Thank you Art, No, I do not. Is there a special tool for optimizing PDFs?
Best regards, Mathieu > From: art.campbell at gmail.com > Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:58:37 -0400 > Subject: Re: Graphics average weight > To: bobitch at hotmail.com > CC: generic668 at yahoo.ca; framers at lists.frameusers.com; richard.combs at > polycom.com > > Are you optimizing / reducing the size of the PDF with Acrobat after > you generate it? > > > Art Campbell > art.campbell at gmail.com > "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 > Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson > No disclaimers apply. > DoD 358 > > > > On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 3:30 PM, mathieu jacquet <bobitch at hotmail.com> > wrote: > > > > Thank you Nadine and Richard, > > > > To answer Richard's questions: > > > >> > I've never seen file sizes discussed in terms of weight and > >> > heaviness. Is that a French idiom? > > > > Yes, that was a linguistic "calque" from the French "poids d'un fichier" > > :o). > > > >> > > >> > 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? > >> > > > > > I am talking about PDFs. I have seen 500-pages PDFs with hundreds of images > > not bigger that 5 Mb, and mine contain about 250 graphics for a good 20 Mb > > in average, so it makes me think there might be something rotten in my > > graphics kingdom. > > > >> > 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? > > > > I am using FM9 on Vista 64. I only import them by reference. > > Graphics are mostly screenshots taken with Snag-It and saved as png (True > > Colour 24 bits). I have a couple of .eps with very specific Pantone colours > > but not much (maybe one or two of about 400 Kb each). > > > >> > > >> > If the "heavy" docs are PDFs, what version of Acrobat and > >> > what job options are you using? > > > > I am using Acrobat 9.O with "Standard quality" (French calque again :) ) > > job option. > > > >> > > >> > 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. :-) > > > > Here they are :). > > > > Thank you all for your help, > > > > Mathieu. > > > >> Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 10:01:54 -0700 > >> From: generic668 at yahoo.ca > >> Subject: RE: Graphics average weight > >> To: bobitch at hotmail.com; framers at lists.frameusers.com; richard.combs > >> at Polycom.com > >> > >> 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 <richard.combs at Polycom.com> wrote: > >> > >> > From: Combs, Richard <richard.combs at Polycom.com> > >> > Subject: RE: Graphics average weight > >> > To: "mathieu jacquet" <bobitch at hotmail.com>, "framers at > >> > lists.frameusers.com" <framers at lists.frameusers.com> > >> > 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 generic668 at yahoo.ca. > >> > > >> > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > >> > > >> > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > >> > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > >> > or visit > >> > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/generic668%40yahoo.ca > >> > > >> > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. > >> > Visit > >> > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and > >> > info. > >> > > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as art.campbell at gmail.com. > > > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > > or visit > > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/art.campbell%40gmail.com > > > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. 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