Thanks Jerry. I'll try if with one of my files (when I have time) and se how your metod compares.
Anne Cartwright On May 4, 2008, at 11:34 AM, Jerry Freeman wrote: > If you drag/import an original image into a page it will be at the > original image file size> say 3-8M. That's fine for local disk use, > but improbable for electronic distribution, example: 4x6 @ 240dpi = > 4M ( and they add up :) for web use I target "2M" as the full pdf > size, and strive for less. > > be aware: "edit mask" in pages reduces only the visual size of the > image, not the file size. > > 1. for read only uses, (email etc) keep the individual image file > sizes as small as possible. in an image editor, resize a > "duplicate" of the original image to a target between 48-76k. makes > for a paltry printed version, but that's not the goal here. > > 2. for print use (download pdf from web) an 8M pdf file provides a > reasonable print quality, but necessitates uploading the finished > pdf to a webhost for user browsing and/or download printing. > > my workflow: in photoshop "save for web" > first, in the image size > tab, set the size. example: 900x600 > then from the upper right > carrot, choose optimize to file size , say 48k > save. (i wrote an > action to batch resize in save for web so i don't have to hand crank > these). 'save for web' reduces the file size a few more K by > stripping the mostly useless meta data from the file. > > similar schemes may be possible with the "web" images options in > other softwares. best...jf > > > > > On May 4, 2008, at 10:24 AM, Anne Cartwright wrote: > >> Thanks for the information. Maybe I should start looking at my pdf >> files to see if they are really doing what I want. >> >> Also what do you do to get the size of your pdf files down, >> especially >> if they have lots of photographs? I have been exporting in Pages at >> "better" but frequently also need to "reduce size" in Preview' s >> Quartz. Any other suggestions? >> >> Anne Cartwright _______________________________________________ The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will be May 27 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. Posting address: [email protected] Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
