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Two possibilities that I can think of: (1) Sometimes, depending on how the PDF was created, it has too much extra stuff in the background so what I do is to print the PDF right back to Distiller and that has worked well for me taking a 3.8 Mb PDF to 600kb. (2) I find that the viewing quality of tiffs may be poor even if the print quality is good. If you look at my latest PDF (http://www.mndm.gov.on.ca/mndm/mines/ims/pub/releases/2003/rn0310e.pdf) on page 2, it is a 300dpi image that may not look good on screen but prints as good as the original tiff (pre-pdf). HTH, Jules --------------------------------------------------------- Julian Rickards Digital Publications Distribution Coordinator Publications Services Section Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines Phone: (705) 670-5608 Fax: (705) 670-5690 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 10:46 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [PDF-Basics] pdf bloat > > > > PDF-Basics is a service provided by PDFzone.com | > http://www.pdfzone.com/ > __________________________________________________________________ > > Using Distiller 5.0 and Acrobat 5.0 on the PC platform, I > created a pdf > (screen-optimized job option) of a 60 page Quark file that > contains 88 eps > files. These files were originally CAD drawings (vector line > art) that were > modified with FreeHand, then exported as Quark eps files. My > primary goal > with the pdf is for screen viewing, it will be posted on our website. > > The pdf is a whopping 4.5 Mb! What's more, it doesn't seem to > matter what > job option I pick (e-book, print optimized, variations of screen > optimized), the subsequent pdf is still 4.5 Mb or right > around that size. > > Anybody have any suggestions on how to make this pdf smaller? I tried > making the 88 graphics tiff files, but the graphic quality > went way down. > Anything else? > > - Mark Gniewek > 330-489-0120 > > > > To change your subscription: > http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdfbasics.html > To change your subscription: http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdfbasics.html
