exporting keynote to pdf - how to keep images' original dimensions?

Hi,

I'm desperately trying to export a keynote still image presentation to a PDF document.
I have used images edited in photoshop, and saved as png files, then imported them as square background images into keynote, choosing to use "original size" of the images - yet, when exporting to pdf the images are slightly blurry and clearly not in the "actual size" any more.

Does anyone know if Is this a bug, or can it be solved?

Daniel

MBP, Mac OS X (10.5.2)

Posted on Feb 27, 2008 9:09 AM

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Mar 1, 2008 4:15 AM in response to nevioth

There are several techniques how to create pdf's from keynote. Which do you use? Have you consulted menu "Help Keynote Help -> Viewing, Printing, and Exporting Slideshows -> Sharing a Presentation Across Platforms -> Creating a PDF File"? Does the problem not go away when you print-save to pdf file? If not, does it help to enlarge the size of your presentation (Inspector -> Document -> Slide Size).

Mar 3, 2008 3:53 AM in response to Andreas fromTheLowFrequencies

Thank You for your response.
However the problem doesn't change if i use either print >> save pdf nor when using export, the exported pdf is in bad quality. I would try using a different quartz filter, but when choosing Print >> preview, it's already compressed.

I noticed that when exporting to jpg slides the dpi stays correct, however than i'm trying to resave all the slides into a pdf and the quality degrades once again.

Apr 1, 2008 3:32 PM in response to nevioth

Have you tried to:
On the print window, instead clicking the print button (lower right corner) choose the drop-down button (lower left corner) and "Save as PDF"? – or any other options ??

What about:
If you export it as 'images' choose JPEG format and pick your settings...
...then you select all your JPEG files at once (from where ever you saved them, i.e; a folder on desktop), drag all these onto your Acrobat icon on dock, and Acrobat will ask you:

"Acrobat can create a single document from all the images you are opening. Would you like to put all the images files into one document?" – Yes.

All images are now 'imported' into one single PDF file, that you can save as is, or improve further transitions, fade-ins, initial view–open in full screen mode, secure passkey etc.


hope this helps ?

RV

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