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. >