Print to PDF

I am trying to use LR print module to make a PDF contact sheet. I'm using the Adobe engine to print to PDF but the quality of the output is poor, regardless of what print quality setting is chosen. I am seeing horizontal banding across the images. I do not have this problem when printing to PDF from any other program, so it seems to be a LR specific issue.

Thanks
Print to PDF
Anyone?
Print to PDF
Describe poor. Pixilated, Off Colors, Washed out? None of the above? In what way is the PDF output poor for you? A more detailed Desciption may bring more answers.



Don



Don Ricklin, MacBook 1.83Ghz Duo 2 Core running 10.4.9 %26amp; Win XP, Pentax *ist D

http://donricklin.blogspot.com/

Are you using Acrobat to print the PDF? What settings are you using? I am having issues when printing from LR in draft mode (colors are wrong in PDF), but it is working fine for me when not using draft mode. Here my settings:



1) In LR, no Draft Mode Printing, Print Resolution 180 dpi, no sharpening, Profile managed by printer and rendering intent relative



2) In Acrobat, I modified the ''Standard'' settings like this, under General %26gt; Compatibility %26gt; Acrobat 6.0; under Color %26gt; Color Management Policies %26gt; Tag Everything for Color Management and also ''Working Spaces RGB'' set to sRGB.



To check/change Acrobat settings, click ''Print settings'' in LR (Print module), select Adobe PDF as your printer and click on Properties, then Adobe PDF Settings %26gt; Default Settings

Don, As I said, I am seeing horizontal banding. The images look as though they have been split in two horizontally and then one half moved over by 1 pixel, so the two halves are not in register.

I hope that's a better explanation.

Francesco, you are correct, it was the draft mode setting. I didn't notice this option in LR and was making my quality choice in Acrobat after clicking on the 'print settings' button.

Thanks for the help.