Strange artifacts when converting PPTX with V5 #258
Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 1:15 pm
Hi All,
I'm having a strange issue with V5.0 build 258 converting a PPTX slide via the Add-in Toolbar in PowerPoint 2010 SP1.
I have a single slide with a black background and two shapes with gradient fills, however when I try to convert the slide to PDF, the resulting PDF has strange colouring and bands through the shapes. The only way I managed to make this work is to up the DPI to 600DPI when converting. However, as this slide will eventually be used in a PDF for on-screen use, I only want to use 96DPI and this is when the problem with the strange colouring arises. I've fiddled with various other parameters and the only one that makes a difference is the DPI.
I swear that V4.0 didn't have this problem, but I can't be sure without a reinstall. I also tried printing directly to the 5.0 printer (so as to not use the addin) but the problem continued. I also tried using PowerPoint's own conversion to PDF, which worked successfully, also printing to XPS is fine. I have attached the PPTX and also the resultant PDF.
Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong will be welcome!
I'm having a strange issue with V5.0 build 258 converting a PPTX slide via the Add-in Toolbar in PowerPoint 2010 SP1.
I have a single slide with a black background and two shapes with gradient fills, however when I try to convert the slide to PDF, the resulting PDF has strange colouring and bands through the shapes. The only way I managed to make this work is to up the DPI to 600DPI when converting. However, as this slide will eventually be used in a PDF for on-screen use, I only want to use 96DPI and this is when the problem with the strange colouring arises. I've fiddled with various other parameters and the only one that makes a difference is the DPI.
I swear that V4.0 didn't have this problem, but I can't be sure without a reinstall. I also tried printing directly to the 5.0 printer (so as to not use the addin) but the problem continued. I also tried using PowerPoint's own conversion to PDF, which worked successfully, also printing to XPS is fine. I have attached the PPTX and also the resultant PDF.
Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong will be welcome!