Prepressforums.com - Save as in Acrobat 6.0.3 changes PDF version to 1.5

benkelly · #1 (**permalink**) 06-15-2005, 01:15 PM

Does anyone know how to keep Acrobat 6.0.3 from changing the PDF version when I do a save as?

I thought I had it set up not to change the version, before my recent crash, but I can't find the setting to do this. :?

Sparky · #2 (**permalink**) 06-15-2005, 04:26 PM

Not sure I can really shed any light but I just launched my Acrobat 6.0.2 (don't have the latest yet) and then opened an Adobe PDF file (from their site) and did a save as. when I opened it and went to document properties it said it was Adobe Acrobat 1.3

Don't know why, just is...... :roll:

mattbeals · #3 (**permalink**) 06-15-2005, 08:34 PM

http://www.mattbeals.com/pdfversion/

The other thing you could do is use the PDF Optimizer in Acrobat to make it compatible with PDF v1.x.

It's the default behavior of Acrobat.

benkelly · #4 (**permalink**) 06-16-2005, 06:03 AM

I'm pretty sure there's a setting somewhere to keep it from doing this. It just started changing the PDF version after I trashed preferences and did a reinstall.

My workflow generates PDF 1.3. I open that in Acrobat, prefilght with Pitstop and do a save as. All of my files go through the same procedure. I went back and checked a number of files that I made before the crash and they're all PDF 1.3.

I have a vague memory of a setting that said something like "automatically change PDF version". I'll keep searching.

benkelly · #5 (**permalink**) 06-16-2005, 12:33 PM

Found it! It's a Pitstop preference under PDF version, "Prevent the automatic change of the PDF version when saving".

zox · #6 (**permalink**) 06-16-2005, 02:18 PM

Congratulations!
If you clicked on a Matt's link that he conviniently provided for you in his post, you would have saved yourself some time as it is right there in picture

mattbeals · #7 (**permalink**) 06-16-2005, 02:30 PM

Hey Zox, I owe you a response to you posting on my blog. I'll get that up before the weekend hopefully.

zox · #8 (**permalink**) 06-16-2005, 08:22 PM

No worries, we all are living busy lives.
Whenever you get some time, I'll be here or there

I did get a wind of what is going to be, at first by reading other forums, but than you got me thinking and than left me confused :lol:

benkelly · #9 (**permalink**) 06-17-2005, 05:26 AM

Ah...didn't see the link the first time. Thanks Matt!

prepress_brillance_43 · #10 (**permalink**) 06-17-2005, 09:36 AM

Great tip, thanks guys. I too needed to know this.