Pixelated eps logo on Macs/PC

[pixeljunkie@adobeforums.com]

Here's the work flow: Created a logo in Illustrator 10 > saved as Illu. 8.0 eps > Placed in Quark > Distilled using default screen job (all in OS9)

Resulting pdf displays everything OK apart from the logo.
The logo is: OK on WinXP, Pixelated on Win95, OK on Mac OS9, Pixelated on OS10

Any ideas?? I've tried everything I can possibly think of: isolated the logo from the doc, saved the quark page as eps > open that eps in Illu. > save as pdf. Opened the logo in Freehand and resaved as eps > Quark > distiller...

Same thing, can anyone help?

[Aandi_Inston@adobeforums.com]

Compare the specific versions of Acrobat/Reader in which the problem
happens. What are they (on each OS that you quote)?

Is this a vector logo?

Aandi Inston

[pixeljunkie@adobeforums.com]

Thanks, I've found the answer by reading other topics. Preferences > Display > Smoothing!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't believe Acrobat is not installed with this option checked by default!!!!
Does Adobe believe that users would prefer a pixelated logo upon a smooth one?

Thanks anyway for taking the time to reply....

[Steve_Werner@adobeforums.com]

Thanks, I've found the answer by reading other topics. Preferences > Display

> Smoothing!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't believe Acrobat is not installed with this option checked by default!!!!




It is the default in Acrobat 6.

[Aandi_Inston@adobeforums.com]

>Does Adobe believe that users would prefer a pixelated logo upon a smooth one?

Not all items are improved by smoothing. Some are harmed, so it's hard
to say what the default should be.

Aandi Inston

[pixeljunkie@adobeforums.com]

Which items don't benefit from smoothing?

[Aandi_Inston@adobeforums.com]

Consider a very narrow black line on a light grey background. The
effect of smoothing a narrow black line is to give turn it into a
light grey line. It can then vanish entirely against the background.

Aandi Inston

[pixeljunkie@adobeforums.com]

I will bear that in mind. Cheers