Well, this was a form that couldn't be turned into text via OCR. So it must be saving it as a full graphic file somehow.
Unfortunately, the pdf writer in my capture program doesn't have the features you describe. I am going to try to find a better capture program. Thanks Kevin On 10/25/05, Michael D. Weisner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: "Kevin Toppenberg" Tuesday, October 25, 2005 2:12 PM > > We had a discussion recently about the advantages of .pdf files for > > document imaging. So I changed my scanning solution to work with > > pdf files. > > > > Today I am putting this to the test in a production environment. > > > > But I am unhappy with the .pdf format. It seems to be HUGE! > > > > I am using the software that came with my hp scanjet 4400c. When I > > scan a single page, it tells me that the B&W image has a file size of > > 115k. I then specify to save as .pdf file. The size of the .pdf file > > is the found on the disk to be 3,201 kb! > > Please check the resolution (300 DPI ??) on the "Page Setup" for the PDF > Writer as well as the "Compression Options" I find the best settings are to > "downsample images", "compress text and line art" and compress images using > ZIP (lossless). I embed all fonts for portability of the pdf file. > Depending on the content, the file should be slightly larger than a > compressed TIF. Please note that it will be much larger than a JPEG, unless > you use JPEG compression (lossy) of the image data. > > > What kind of overhead problem am I dealing with? > > Are there different levels of compression withing the .pdf? > > Would a different scan-to-pdf program be more effecient? > > > > Can anyone else give me data on their resulting pdf file sizes? > > > > Thanks > > Kevin > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the JBoss Inc. > Get Certified Today * Register for a JBoss Training Course > Free Certification Exam for All Training Attendees Through End of 2005 > Visit http://www.jboss.com/services/certification for more information > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the JBoss Inc. Get Certified Today * Register for a JBoss Training Course Free Certification Exam for All Training Attendees Through End of 2005 Visit http://www.jboss.com/services/certification for more information _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
