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KazuT_Y
Inspiring
September 12, 2016
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recognize text without losing quality

  • September 12, 2016
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In Acrobat DC 2015.17.20053, I created a PDF from a .PNG (resolution 131.6 dpi). It created a clean-looking .PDF (here it is at 150%):

But when I use OCR Text Recognition, it degrades the quality and creates a lot of artifacts:

Is there a way to use Text Recognition and maintain decent quality?

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Correct answer KazuT_Y

It seems that, in order to maintain high quality, I have to choose "Output / Searchable Image (Exact)". The file size stays enormous; but the text doesn't get dirty (too compressed).

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Legend
September 12, 2016

Which OCR options did you use?

KazuT_Y
KazuT_YAuthorCorrect answer
Inspiring
December 19, 2016

It seems that, in order to maintain high quality, I have to choose "Output / Searchable Image (Exact)". The file size stays enormous; but the text doesn't get dirty (too compressed).