RE: [PCTECH] PDF generation

[John Harvey <jharvey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I wouldn't be surprised if different PDF creators produce different file
sizes for the same document. 

File size depends on the dpi setting, image compression level, and number of
pages. Adobe Acrobat gives you complete control over dpi and image
compression. The other third-party products probably manage compression and
dpi in different ways and diffrent levels of quality.

The free version of CutePDF does not let you control dpi or compression (I
imagine the paid version might), but I've found that it provides relatively
small, clean PDF files.

Best,
John

-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Bale [mailto:dbale@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 3:46 PM
To: PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users
Subject: RE: [PCTECH] PDF generation


Curious, do some of these PDF creators produce larger files than others for
the same "image"?  I thought I'd heard that before.

db

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx / John Harvey
> Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 3:01 PM
>
> Hi there,
>
> There's a free version of CutePDF:
> http://www.cutepdf.com/
>
> Works well for me.
>
> Cheers,
> John
> Quadrant Software
> http://www.quadrantsoftware.com/
> 800-258-3399
>
>
> On Fri, 5 Nov 2004 14:13:09 -0500, Jeff Crosby
> <jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > In looking at Adobe Acrobat, I see there is a lot of free software for
> > generating PDFs.  Anyone used any of these freebes?

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