When distributing a PDF online, some vector drawings outweigh their usefulness.
Vector drawings yield the highest possible quality across all media. For simple illustrations such as charts and graphs, they are also more efficient than bitmaps. However, when preparing a PDF for online distribution, you will sometimes find an intricate vector drawing that has tripled your PDF's file size. With Acrobat and Illustrator (or Photoshop), you can rasterize this detailed drawing in-place and reduce your PDF's file size.
Big Drawings in Little Spaces
How does this happen? Vector artwork scales easily without altering its quality. This means a big, detailed, 2 MB vector drawing can be scaled down perfectly to the size of a postage stamp. Even though most of its detail might no longer be visible on a paper printout or on-screen, the drawing is still 2MB in size. Again, this becomes an issue only when you go to distribute this file online and you want to reduce the document's file size.
Rasterize Intricate Artwork
If you have Adobe Acrobat 6 Pro or Acrobat 5 and Adobe Illustrator or Adobe Photoshop, you can rasterize a PDF's drawings. First you must configure Acrobat's TouchUp Object tool to open your PDF selections in Illustrator or Photoshop.
In Acrobat, select Edit >Preferences >General . . . TouchUp. Click Choose Page/Object Editor and then browse over to Illustrator.exe, which might be located somewhere such as C:\Program Files\Adobe\Illustrator 9.0.1\. Or, use Photoshop instead of Illustrator by browsing over to Photoshp.exe, which might be located somewhere such as C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop 6.0\. Click Open and then click OK to confirm your new Preferences setting.
Vector drawings yield the highest possible quality across all media. For simple illustrations such as charts and graphs, they are also more efficient than bitmaps. However, when preparing a PDF for online distribution, you will sometimes find an intricate vector drawing that has tripled your PDF's file size. With Acrobat and Illustrator (or Photoshop), you can rasterize this detailed drawing in-place and reduce your PDF's file size.
Big Drawings in Little Spaces
How does this happen? Vector artwork scales easily without altering its quality. This means a big, detailed, 2 MB vector drawing can be scaled down perfectly to the size of a postage stamp. Even though most of its detail might no longer be visible on a paper printout or on-screen, the drawing is still 2MB in size. Again, this becomes an issue only when you go to distribute this file online and you want to reduce the document's file size.
Rasterize Intricate Artwork
If you have Adobe Acrobat 6 Pro or Acrobat 5 and Adobe Illustrator or Adobe Photoshop, you can rasterize a PDF's drawings. First you must configure Acrobat's TouchUp Object tool to open your PDF selections in Illustrator or Photoshop.
In Acrobat, select Edit >Preferences >General . . . TouchUp. Click Choose Page/Object Editor and then browse over to Illustrator.exe, which might be located somewhere such as C:\Program Files\Adobe\Illustrator 9.0.1\. Or, use Photoshop instead of Illustrator by browsing over to Photoshp.exe, which might be located somewhere such as C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop 6.0\. Click Open and then click OK to confirm your new Preferences setting.
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