On Sat, 7 Nov 2015 13:02:42 -0500 Gregory Pittman <gpittman at iglou.com> wrote:
> 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 > Correct. However for covers or posters where the file is one page, several fonts may be used and searching is not an issue outlining may be a valid approach. Not every font needs to be outlined, only the display fonts on the front page panel. > -- John Culleton Wexford Press Book layout, typesetting and Indexing Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html
