Determine resolution of .pdf 1

[TysonLPrice]

I know this has got to be really basic but I need to know the resolution of a .pdf file. I couldn't find it using Windows 2000 properties and I didn't see an option for it opening it with Adobe Reader. A site we send it to says they can't print it because the resolution is too high. They say it is 1200 DPI. It is created from a .tif file by ImageGear software. I don't see any parameters in the conversion so I'm thinking that is the default.

 

[fizzak]

I dont know how to determine image resolution. But you could redistill the pdf to lower the resolution of the imbeded images by opening the pdf, hit file/print, select AdobePDF as printer, select properties, select AdobePDF settings, under Conversion Settings hit Edit, Hit the Images Tab, Set Downsampling to Bicubic and enter a NEW DPI value, (300 is best for printing) Compression off. Then Print/save as a new PDF.

 

[TysonLPrice]

Thanks fizzak,

We send these out from an application so your suggestion would put the burden on the customer. We can control the resolution from the application but only one customer had the problem and they adjusted their printer to accommodate it. I was just curious how the IT person on the other end new the resolution was 1200 DPI. I can't tell.

 

[Matzki]

Acrobat has a preflight feature (Document>Preflight) in 6.0. Some preflight programs recognize pdf's also.

 

[fizzak]

I just noticed you are using Reader. Honestly you cannot do squat with this version.

 

[jaymaechtlen]

If the doc is a scanned image, then the scan has a native resolution. 600 dpi is really low resolution for printing of black&white (text) but generally ok for photos and such.
The ones who can't handle a 1200 DPI PDF must be particularly clueless as well...