I am trying to save a document from indesign cs6 to pdf but the resolution is really low how is that posible?

[mana1371]

I am trying to save a document from indesign cs6 to pdf but i tried everything to make it high resolution but it doesn't work. The preview is high quality but the pdf document is not. I dont know what else to do anymore. please help!!!

[SJRiegel]

What settings are you using to export your PDF? There are compression settings for PDF output; the resolution of the images in the PDF are determined by these, not by InDesign preview settings.

[mana1371]

my settings are the same as your picture but somehow its stil in low resolution

[mana1371]

i meant when i open the pdf preview on my computer its in high resolution, but when i open the pdf its in low resolution. Also its like 465 KB and not even MB

[bnyhoff]

What elements are in your document? If there are images are the placed images hi res? What setting are you using for expor High Quality?

[Barb Binder]

Start in InDesign.

1. Select an image
2. Window > Links
   

What is the effective PPI of the images? If you have low-resolution images to start with, it's not going to get better when you create a PDF.

[jane-e]

And while you are in the Links panel, confirm that your links are up-to-date. If you see yellow or red, then they are modified or missing. If you don't know how to fix that, report back.

[mana1371]

all the links are good, nothing is missing

[mana1371]

i did make all the images cmyk and the effective dpi is all at 300 or more..

[Mike Witherell]

When you say "I open the PDF in Preview" what program are you previewing it in? And when you say "but when I open the PDF its in low resolution" what program did you open the PDF in?

[Steve Werner]

You might also post the InDesign file and the PDF file on a location like Dropbox so we could look at the files if you can share them.

[mana1371]

Im sorry im working for a company and i can't share it , this makes it worse, because i can't find anybody who can help me

[mana1371]

i mean the finder preview, and i open it in Acrobat Pro

[Test Screen Name]

I'm assuming you're using "low resolution" to mean "poor quality display", because you're not actually measuring the resolution. So, you need to share what you see. If possible, perhaps you can make a screen shot showing a non-sensitive part of the page, just a detail. And the same thing at good quality. You CANNOT EMAIL a screen shot to the forum!

[Migintosh]

Also consider that a PDF can look differently when viewed at different zoom magnifications. If something looks bad at full-screen, zoom in and see if it still looks bad. If it looks better close up, it's probably OK if the purpose of the PDF is printing. If it's just for viewing with a screen, that's a different story.