It might, if the code used to generate the PDF wasn't very good...(eg. not iText, but improper use of)
Consider improper reuse of common objects - like reloading the same image over and over again. Or the same font, once per page... Leonard On Jul 6, 2008, at 2:12 PM, Paulo Soares wrote: > There's no way that a PDF created by iText from scratch will reduce > 50% just > by doing a "Save As" in Acrobat. If that's the case I would like to > see the > before and after PDF. My post was about using the "PDF Optimizer" as > I think > the OP was refering to. > > Paulo > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Leonard Rosenthol" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Post all your questions about iText here" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 5:03 PM > Subject: Re: [iText-questions] how come itext pdf are a lot better > than if > iresave them in adobe? > > >> Just so folks don't get the wrong idea... >> >> When you do a Save As in Acrobat - it is a completely LOSSLESS series >> of optimizations - along the lines of what Bruno mentioned in his >> email (duplicate entry elimination, etc.). Image resampling, etc. >> only takes place if the user explictly chooses to "Reduce File Size" >> or run the "PDF Optimizer". >> >> Leonard >> >> On Jul 6, 2008, at 8:29 AM, Paulo Soares wrote: >> >>> 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 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
