Shrinking large files?

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I create a rather large report 170+ pages using 8.13, when I SaveToFile it is 17.3 megs. If I open this file in acrobat and saveToFile it shrinks to about 355k. How can I get this smaller file size from quickPDF? I have tried  CompressFonts(1), CompressImages(1), and CompressContent(), and they did not make a significant size difference? I can provide sample if desired.
Bill Greenley

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greenley Members Profile Find Members Posts Beginner Joined: 27 Oct 11 Status: Offline Points: 12	Post Options Post Reply Quote greenley Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Shrinking large files? Posted: 17 May 13 at 7:25PM
	I create a rather large report 170+ pages using 8.13, when I SaveToFile it is 17.3 megs. If I open this file in acrobat and saveToFile it shrinks to about 355k. How can I get this smaller file size from quickPDF? I have tried CompressFonts(1), CompressImages(1), and CompressContent(), and they did not make a significant size difference? I can provide sample if desired. Bill Greenley

greenley Members Profile Find Members Posts Beginner Joined: 27 Oct 11 Status: Offline Points: 12	Post Options Post Reply Quote greenley Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 May 13 at 7:33PM
	should say 9.13 not 8.13

Ingo Members Profile Find Members Posts Moderator Group Joined: 29 Oct 05 Status: Offline Points: 3530	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ingo Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 May 13 at 7:38PM
	Hi Bill! The Compress-functions often don't have much effect. If the fonts are not embedded and if the images are jpg (already compressed) ... the compress results are rather less. Try to change your creation process. Try ClonePages. If it's possible to use for you this would have much more effect. Cheers, Ingo

greenley Members Profile Find Members Posts Beginner Joined: 27 Oct 11 Status: Offline Points: 12	Post Options Post Reply Quote greenley Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 May 13 at 7:49PM
	Looking at the code again with clone in mind, I noticed a added the header picture every time I drew it. QP2.AddImageFromFile(L"BCBSM_BCN.jpg",0); QP2.DrawImage(13,13,150,53.75); // topleft, topright, width, height I removed the add image from all accept the first, and now my file size is 1.88 meg which works. I never thought about the image buffer already holding the previously added image. Thanks for help.