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Thanks for doing that! It isn't very helpful, though. Adobe has a method of compressing pdf files that is quite effective while retaining the quality of image

by pcrh 4y ago

Thanks for doing that! It isn't very helpful, though. Adobe has a method of compressing pdf files that is quite effective while retaining the quality of images, etc, e.g. 50 MB to 3 MB, so you can now email it. However you can only use the free version a few times before it wants all your data as well as the data of your first born. I'm too stingy to pay Adobe... I haven't (yet) found free pdf compression that doesn't mangle images... (would be glad to try any that HN might suggest!).

zamadatix 4y ago
Asking it "What is the best open source software to do option 1" it's first suggestion is Ghostscript, which is actually what I use. It can walk you through installing it and describing how to change the quality of the compression. Or if you prefer the old fashioned way you can just read about it yourself here https://ghostscript.readthedocs.io/en/gs10.0.0/VectorDevices.html#controls-and-features-specific-to-postscript-and-pdf-input https://ghostscript.readthedocs.io/en/gs10.0.0/VectorDevices... the settings are modeled around what Adobe does and names them. I've never really messed with any GUI options though.