Reduced Size PDF

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December 11, 2016
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When I produce a PDF from InDesign using the Acrobat PDF Presets and selecting (say) High Quality Print and then in Acrobat I subsequently save it as a “Reduced Size PDF”, it reduces the file size considerably. What is lost? I want the PDF for circulation for reading on computers, tablets and smart phones.

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try67

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Not really. Adobe doesn't really reveal what this entails, exactly. It's basically a linearization process.

Derek Cross

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When I create a Reduced Size PDF I get a conversion warning: "The PDF document contained image masks that were not down sampled”. What does this mean?

try67

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Why are you selecting a printing quality setting if the file is only meant

for display on monitors?

On Sun, Dec 11, 2016 at 6:07 PM, Derek Cross <forums_noreply@adobe.com>

Derek Cross

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What would you suggest?

I find the quality of photographs produced by "Smallest file size" isn't good enough, and although it's mainly for screen use, some users might want to print it out, or a selection of pages, on their desk-top printer.

try67

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I would say play around with the settings until you find something that works for you.

The "High Quality Print" option is for professional-grade printing. A normal user should not see many differences between printing that kind of file and a normal one.

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