Adobe Acrobat XI Pro - Blurry PDF text on Retina MacBook Pro

jozeppy26 · 02:24 AM

I have a 15" Retina MacBook Pro and Adobe Acrobat XI Pro. Whenever I open PDF's with Acrobat, the text is incredibly blurry. If I open the same PDF file with Preview.app, the text is crystal clear and beautiful. What's strange is picture seem to look completely fine in the PDF, only the text is blurry.

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SHADO · Feb 28, 2013, 11:04 AM

I also have a 15" rMBP and I've had the same issues since I installed Acrobat Pro. Looks like it just hasn't been updated for the retina display yet.

jozeppy26 · Feb 28, 2013, 01:41 PM

Yeah, found a post yesterday on the Adobe forums. Knowing Adobe, the support won't come until Acrobat XII in 2 years for another $200.

printz · Mar 2, 2013, 06:02 AM

Doesn't it look better under Windows' HiDPI scaling mode (assuming you have Windows installed, and Adobe Reader there)?

jozeppy26 · Mar 2, 2013, 03:04 PM

I'm specifically talking about Adobe Acrobat XI for Mac, not sure about windows. Sounds like such a pain for clear text. Lol.

Feb 27, 2013, 07:37 PM	#1
jozeppy26 macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: St. Louis	Adobe Acrobat XI Pro - Blurry PDF text on Retina MacBook Pro I have a 15" Retina MacBook Pro and Adobe Acrobat XI Pro. Whenever I open PDF's with Acrobat, the text is incredibly blurry. If I open the same PDF file with Preview.app, the text is crystal clear and beautiful. What's strange is picture seem to look completely fine in the PDF, only the text is blurry. Last edited by jozeppy26; Apr 8, 2013 at 02:24 AM.
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Feb 28, 2013, 11:04 AM	#2
SHADO macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Beach	I also have a 15" rMBP and I've had the same issues since I installed Acrobat Pro. Looks like it just hasn't been updated for the retina display yet. __________________ SHADO WAS HERE Need DropBox? Let's both get some free space: http://db.tt/fgml86fY
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Feb 28, 2013, 01:41 PM	#3
jozeppy26 Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: St. Louis	Yeah, found a post yesterday on the Adobe forums. Knowing Adobe, the support won't come until Acrobat XII in 2 years for another $200.
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Mar 2, 2013, 06:02 AM	#4
printz macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2012	Doesn't it look better under Windows' HiDPI scaling mode (assuming you have Windows installed, and Adobe Reader there)?
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Mar 2, 2013, 03:04 PM	#5
jozeppy26 Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: St. Louis	I'm specifically talking about Adobe Acrobat XI for Mac, not sure about windows. Sounds like such a pain for clear text. Lol.
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