Rarely I have to send some files by email. I know that you can pay in order to be able to send bigger ones but since I have to do it like once every two months is there any way to reduce my files and being sure that the other person will see it? My limit is 10.0MB. I always reduce them by saving in pdf. Today I tried saving in jpg but I made a test and it couldn't be read by the other person. Any guess?
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FILES TOO BIG TO SEND BY EMAIL
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What program are you making these files in? Do they contain a lot of graphics? What settings are you choosing to make the PDF? What does the person receiving the PDF need to do with them? Are they for proofing purposes only?
Look, if you are going to ask a quesrion like this, we need a lot more details than you are providing before we can even GUESS what to suggest.
Look, if you are going to ask a quesrion like this, we need a lot more details than you are providing before we can even GUESS what to suggest.
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What program are you making these files in?
PHOTOSHOP AND ILLUSTRATOR MOST OF THE TIMES
Do they contain a lot of graphics?
THEY CONTAIN GRAPHICS AND PHOTOS ENOUGH TO MAKE THE FILE BIGGER THAN 10.0MB
What settings are you choosing to make the PDF?
I AM NEW TO SET UP SETTINGS IN PDF. I SAVE THEM IN PDF, 72DPI, RGB, JPG FORMAT. I JUST OPEN IN THE ORIGINAL PROGRAM (PHOTOSHOP OR ILLUSTRATOR) AND SAVE THEM TO PDF ON BASIC SETTINGS.
What does the person receiving the PDF need to do with them?
THE PERSON WON'T DO ANYTHING JUST TAKE. SHE JUST NEED TO VISUALIZE ON THE SCREEN.
Are they for proofing purposes only?
YES.
Look, if you are going to ask a quesrion like this, we need a lot more details than you are providing before we can even GUESS what to suggest.
LOOK, I AM NEW TO GRAPHIC DESIGN. IF I KNEW THAT I HAD TO SEND MORE DETAILS IN ORDER TO GET THE ANSWER, OF COURSE I WOULD DO IT. I HOPE THOSE ANSWERS HELPS YOU TO HELP ME. I TRIED TO FIND AT THE ADOBE HELP AND I DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING OR I DIDN'T USE THE RIGHT KEYWORD.
THANKS.
PHOTOSHOP AND ILLUSTRATOR MOST OF THE TIMES
Do they contain a lot of graphics?
THEY CONTAIN GRAPHICS AND PHOTOS ENOUGH TO MAKE THE FILE BIGGER THAN 10.0MB
What settings are you choosing to make the PDF?
I AM NEW TO SET UP SETTINGS IN PDF. I SAVE THEM IN PDF, 72DPI, RGB, JPG FORMAT. I JUST OPEN IN THE ORIGINAL PROGRAM (PHOTOSHOP OR ILLUSTRATOR) AND SAVE THEM TO PDF ON BASIC SETTINGS.
What does the person receiving the PDF need to do with them?
THE PERSON WON'T DO ANYTHING JUST TAKE. SHE JUST NEED TO VISUALIZE ON THE SCREEN.
Are they for proofing purposes only?
YES.
Look, if you are going to ask a quesrion like this, we need a lot more details than you are providing before we can even GUESS what to suggest.
LOOK, I AM NEW TO GRAPHIC DESIGN. IF I KNEW THAT I HAD TO SEND MORE DETAILS IN ORDER TO GET THE ANSWER, OF COURSE I WOULD DO IT. I HOPE THOSE ANSWERS HELPS YOU TO HELP ME. I TRIED TO FIND AT THE ADOBE HELP AND I DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING OR I DIDN'T USE THE RIGHT KEYWORD.
THANKS.
Don't type in all caps - even if you are frustrated and angry. It is not good forum etiquette and appears as though you are shouting.
OK - let's say you have a big Photoshop file. To test this, I have just opened a PSD file of nearly 20 MB (CMYK and 300 dpi). By first converting it to RGB* and 72 dpi* (screen resolution) and then using the 'save for web' feature, I got a maximum quality JPG of 207 KB. I could have got it smaller if I had used a lower quality setting - still quite acceptable for viewing on the screen. The person who is proofing this Photoshop file doesn't need to get it as a PDF unless it is part of a layout.
Illustrator files - provided they do not contain a mixture of vector and raster images (i.e. photos) can usually be saved as very small GIFs. A quick test showed that a 1.5 MB AI image could be reduced to 7 KB using the 'Save for Web' feature.
Both JPGs and GIFs can be viewed on screen using the most basic image viewer - no special software required.
If you have a combination of vector and raster files such as a single page layout in Illustrator, then you will probably have to create a PDF for viewing it. From Ilustrator, go to File>Print, choose Distiler as your 'printer' then click on the Adobe PDF button and choose one of the default settings. Since this is for viewing purposes only, choose either 'screen' or 'eBook' (the names used will depend on what version of Distiller you have). Whatever version, choose the one that is NOT labelled 'Press' or 'Highest Quality'. This will ensure that the compression used on the images will be high, resulting in smaller PDF files. If you need more info on the settings to use, post back with your version of Distiller/Acrobat.
* if you need help with either of these, post back.
OK - let's say you have a big Photoshop file. To test this, I have just opened a PSD file of nearly 20 MB (CMYK and 300 dpi). By first converting it to RGB* and 72 dpi* (screen resolution) and then using the 'save for web' feature, I got a maximum quality JPG of 207 KB. I could have got it smaller if I had used a lower quality setting - still quite acceptable for viewing on the screen. The person who is proofing this Photoshop file doesn't need to get it as a PDF unless it is part of a layout.
Illustrator files - provided they do not contain a mixture of vector and raster images (i.e. photos) can usually be saved as very small GIFs. A quick test showed that a 1.5 MB AI image could be reduced to 7 KB using the 'Save for Web' feature.
Both JPGs and GIFs can be viewed on screen using the most basic image viewer - no special software required.
If you have a combination of vector and raster files such as a single page layout in Illustrator, then you will probably have to create a PDF for viewing it. From Ilustrator, go to File>Print, choose Distiler as your 'printer' then click on the Adobe PDF button and choose one of the default settings. Since this is for viewing purposes only, choose either 'screen' or 'eBook' (the names used will depend on what version of Distiller you have). Whatever version, choose the one that is NOT labelled 'Press' or 'Highest Quality'. This will ensure that the compression used on the images will be high, resulting in smaller PDF files. If you need more info on the settings to use, post back with your version of Distiller/Acrobat.
* if you need help with either of these, post back.
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Hi Eggles,
I am sorry taking so long to answer. First I would like to apologize. I didn't mean to be angry when I answered. I had to finish the work quickly and I thought would be easier copying your text and answering right after that. To make clear which text was mine and yours I used caps. What big mistake I ended up doing!!! Sorry.
Second, you made my day!!! Thank you so much for your patience and help.
11design
I am sorry taking so long to answer. First I would like to apologize. I didn't mean to be angry when I answered. I had to finish the work quickly and I thought would be easier copying your text and answering right after that. To make clear which text was mine and yours I used caps. What big mistake I ended up doing!!! Sorry.
Second, you made my day!!! Thank you so much for your patience and help.
11design
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