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I saved my PS files and distilled it with different job options to get smaller PDFs for email when I was using Acrobat 5. Now that I am on Acrobat 6 I use the reduce file size option to create smaller PDFs. I do have a need to redistill PDFs occasionally. I receive PDFs from customers and I have to add a small line of text. I bring the PDF back into Quark with the text I need to ad and re-print to PS and then distill. I guess I am not really re-distilling then. Pit-stop also allows me to copy and paste, now that I have figured out how to eliminate the offset when pasting. On 12/15/03 11:42 AM, "Thomas Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The PDF list is a service provided by PDFzone.com | http://www.pdfzone.com > __________________________________________________________________ > > I often re-distill Hi-Res PDF's to generate lo-res files suitable to e-mail > for > proofing purposes. > I see Acrobat 6 has a, "built-in PDF optimizer?" Since I am using Acrobat > 5.0.5, > is there a similar option I might use? > Re-distilling has worked pretty well for my purposes up to this point. However > I > would like to avoid any future problems, > ~Tom > > > > Dov Isaacs wrote: > >> The PDF list is a service provided by PDFzone.com | http://www.pdfzone.com >> __________________________________________________________________ >> >> At 12/15/2003 09:38 AM, Curtis, Mark wrote: >> >>> I am producing a state comprehensive annual report using Windows XP, Acrobat >>> 5.05 (full version), Acrobat 6 Reader, Word 2000, the latest version of >>> Lotus 123, Illustrator 10. I am only using TrueType fonts (I embed all fonts >>> in the Distiller setting). I am >>> creating postscript files using the latest Acrobat Distiller printer driver. >>> I combine the files using the "rundirex" postscript program provided by >>> Adobe; I'm using the Distiller setting (Isaacs) based on Dov Isaac's >>> "Reliable PDF Creation in the Enterprise" presentation at the PDF 2001 >>> Conference West. >>> >>> I decided to experiment and try reducing my PDF file size. I saved my PDF as >>> Postscript, and I then distilled the Postscript file. The resulting file is >>> 300k smaller (1,500k to 1,200k). When viewing the files in Acrobat (under >>> font properties), I did notice that my fonts are now listed as Type 1 fonts >>> (embedded subsets); previously they were listed as TrueType fonts (embedded >>> subsets). The PDF file seems to print ok and looks fine on screen. >>> >>> Is redistilling an acceptable practice, or are there some problems I may >>> encounter. >>> >>> Thanks for the help, >>> >>> Mark Curtis >> >> Yes, there are indeed problems! The fact that your fonts were "converted" >> in the process indicates that they have been degraded somehow. When you >> "saved your PDF as PostScript" you must have set the option to "convert >> TrueType to Type 1" in the "settings." Such conversions remove the TrueType >> hinting and result in PostScript with unhinted Type 1 outlines. This may >> significantly affect the quality at which small pointsize or ornate text >> is displayed or printed. Disable that option for best results. >> >> Redistillation is not generally advised, especially since it mucks up font >> names. Assuming that you have Acrobat 6 Professional, you are much better >> off to use the built-in PDF optimizer to eliminate bloat in a PDF file >> due to features that you don't want or need in your PDF file, including >> overly high image resolution. >> >> - Dov >> >> To change your subscription: >> http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdf.html > > > To change your subscription: > http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdf.html > To change your subscription: http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdf.html
