We are required to send PDF's to our clients for proof. Many times the PDF size is too large to email. Problem is that when we have 16pg etc pdfs we can't get them under the 8mb limit. Any information is appreciated.
I'm not a printer but we use Dropbox as well for not only syncing between our computers at work but also sharing large files with clients. It's a much simpler method than setting up an FTP for clients, which I'm sure has its own merits but Dropbox works great for us. It's free up to a certain amount of storage and then you pay a reasonable monthly amount if you need more.
We are required to send PDF's to our clients for proof. Many times the PDF size is too large to email. Problem is that when we have 16pg etc pdfs we can't get them under the 8mb limit. Any information is appreciated.
1) You can really stomp on the size of a PDF. With the PDF Optimizer function you can down-sample, change compression, toss extraneous code, et cetera. Another thing to reduce file size for proofing is to convert to RGB. That's a 25% savings right there. All of this requires that you make a second 'proofing' file.
2) To email the files you could try a service like sendthisfile.com or yousendit.com. Very simple.
3) You can also try creating archives of PDF's. Sometimes that'll reduce the size even more. Sometimes it'll increase it. You just have to try it.
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