PDF conversions often result in corrupted photos

A

Austin

I use Microsoft Publisher 2003. I frequently encounter problems with the PDF
file conversion (I use full version Adobe Acrobat). I don't know if the
problem is with Adobe or with Publisher. Frequently, photos that look just
fine in Publisher are corrupted in the PDF file (e.g., pixel squares show,
picture looks like there is a fine line going thru it horizontically). To
work around it, I have to go back into the Publisher file, delete the photo,
re-insert the SAME phone and reconvert that page to PDF--this resolves the
problem 99% of the time. However, I don't understand why it is happening.
 
M

Matt Beals

most likely the image is anamorphicaly scaled in Publisher. Those
horizontal lines should not print. The image is being broken into
sections by Windows GDI. Image fragmentation is a long known problem
with Publisher. Try scaling the images proportionally. You may have
better luck with Publisher 2007 and the Save As PDF/XPS plug-in when
making a PDF.

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