Conserving pictur resolution when creating PDF

[Move In Media]

Ok, so I was trying to create a PDF for our price list using the JPEGs I created in Photoshop. The goal was to make it small file size, decent resolution and keep it in the 8.5"x11" size for printing. Everytime I used the full size JPEGs the PDF came out superlarge(like 25MB), and if I re-sized the JPEGs in PS, the resulting PDF lost in resolution. I spent hours tweaking this setting and that, saving in different formats, resizing each layer... still nothing. I was advised that this could be done in Illustrator, but I didnt have it... I was ready to give up and find some kind of middle ground between not too low resolution and not too large file size when I decided to try a weird solution.

Inserted the full sized JPEG into Word and then used the resulting word file to make the PDF. And it worked! The pdf is still not as small(2.7MB) as it could be when created through Illustrator(1.4MB), but at least its not like 25MB.....

Sometimes the simplest, dumbest solutions are the ones that work best....

 

[J Hill Designs]

in acrobat pro you can optimize the pdf - reducing file size by up to 90% dpending on settings

 

[Move In Media]

I know you can save it as a Reduced Size PDF, but the whole point was to make the resulting pdf proportions 8.5"x11" if I just used the full size jpeg, the pdf reflected that size, and when I resized the jpeg, there was a significant loss in image resolution... I just couldnt figure out how to change the pdf proportions in Acrobat.... kind of a noob to this...

 

[J Hill Designs]

nah it goes in and optimizes raster data etc resulting little loss in quality, same sizing, but greatly reduced file size

 

[jfiscus]

If you have InDesign, try that; it's what I like to use for combining images & creating proofs. Makes great PDFs also.