If I recall correctly, images that are copied into FM, rather than referenced, make for larger PDFs.
Nadine --- On Thu, 10/21/10, Combs, Richard <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Combs, Richard <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: Graphics average weight > To: "mathieu jacquet" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, October 21, 2010, 11:45 AM > mathieu jacquet wrote: > > > what is the average weight in Ko of your screenshots > and illustrations? My > > docs are pretty heavy (up to 15-20 Mo), with graphics > (mostly png) being > > around 15 Ko-70 Ko in average. That looks too much. > What would the best > > solution be to reduce their weight (in batch if > possible)? > > I had a vague recollection that "octet" is synonymous with > "byte," and a quick trip to Wikipedia confirmed that your > references to "Ko" and "Mo" are probably file sizes. But > I've never seen file sizes discussed in terms of weight and > heaviness. Is that a French idiom? > > To get meaningful recommendations for reducing graphics > file sizes, you should probably provide more context. These > docs that are 15-20 Mo (MB) -- are they PDFs? Or your FM > source files? Or something else? > > What graphics programs do you use to create and manipulate > these graphics? What version of FM are you using? Are you > importing by reference or copying into the document? > > If the "heavy" docs are PDFs, what version of Acrobat and > what job options are you using? > > There are graphics gurus on the list (I'm not one of them) > who can probably offer useful advice once they understand > the question and have a little more detail. :-) > > > Richard G. Combs > Senior Technical Writer > Polycom, Inc. > richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom > 303-223-5111 > ------ > rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom > 303-903-6372 > ------ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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/generic668%40yahoo.ca > > Send administrative questions to [email protected]. > Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and > info. > _______________________________________________ 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.
