Thanks to everyone who has responded. I have been getting good results by exporting the .ai files as .png, importing them locally (not from a network drive), and making sure to use the Adobe PDF printer driver. Save as PDF now completes the job in under 2 minutes and the file size is back to what I expect.
Thanks again, Pete From: "DeRosier, Edward" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Date: 04/15/2010 10:52 AM Subject: RE: Graphic Elements in Frame 9 Template Hi Pete, Regarding your long printing times and large PDF file sizes: In addition to the suggestions of other list members, I suggest that you seek additional methods to reduce your Illustrator file sizes. For example, if your AI file uses multiple layers, keep those layers for convenient image modifications, but save a new file for import to FrameMaker. Use the Illustrator flatten image function to reduce the image to a single layer. Each drawing feature (Richard Combs mentioned gradient fills) may have file-size effects that you need to minimize. My 2 cents, Ed DeRosier Anritsu Company Senior Technical Writer _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to framers as [email protected]. Send list messages to [email protected]. To unsubscribe send a blank email to [email protected] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [email protected]. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
