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how to export INTERACTIVE pdf with more then 300dpi?

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May 23, 2023
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hi

want to export my portfolio with hyperlinks as interactive pdf at a better resolution then 300dpi... lets say 600dpi

cant find a way..there are only options between 72-300dpi at export. kinda stupid!/

suggestions please!

workarround?//

thanks.

christoph

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Correct answer Laubender

Oh, and if the interactivity is restricted to hyperlinks only, you could export to PDF (Print) with the option for Hyperlinks checked.

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Uwe Laubender
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Robert at ID-Tasker

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PPI for 27" 4k monitor is 163 - why do you need more than 2x of that ?

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Laubender

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Hi Christoph,

how many pages do you have in your document?

How are your PDF export settings? (Please show some screenshots.)

I think there is something wrong.

2 gb for an exported PDF is way too much.

Just for comparison: Recently I exported a 900 pages catalog with a lot of images all exported to 450 ppi effective resolution. The resulting PDF file was about 300 mb.

Regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Expert )

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Laubender

Correct answer

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Oh, and if the interactivity is restricted to hyperlinks only, you could export to PDF (Print) with the option for Hyperlinks checked.

Regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Expert )

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though, if i do print and make all values to best i get a 2gb file instead of 90mb at normal web interactiv with max 300dpi....

is there something in between maybe.. lets say max 200mb?/

good values to stay at 600dpi for example?/

thanks for your help!!

best regards, christoph

rob day

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good values to stay at 600dpi for example?/

I assume you want to make an interactive PDF thta can also be printed to a highend print device? What printer would need 600ppi images?

Normally the rule of thumb for print output is image resolution should be 2x the output halftone screen (LPI)—an offset press running a 150 line halftone screen would need 300ppi. Composite printers would have less resolution than offset, so it’s doubtful that any desktop composite printer would need more than 300ppi.

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Laubender

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@rob day said: "If you wanted to target an unusually large display, you could get a higher pixel dimension by working with a larger page size"

Hi together,

yes, that's one solution.

The other one is to export two PDFs and "merge" them with Acrobat Pro DC.

[1] Export to PDF (Interactive) ( e.g. file named A.pdf )

[2] Export to PDF (Print) with high resolution ( e.g. file named P.pdf )

[3] Open A.pdf in Acrobat Pro DC.

[4] Substitute all pages of A.pdf with the pages of P.pdf.

The interactive elements will be maintained.

Regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Expert )

rob day

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workarround?//

Hi @akamookee , If you want to fully control the print output dimensions and resolution you’ll have to export a Print PDF.

I think it’s assumed that an Interactive PDF will be viewed on screen and not be printed, so if your document is 11"x7" and you export a page with a full bleed image at 300ppi, it will have a pixel dimension that exceeds most display resolutions (3300px x 2100px).

If you wanted to target an unusually large display, you could get a higher pixel dimension by working with a larger page size—a full bleed 22" x 14" image could export as 6600px x 4200px:

11"x7" page: