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September 21, 2018
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I need to explain to a client why the size difference of an Interactive PDF vs a Print PDF from the same file

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I need to explain to a client why the size difference of an Interactive PDF vs a Print PDF from the same file...

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Is the “client” complaining that the “interactive PDF” is larger or smaller than the “print PDF”? One isn't necessarily always larger or smaller than the other.

An interactive PDF file might be larger due to embedded interactive components such as movies, sounds, Flash objects, etc. as well as Javascript controlling same.

A print PDF file might be larger due to raster imagery at higher resolutions (typically 300dpi or higher) although given the resolution of modern desktop and mobile device screens, the old rule of 72dpi for screen viewing makes no sense whatsoever anymore. The desired raster image resolution requirement may actually be higher than that required for printing!

And of course, there is nothing that prevents a PDF file from being suitable for both print and interactivity.

          - Dov

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Dov Isaacs
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September 21, 2018

Is the “client” complaining that the “interactive PDF” is larger or smaller than the “print PDF”? One isn't necessarily always larger or smaller than the other.

An interactive PDF file might be larger due to embedded interactive components such as movies, sounds, Flash objects, etc. as well as Javascript controlling same.

A print PDF file might be larger due to raster imagery at higher resolutions (typically 300dpi or higher) although given the resolution of modern desktop and mobile device screens, the old rule of 72dpi for screen viewing makes no sense whatsoever anymore. The desired raster image resolution requirement may actually be higher than that required for printing!

And of course, there is nothing that prevents a PDF file from being suitable for both print and interactivity.

          - Dov

- Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)
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lilianaorozco2017Autor
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September 21, 2018

Thanks for your answer Dov, but I still have a question:

The files that I need to deliver to the client are always in those two formats.

Same file, same number of pages but the difference between one and the other is that one has hyperlinks to other pages in the file or to a various URL's.

If I save both versions I get very different sizes even if they are both exported in 300 DPI.

If I save the "interactive" version as a print version, the functionality of the hyperlinks is missing.

Am I doing something wrong?

try67
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try67Community Expert
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September 21, 2018

In trying to do what you suggested, my Acrobat quit.

I have try twice with the same result.

Why would you think is the font?

I'm not changing anything but removing hyperlinks... mmmm, I'm very confused.

But thanks so much.


Sounds like there's a problem with these files, and/or the installation of Acrobat. It should not be crashing like that.

It was just a guess, based on past experience with such things. If the links are just Link objects then it's not likely to be the fonts, though. I had thought maybe they were secretly fields, which could have meant they come with fonts (even if not used). But never mind, that's beside the point.

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