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Subject:RE: Problem with a large PDF From:"Jonathan West" <jwest -at- mvps -dot- org> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 24 May 2002 15:38:29 +0100
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> Question: doesn't PDF-ing a doc frequently compress it about as much as
> it is going to be? I've found that once I PDF, zipping the file rarely
> gains me anything.
It depends. If the PDF is very heavy in hyperlinks and other similar
navigation features (i.e. 20 links/page or more) then zipping can provide a
significant extra compression.
Otherwise, I've found that zipping gains you maybe 10% or so, but rarely
more.
Regards
Jonathan West
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