Thanks for the reply. 1T3XT info wrote: > Claas Jäger wrote: >> I have a PDF file wich, if converted that way, has an enormous size (> >> 80MB). I figured out that the elements that make th PS so huge are 1.) a >> pattern used on the page to simulate grey background on a certain area >> and 2.) a transparent layer above that pattern. > > Is there no way to prevent that these patterns are added? > Maybe if you change something earlier in the workflow, > you can avoid this problem.
Unluckily i can not change the fact that the pattern is added, as that part is done from another vendor, who is not willing to adopt the workflow. >> Now I am trying to remove th 2 objects from the PDF file using iText. My >> problem is that 1.) i am not possible to find these objects using iText >> and > > What if you compare the bytes? You have those bytes in Pattern_only.pdf > If the pattern is identical for all PDFs, then you could try to find > that pattern in a stream in the other PDFs. > I will try to analyse the stream contents and to identify the pattern that way, thanks for the tip. >> 2.) since i do not know which is the object to remove i can't do it. > > Once you know where to find that pattern. Use killIndirect (maybe > you'll have to replace the object with a smaller stream). I will try it that way, ince i figured out if i can identify the stream. > It's probably possible to achieve what you want with iText, > but it will demand plenty of programming. I was afraid that that would be the answer ;) I will report here if i found a solution to this. -- Mit freundlichen Grüßen Claas Jäger ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list iText-questions@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions Buy the iText book: http://www.1t3xt.com/docs/book.php
