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Re: Problem: PDF Kit generates hugh PDF files.
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Re: Problem: PDF Kit generates hugh PDF files.


  • Subject: Re: Problem: PDF Kit generates hugh PDF files.
  • From: Jerry LeVan <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:12:56 -0500


On Dec 12, 2007, at 6:52 PM, Nik Youdale wrote:

Not an expert on this, but im guessing the jpegs are being decompressed into a bitmap format here:

nextImage = [[NSImage alloc] initWithContentsOfFile:(NSString*) [fileNameList objectAtIndex:i]];

And then you are simply adding that bitmap to the pdf. Sounds like you need to find some way of re-compressing the image data when you add it to the pdf.

Cheers
Nik

On 12/12/2007, at 11:46 AM, Jerry LeVan wrote:

Hi,

This post evidently did not make it to the list, at least
it has not appeared in the Digest that I receive...

I am having a problem with the PDF Kit, the generated pdfs are
up to seven ( or more ) times the size of the same pdfs generated
with the same data as Acrobat and other applications


I have a "book" made out of 14 jpeg images totaling about 8384KB.

Here are some results for the conversion to pdf
Jomix    8.2 MB
Acrobat  8.3 MB
MakePDF 54.4 MB

How can I reduce the size of the pdf generated by the following code ?


Exactly :)

I need to apply the core image jpg compression filter but at this point
in time it is not clear to me how to perform the task. I am trying to
read the fine manual and am searching for a 'simple' Cocoa program to
illustrate the technique.

As a workaround I found this article http://www.hoboes.com/Mimsy/?ART=360
It shows how to add a jpg compression filter using the ColorSync Utility
I can then run the 54 MB pdf mentioned above through Preview. Using
the save as option choose my filter and do the compression.

I converted the 54MB to a 3.4MB file and it looked nearly as good
on my iRex iLiad ( ebook reader ) as the 54 MB version and page
changes go a lot faster.

Anyone got any simple programs that they are willing to share :)

Jerry

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