Making smaller pdfs other than optimize for fast web view

[doodler22]

I have a 12 page newsletter that I create every month for print. I then take the print version, export it as a pdf using 'Optimize for fast web view', and put it on our website. Even though I use this option, the pdf is still very large. For example:
ID file is 3,204 KB
The links are 1.68 MB - consists of all illus. images (like little logos)
Pdf is 1,994 KB

Isn't that still really big? Can I get this any smaller?

 

[apepp]

...you also need to downsample the images and convert to RGB, this will decrease size...

...for these pdf files I have created my own settings, you can start with the 'Smallest File Size' settings if you wish...

...my settings are as follows:

Compatability: Acrobat 4

Optimize for fast web view

Downsample images to 72dpi for images above 73dpi

Automatic JPEG

Medium image quality

Compress text and lineart

Crop image data to frames

Convert to destination (preserve numbers)

Destination: Working RGB (mine is set to Adobe RGB 1998)

Include destination profile

Transparency flattener: Vector 100, Line/Text Res: 2400dpi, Gradient Mesh: 400dpi, No Outlining

...you can also, if you have acrobat professional, optimize pdf's further by using the feature in the advance menu...

Andrew

 

[jimoblak]

'Optimize for fast web view' only aids in letting a PDF file load individual pages on demand by the client - - instead of having to download the entire document before any single page can be viewed. It has nothing to do with file size reduction. For this, you would choose 'screen' as your PDF export profile. The 'screen' profile covers most settings noted by Andrew.

 

[jimoblak]

...'screen' is the InDesign CS PDF profile equivalent to 'smallest file size' in InDesign CS2.

The 'smallest file size' name is misleading as you can tweak the settings to get even smaller than the profile alleges. For example, if using drop shadows, you would want a more recent version of Acrobat compatibility that supports live transparency. Acrobat version 4 compatibility will flatten images and create excessive bitmaps (= larger file size).