On 11/07/2015 11:11 AM, John Culleton wrote: > On Sat, 31 Oct 2015 08:16:35 -0700 > 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 >> >> Dan >> >> On Sat, Oct 31, 2015 at 5:50 AM, Murray Strome >> <wmstrome at yahoo.com> wrote: >> >>> Re: Pdf file size Original Message from >>> John Beardmore I seem to recall somebody >>> saying that you could run Scribus .pdf files >>> through some tool or other, which made them a >>> lot smaller without noticeable loss of >>> quality. Can anybody remember which tool this >>> is ? I have access to Linux boxes too if >>> needs be. > > For book covers, posters etc., if all text is > converted to outlines it may reduce the file size. > I did a simple "Hello world" in a text frame. > I exported it as a pdf X/1-a file. > The pdf file was 268929 bytes. > > Then I converted the string to outlines. > The pdf file was 158230 bytes. > > Multiple fonts would exaggerate the difference > and lots of text in one font would go the other > way. > > Food for thought? > It's an option, but in some cases may increase file size. Also, you end up with a PDF that is not text-searchable, and that you cannot export the text only.
Greg
