Graphics average weight

[mathieu jacquet]

Dear all,

thank you for your valuable help. I will try all of these and let you know how it worked.

Cheers,
Mathieu.

> From: Alison.Craig at ultrasonix.com
> To: richard.combs at Polycom.com; bobitch at hotmail.com
> CC: framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:30:44 -0700
> Subject: RE: Graphics average weight
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> >> -- In Acrobat, select Document > Reduce File Size. I haven't used this 
> >> much, but it shrunk a 4.2 MB file to 2.5 MB. Graphics quality may be 
> >> somewhat lower, but I'm not sure, since the PDF came from elsewhere.
> 
> I've tried this method and discovered it reduces some image quality (in my files, at least) to an unacceptable level.
> 
> Instead, I've found using Advanced > PDF Optimizer a better solution as it allows me to specify the Image Downsample parameters.
> 
> Alison
> 
> Alison Craig, Technical Writer
> Ultrasonix Medical Corporation
> Tel: (604) 279-8550, ext 127
> E-mail: alison.craig at ultrasonix.com
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> To: mathieu jacquet
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> Subject: RE: Graphics average weight
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> mathieu jacquet wrote: 
>  
> > No, I do not. Is there a special tool for optimizing PDFs?
> 
> Here are some things you might experiment with to see which ones provide an acceptable combination of size reduction and graphics quality: 
> 
> -- In Distiller, try the Smallest File Size job options (a.k.a, Adobe PDF Settings). 
> 
> -- In Distiller, create a new job options file and experiment with different image downsampling and compression settings. 
> 
> -- In Acrobat, open the PDF and do a File > Save As to the same name. This is the one I use routinely. Doing a Save As on a new PDF significantly reduces the file size with no quality compromise that I can detect. 
> 
> -- In Acrobat, select Document > Reduce File Size. I haven't used this much, but it shrunk a 4.2 MB file to 2.5 MB. Graphics quality may be somewhat lower, but I'm not sure, since the PDF came from elsewhere. 
> 
> HTH!
> 
> Richard G. Combs
> Senior Technical Writer
> Polycom, Inc.
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