most likely in OOo. > > If your test PDF's graphics look ok with no downsampling > or compression and their file sizes are acceptable to you, > problem solved. The file sizes will most likely be > unacceptably huge, however, so the next step is to turn > downsampling and compression back on and adjust the > values. I'd start with quality and dpi high, then lower them > until I begin to see unaccepable effects. > The information contained in this electronic mail transmission may be privileged and confidential, and therefore, protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and deleting it from your computer without copying or disclosing it. ______________________________________________ ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2009 is your all-in-one authoring and publishing solution. Author in Doc-To-Help's XML-based editor, Microsoft Word or HTML and publish to the Web, Help systems or printed manuals. Download Free Trial. www.doctohelp.comhttp://www.techcommpros.com/componentone/ Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [email protected]. Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [email protected] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [email protected] Need help? Contact [email protected] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
