[X-Newbies] PDF file compression.

[John McGibney]

versiontracker.com has several pdf utilities. Try this link:
<http://www.versiontracker.com/php/search.php? 
PHPSESSID=df81b8697aebca8abd1209c8999d5a0f&mode=basic&action=search&str= 
pdf+compression&srchArea=mac%7Cosx&x=0&y=0>

John

On Jan 4, 2007, at 3:02 PM, Robert MacLeay wrote:

> Much depends on what is stored in the file, and what version of the  
> pdf
> standard was used originally.
>
> Adobe Acrobat Pro has a Reduce File Size feature which works as  
> advertised.
> It works by (1) saving in a later, more efficient pdf format [which  
> will
> make it unreadable by earlier pdf readers]; (2) drastically  
> increasing the
> compression of included graphics; and (3) deleting duplicated  
> elements.
> There may be other things it does as well.
> ....
>
>  On 1/4/07 12:40 PM, "Brian Durant" <globetrotterdk at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I have a UN .pdf file that I would like to distribute online to a
>> social networking site. Unfortunately, the site only allows max 1 MB
>> uploads and of course the UN, being a bit of a talking shop, the .pdf
>> file weighs in at 2.3 MB. How can I get the file from a bloated  
>> 2.3 MB
>> to a svelte 1MB? I have tried Unarchiver and Guitar which are both
>> excellent utilities, but don't do the trick. I also don't want to
>> strip anything from the .pdf  as it then would no longer be the same
>> authorized file. I just need to be able to compress the hell out of
>> it.
>>
>> Any ideas??
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Brian