One question and one comment spin from this topic.
1) QUESTION. QUALITY OF OUTPUT IMAGE PDF FILES: I want to print from a text-based file to a static image. I figured out how to make it an image PDF by selecting the ‘Print as image’ box in the ‘Advanced Print Setup’ interface that comes up from the Advanced button on the Print window. But this produces a very lossy, pixelated, image file – one that even has some pieces of text missing altogether. So I tried: Print> Properties> Paper/Quality tab> Advanced button> Print Quality – increased it to 1200dpi, but it made no difference in the file. Very lossy output - not even as good as a simple screen capture!!
Seems to me that converting to a basic image - like taking a screen capture - should be technically simpler for this software to accomplish than translating it as character-searchable. Please tell me how to eliminate the poor quality of the image PDF.
By the way, I know this can be done in Photoshop. But I’d rather not have to go through importing it into Photoshop as there are a lot of problems with documents put through image editing in PS.
2) COMMENT. SEARCH FUNCTIONS ON THIS SITE:
I tried to find the answer to the above question on my own, and was disappointed by three methods that should have given me at least something on this:
a) the ‘Help’ file in the program itself;
b) the ‘Search’ field on this page at left just below the red pulldown menu bar; and
c) the User Manual.
Specifically, a) and b) did not produce any meaningful results when searching on terms such as ‘searchable’ and ‘static’ - just poured back WAY too many results that did not seem to even contain my search terms.
And the User Manual says: ‘…or search for a topic by using the menu on the left.’ However, when in the Manual, there is no menu to the left!
I hope I do not sound too critical - I use PDF Creator very heavily. I just want to help make a great program even better!!
Thanks
Hi,
you could print the file to .jpg (Don´t use the print as image box, but print directly to the PDFCreator and select .jpg or some image type as output format.) and if desired have it automatically reprinted to PDF afterwards.
You could do a screen capture and save it as pdf/jpg (with “paste from clipboard” on the print monitor).
The bad quality picture was probably caused by the “print as image” setting, which is not related to PDFCreator but an inbuilt function of the application you are printing from.
About 2) Thanks for pointing this out, we can always use critical input.
regards,
Robin
Hi, but where i find the box print as image?
I’m trying to print an Office Word file but i don’t see the box.
I need to print as image because i have a barcode write as font in the file.
Thanks
Devis.