I bet the pdf has images. If you feed iText the resampled, resized images, it will also result in a smaller pdf. Make sure you're comparing apples with apples when making such statements.
Paulo ----- Original Message ----- From: "FlyingBuzz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 12:20 PM Subject: [iText-questions] how come itext pdf are a lot better than if i resave them in adobe? > > how come itext pdf are a lot better than if i resave them in adobe? > > i am wondering becuase itext said the pdf suppose to be auto compressed. > so > I am not sure if itext is really compressing that well or does adobe have > better methods of byte code to make it smaller? > > For example. > > When i generate a pdf from i text it becomes like 200kbs > > if I resave it in adobe pdf, it goes to 78 kbs > > > Smaller files saves more space and faster to email to customer. So wonder > do > i have to change compression and how? > > I tried reading itext manual to search for how to compress files smaller > but > cant find much info on it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: VOTE NOW! Studies have shown that voting for your favorite open source project, along with a healthy diet, reduces your potential for chronic lameness and boredom. Vote Now at http://www.sourceforge.net/community/cca08 _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions Do you like iText? Buy the iText book: http://www.1t3xt.com/docs/book.php Or leave a tip: https://tipit.to/itexttipjar
