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On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 16:43:45 +1100 "Brian Gibson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > The PDF list is a service provided by PDFzone.com | > http://www.pdfzone.com > __________________________________________________________________ > > Hi Lee, Hi Brian... > Just a guess. But I'd say that the reason that your file sizes are > so large is because the document is being scanned and stored > as an image rather than text. It is saving scanned docs as a jpgs I just found out. Jpgs are not good images when doing document imaging. I hear the lawyers use Acrobat to index the scanned docs for court. I got alittle project I need to do & it is a legal one. > The way you can tell is to try selecting the text. I am able to copy text from the pdf with the AcrobatReader. When scanning, my software ask, whether I want "a editible" one. I click on yes. Don't know what the format it would save if I chose not to edit the file but the file sizes are all about 400k for a piece of paper with just words on it. I could take all the images out of pdf file with another program but right now, I just want a smaller output files. However, I had TextBridge software. It would save in HTM & text format only in the old days. I don't know of any real easy software at this time that would create the .CHM format I am looking for unless TextBridge is doing this now. Still why is pdf files so popular? Windows already has the reader to view chm files. Yes it takes special software to decompose & edit the chm files but you can do the same in Acrobat for $600, the real thing. > If this is the case you could use Acrobat 6's OCR ("Paper Capture") > function to convert the document from image to text. This should > reduce your file size remarkably, providing you set > "PDF Output Style: Formatted Text & Graphics". >From what I have read from the web, "Paper Capture" sounds like a htm file with image files linked to htm file just like a web page. You can do a word search in any htm file, create a ebook. I don't under- stand something here. Lee > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, 21 January 2004 14:05 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [PDF] PDF output size > > > > The PDF list is a service provided by PDFzone.com | > http://www.pdfzone.com > __________________________________________________________________ > > I have a new printer. It came with a way to scan paper docs & save > in > pdf format. I have been wondering why the output file is so big & I > think I finally figured it out. > > I got on Acrobat's website today after reading a msg here. Version > 6 has > some kind of compression in it. Probably older versions do not. In > a > msg here was a link to Acrobat's tip site which mentioned the new > version > 6 shrinks the file size. > > Another website was mentioned here & I downloaded the pdf file which > I > was surprised was over 5 megs in size & it was only 2 pages of text > & > alittle graphics. > > Personally I like CHM format as it is much smaller but have not > found a > easy software to do what I want. > > What experience & thoughts are there out there with these 2 formats? > Has > anyone compaired size, quality etc of these 2 formats? No I don't > work > for Microsoft. I am just a consumer who is interested in ebooks & a > better way to organize my files. > > Lee > > 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
