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March 6, 2020
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File size is too big

  • March 6, 2020
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I am always having trouble when doing small brochure work that the file size becomes GB in size, saving takes too long and I am following all the techniques to reduce especially the size of high quality photos.

 

What else can I do to help reduce the size of these projects?

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    Legend
    March 6, 2020

    1. Place linked images, not embedded.

    2. When using High Quality pictures, use a copy at the final size of those small brochures.

     

    3. More drastically: You may save as Ai only (non PDF compatible) while you are working on it, and then make a PDF only for sending to printers, both versions will be less heavier. Then save your final work as (regular)  *.ai with PDF compatibility or a PDF with editable capabilities in Illustrator.

    Both options are checkboxes in Saving optins as ai or pdf in Illustrator. 

    For archiving puposes, package your works.

    Legend
    March 6, 2020

    Maybe InDesign would be a better tool for you.