"Reduce File Size" corrupts the preview

[Laura Hickle]

I have large magazine PDFs that need to be crunched down, so I've been using "Reduce File Size" to make the files a better size for downloading. Recently I've noticed that after running this, the preview of the file I see in Finder (and when attaching to emails) is blown out; it looks like a negative from color film. Not only does this happen to the preview — if someone opens it using Mac's Preview rather than Acrobat Reader, random other pages have the same problem.

I am using Acrobat 7. I did not notice this happening until I upgraded to Tiger earlier this year. Has anyone else experienced this problem? And if so, what do you recommend I do to avoid it in the future? My client panicked until she remembered to open it in Reader. The problem is, I have no idea if their subscribers are using Reader or Preview, and they may be seeing this issue as well.

[Leonard_Rosenthol@adobeforums.com]

Instead of using "Reduce File Size", try using the PDF Optimizer feature in the Advanced menu which gives you TOTAL control over the reduction process.

Leonard