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Something in Quark 6/OSX embeds a ton of image data (useful or otherwise) into the PDF, both in the Export to PDF command and in the PDF via distiller option in the Print tree. Thanks for the tips on Acrobat, though. An extra step, but an effective workaround nonetheless. KR On 10/13/03 1:43 PM, "C. Scott Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > PDF-Basics is a service provided by PDFzone.com | http://www.pdfzone.com/ > __________________________________________________________________ > > Mac OSX comment: > > I find that I get really huge PDFs when using Quark 6's Export to PDF > command on MacOSX. This uses a JAWS PDF engine (not Adobe Distiller), as I > understand it. Despite the size, it is pretty fast. I then usually open the > PDF in Acrobat 6 and use the Advanced/PDF Optimizer function to reduce the > file - usually to Acrobat 4 since that works well when imported back into > Quark 5 and 6. You can also use the File/Reduce File Size command but I > don't know how to customize its compression settings. > > I find that the safest way to create industrial-strength PDFs still involves > printing to .ps (.prn) and using Distiller with specific job option > settings. I haven't found anything comparable to the Create Acrobat PDF > shortcut I used to use in Mac OS 9.2 but I will settle for anything that > works consistently. > > HTH > > on 10/13/03 11:47 AM, Richard Atkins at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> >> PDF-Basics is a service provided by PDFzone.com | http://www.pdfzone.com/ >> __________________________________________________________________ >> >> Just upgraded to Quark 6.0 and Acrobat 6.0 - which in tandem create PDFs >> about the same as Quark 5 and Acrobat 5 did on OS 9.2, however the file >> sizes in the finished PDFs are now enormous. Every available setting is the >> same as before, too. Stuff that used to be under one mB are now over 8! >> >> I've found some documentation in Quark's manuals where they almost brag >> about their new PDF file sizes being a good thing, but I'm emailing ads all >> over the place and these can't be this huge... >> >> Is there a solution within the process or can I somehow reduce the file size >> of the PDF after its been made, without losing print quality? >> >> Thanks! >> >> KR >> >> >> To change your subscription: >> http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdfbasics.html >> To change your subscription: http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdfbasics.html
