What's with pdf and B&W images?

C

Carrie

I don't know if this is a Publisher topic, but I know people use pdf to send Publisher files, so maybe someone knows. I set up a calendar in Pub 2007 (person wanted me to make one with B&W images, on beige background. I used the background setting in Publisher "parchment". I first made the images B&W in Photoshop) When I saved it as pdf using Primo, the images came out all rough and grainy. I tried separate pages and some looked "okay" and some didn't. Not good.
They look fine in Publisher and print fine.
Maybe pdf doesn't do good with B&W images? I know we can use it for text and writing on the Publisher files always looks good (it does on the calendars, too)
I used various options and effects in Photoshop to get them B&W and bright, crisp looking (like channel and sharpen) I don't know if that would matter. Once they were inserted into Publisher.
I've used Primo to save entire calendars (with color pictures) and it's worked fine.
Thanks,
Carrie
 
M

Matt Beals

Oh PDF does just fine with photos. The problem is in the conversion to
PDF and in Publisher. Send me both the original Publisher file and the
multi-page PDF generated by Primo.

I suspect there's a problem with how Primo converted it, a setting or two.

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M

Mary Sauer

The PDF add-in only works with 2007. It is a "save as" option, it does not
appear as a printer.
I still use Acrobat for heavy stuff so I'm not sure how the links work. When I
find out I will let you know.
How are you, Don?
 
C

Carrie

Matt Beals said:
Oh PDF does just fine with photos. The problem is in the conversion to
PDF and in Publisher. Send me both the original Publisher file and the
multi-page PDF generated by Primo.

I suspect there's a problem with how Primo converted it, a setting or two.
Click to expand...

I just started to send you the files and one is over 1 MB and one is over 6
I have dialup and if that sends it would take all day.
Maybe I can save a few pages of each as a file, instead.
 
C

Carrie

Just sent files with 3 pages in each (smaller)

And wrote (also here to group)
----------------------
I did some screen captures of the pages and saved as jpg, which I used to
send as samples (to the person I had planned to send the pdf to)
I probably won't be using BW pictures (or saving as pdf/sending them) too
much
I openned one of the jpg screen shots in Illustrator and saved it as
acrobat pdf and it looks fine.
I think I will look and see if there is an update for Primo.
It's not anything I plan to use much (BW images pdf) so don't want to
spend much time fixing it.
One of those "just wondering why" things.
 
M

Mary Sauer

Glad to know you are doing well. I looked up your condition quite awhile ago.
Its way too graphic for me.
I have a monitor similar to yours. My better half is losing his vision, its nice
I can rotate the monitor so he can see it better. I do the 90° now and then, it
is an interesting look. This computer & monitor is 3 years old, its time for a
new one.
Hang in there, Don, when you get rich and famous move up to Publisher 2003.
 

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