On Sat, Oct 31, 2015 at 07:11:03PM -0400, Gregory Pittman wrote: > On 10/31/2015 06:38 PM, Great Dane wrote: > > On 1 November 2015 at 02:16, Johannes Deutch <zelbstzz at gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> For Windows, the following thread, "How to convert PDF File into smaller > >> size" will give you a couple of leads: > >> > >> > >> http://www.techsupportalert.com/freeware-forum/home-office-and-productivity/2442-how-to-convert-pdf-file-into-smaller-size.html#post16978 > > > > > > This prompted me to try something to see if it worked. (BTW my first post, > > I am no expert, but hopefully may be of some use to the group) > > > > I have Windows 7 Professional, and use Acrobat Pro 10. I opened a 13 page > > document authored in Scribus and exported as a pdf, which was just over 3mb > > in size in Acrobat. I then clicked Print, chose Adobe pdf, clicked on > > Properties, and then the Adobe pdf settings, changed the Default Settings > > to smallest file size, then OK and Print, saving it with an altered file > > name. The resulting file was down to just under 700kb. > > > > Looking at both files at 100%, I can hardly see any change of quality of > > the images, and none for text. Certainly if your ?clientele? have problems > > handling larger file sizes in emails, this seems to work for me. > > > > Trying the Save As>Reduced File Size pdf, hardly made any significant > > difference in file size, whereas this little procedure certainly did. > > > > I can understand that this would work, but it's a black box solution. > What does Acrobat do to accomplish this?
You can always uncompress both PDFs and compare them, it is not like PDF is some obscure binary format. It is also a good exercise for some one trying to improve how Scribus writes PDF files, which AFAICT isn?t its greatest strength. Regards, Khaled
