How to maintain Indesign Transparency Flattener preset

[gumbylives]

Hi,
I cannot seem to find out how to keep my transparency flatterner preset to either medium or high resolution. It keeps going back to low each time I open Indesign CS4. Is there a way to keep it so I don't have to change it each time I want to output a pdf?
Any help would be appreciated.
cheers
Gumby

 

[Sherbert]

File > Adobe PDF Presets > (Select the PDF template you use) > Edit > Advanced > Transparency Flattener > High Resolution

Then output using that PDF setting all the time, you probably have to make you own PDF setting up to be able to edit which flattener to use. Then set that as your default.

Instructions are for CS3 so may vary.

 

[gumbylives]

nope

nope

Sorry but it's greyed out and I cannot change it. I already have a preset made and when I go to edit it, the transparency is greyed out.
So what shall I do?

 

[Sherbert]

What Standard and Compatibility are you using?

 

[Stephen Marsh]

What PDF version is the preset using? Transparency is only for Acrobat 5 (PDF 1.4) or higher.

Stephen Marsh

 

[DCurry]

The transparency flattener will be greyed out for PDF 1.5 and above, since no flattening occurs. You have to invoke flattening by choosing PDF 1.3 (Acrobat 4) compatibility in order to make changes to the flattener.

If you build a PDF preset with PDF 1.3 compatiblity, your setting will hold every time you select that preset.

 

[gumbylives]

ok

ok

Thank you for the information.