Graphics average weight

[Writer]

If I recall correctly, images that are copied into FM, rather than referenced, make for larger PDFs.

Nadine

--- On Thu, 10/21/10, Combs, Richard <richard.combs at Polycom.com> wrote:

> From: Combs, Richard <richard.combs at Polycom.com>
> Subject: RE: Graphics average weight
> To: "mathieu jacquet" <bobitch at hotmail.com>, "framers at lists.frameusers.com" <framers at lists.frameusers.com>
> Date: Thursday, October 21, 2010, 11:45 AM
> mathieu jacquet wrote:
>  
> > what is the average weight in Ko of your screenshots
> and illustrations? My
> > docs are pretty heavy (up to 15-20 Mo), with graphics
> (mostly png) being
> > around 15 Ko-70 Ko in average. That looks too much.
> What would the best
> > solution be to reduce their weight (in batch if
> possible)?
> 
> I had a vague recollection that "octet" is synonymous with
> "byte," and a quick trip to Wikipedia confirmed that your
> references to "Ko" and "Mo" are probably file sizes. But
> I've never seen file sizes discussed in terms of weight and
> heaviness. Is that a French idiom? 
> 
> To get meaningful recommendations for reducing graphics
> file sizes, you should probably provide more context. These
> docs that are 15-20 Mo (MB) -- are they PDFs? Or your FM
> source files? Or something else? 
> 
> What graphics programs do you use to create and manipulate
> these graphics? What version of FM are you using? Are you
> importing by reference or copying into the document? 
> 
> If the "heavy" docs are PDFs, what version of Acrobat and
> what job options are you using? 
> 
> There are graphics gurus on the list (I'm not one of them)
> who can probably offer useful advice once they understand
> the question and have a little more detail. :-) 
> 
> 
> Richard G. Combs
> Senior Technical Writer
> Polycom, Inc.
> richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom
> 303-223-5111
> ------
> rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom
> 303-903-6372
> ------
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> 
> 
> You are currently subscribed to framers as generic668 at yahoo.ca.
> 
> Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com.
> 
> To unsubscribe send a blank email to
> framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com
> or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/generic668%40yahoo.ca
> 
> Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com.
> Visit
> http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and
> info.
>