Thanks for the feed back WAMUGERS we ended putting the separate .pds into Indesign Doc and compressed it to a .pdf from there.
Clive On 26/06/2012, at 4:04 PM, Roger Kortas wrote: > Hi Guys > > I have just tested a 1mb PDF in preview and it reduced it by two > thirds, so export, format PDF, then use the Quartz filter to reduce > size. Of course it will depend on the PDF you are using and your > mileage will no doubt be different. The best option is to go back > to the original and work on it there. > > Roger > > > > > On 26/06/2012, at 3:39 PM, Merv Bond wrote: > >> Hi Clive >> Just to add to the mix I have used a paid app PDFCompress for >> years and >> find it does a very good job. Pick the version for your operating >> system >> http://www.metaobject.com/Products/ >> Merv >> >> On 26/06/12 3:19 PM, cm wrote: >>> Hi Clive, >>> >>> Yes I find that Preview App will often increase the size of a >>> PDF, particularly if you do some editing or highlighting. I avoid >>> saving from Preview except as a last resort. >>> >>> Depending how important this problem is to you, here is one of >>> the paid apps that I mentioned that will compress the PDF for you. >>> >>> http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/9206/pdf-shrink >>> >>> Regards, >>> Carlo >>> >>> On 26/06/2012, at 15:08 , Clive Slater wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Ronnie >>>> >>>> We will try ColorSync, we did as suggested using Preview but it >>>> doubled the file size?? >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> Clive >>>> On 26/06/2012, at 2:48 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi again Clive, >>>>> >>>>> I forgot about using ColorSync Utility. If Preview does not reduce >>>>> the PDF enough try ColorSync Utility. >>>>> I remember using it a long time ago and it did significantly >>>>> reduce >>>>> the size of a PDF file. >>>>> >>>>> "ColorSync Utility.app" From finder select the "Go" menu, and >>>>> select Utilities. >>>>> In this folder you will find the ColorSync application. >>>>> >>>>> 1. Open ColorSync.app >>>>> 2. Go to the File menu and select open. Find the pdf file you want >>>>> to shrink and select it. >>>>> 3. You will see the first page of the pdf file in a 'preview >>>>> window', and at the bottom of the window you will find a drop down >>>>> menu with "Filter" by the side of it. >>>>> 4. Use the drop down menu to select "Reduce File Size", and then >>>>> click "Apply". >>>>> 5. You can then close and save the document, which will now be a >>>>> smaller size. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Ronni >>>>> >>>>> On 26/06/2012, at 2:26 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Clive, >>>>>> >>>>>> Just adding to Carlo's comments. >>>>>> >>>>>> Open the PDF in Preview and then save it (as a PDF) again; the >>>>>> resulting file will usually be significantly smaller than the >>>>>> original with no difference in quality. >>>>>> >>>>>> Preview Save dialog includes, in the Quartz Filter pop-up menu, a >>>>>> Reduce File Size option. >>>>>> However, this option uses compression, so it reduces the quality >>>>>> of images and text in the resulting PDF. >>>>>> If you simply re-save a PDF, without this option, no compression >>>>>> occurs. >>>>>> >>>>>> How does this work if Preview isn’t actually compressing images? >>>>>> The program is simply using OS X’s built-in PDF-processing >>>>>> features to strip PDF files of all the unnecessary bits: preview >>>>>> images, metadata, and the like. >>>>>> This feature is especially useful for PDFs created in Adobe >>>>>> Illustrator and InDesign, which tend to be unnecessarily large >>>>>> because of program-specific components and other non-vital data >>>>>> these applications save inside each PDF. >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> Ronni >>>>>> >>>>>> On 26/06/2012, at 2:12 PM, cm wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Clive, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The effectiveness of compression of a PDF will vary wildly >>>>>>> depending on the content. Large PDF files normally contain a >>>>>>> large number of images or a few very large images. If you have >>>>>>> access to the source of the PDF you can choose to compress the >>>>>>> images at a lower resolution and thus cut down on the size >>>>>>> dramatically. You can also purchase tools which will compress >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> images in a PDF even if you do not have the original source >>>>>>> document. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>> Carlo >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 26/06/2012, at 14:05 , Clive Slater wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi Carl >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> A .pdf >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Clive >>>>>>>> On 26/06/2012, at 2:00 PM, cm wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi Clive, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Compression works principally by finding patterns of >>>>>>>>> repeated bits >>>>>>>>> and replacing them with an copy of the pattern and a count >>>>>>>>> of how >>>>>>>>> many times the pattern is repeated. So a file with a lot of >>>>>>>>> spaces >>>>>>>>> in it, or an mp4 video with large areas of the screen all >>>>>>>>> the same >>>>>>>>> colour will compress down very nicely. However, if the file >>>>>>>>> you >>>>>>>>> are >>>>>>>>> trying to compress contains little repetition such as an >>>>>>>>> executable >>>>>>>>> program file, then you will get very little compression. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> What was the file you were trying to compress? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>>> Carlo >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 26/06/2012, at 13:55 , Clive Slater wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Hi >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> OSX 10.4.11 g4, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Trying to compress a 37mb file using archive does not >>>>>>>>>> compress >>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>> file , turns it into a .zip but the file size is the same >>>>>>>>>> size. What >>>>>>>>>> am I missing. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Clive >>>>> >>>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/ >>>>> guidelines.shtml> >>>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/ >>>>> wamug.org.au-wamug> >>>> >>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/ >>>> wamug.org.au-wamug> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/ >>> wamug.org.au-wamug> >>> >> >> -- >> The whole psychology of modern disquiet is linked with the sudden >> confrontation with space-time. 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