Need to create PDF case studies

[thekitchendesigner]

I need to create PDF files which contain case studies of kitchens i've done, with pictures and text

I have no problems in doing this, as i created them in Publisher, then using Primo PDF, created the PDF.

But, the files were huge! Way to big to be uploaded onto my site as a download.

The reason for this was that the pictures were taken on a digital camera and are 1 or 2 MB each, and with 5-10 per case study, you can see why they were so large!

Is there a way i can do this without the huge resulting file size, or reduced the size of the pics without compromising the quality of them??

Cheers

 

[steveej1]

Absolutely...

A package like Photoshop or even a freebie image manipulation package would let you lower the resolution of the images down to an acceptable level.

Also in your PDF creation tool there would normally be different settings which give different levels of quality vs file size.

Steve

 

[INTERACSS]

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Hope that helps

Cheers

James

 

[abrown]

GIMP is a quality free image manipulation product worth having a look at.

 

[AlphOmega]

GIMP is a quality free image manipulation product worth having a look at.

Gimp will save as a postscript but not PDF

 

[Elfin]

Mark, if you get stuck, give me a shout and I'll sort it for you.

Ellie

 

[thekitchendesigner]

Hi all - thanks for all the help, managed to sort something out!