I have a txt file that's 4.06 kb: https://www.dropbox.com/s/1zsege77429174z/9.txt?dl=0
Chrome conversion:
Chrome conversion optimized:
PDF-Tools conversion:
PDF-Tools conversion optimized:
The PDF-Tools converted file is much smaller than the Chrome conversion.
The PDF-Tools converted optimized file is smaller still, and is even smaller than the original txt file.
The Chrome converted optimized file is even bigger than the non-optimized version.
It's unfortunate because Chrome converts spacing characters more accurately.
Optimization setting used is "1": https://www.dropbox.com/s/8rkqle8xvu0cr ... .pdts?dl=0
Optimization Differences Compared To Chrome
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Optimization Differences Compared To Chrome
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Re: Optimization Differences Compared To Chrome
Hello abcjme,
PDF Files can use compression - and when your text document is the same character over and over again - this normally compresses quite well.
If it was a longer file - the PDF we create would compress even more relative to the original size of the .txt file.
As for why Chrome makes the file bigger - it has embedded the font - and this uses up space.
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PDF Files can use compression - and when your text document is the same character over and over again - this normally compresses quite well.
If it was a longer file - the PDF we create would compress even more relative to the original size of the .txt file.
As for why Chrome makes the file bigger - it has embedded the font - and this uses up space.
Regards,
Stefan
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Re: Optimization Differences Compared To Chrome
I changed the optimization settings to "Unembed all fonts". The Chrome converted optimized file still ends up bigger.Tracker Supp-Stefan wrote:Hello abcjme,
PDF Files can use compression - and when your text document is the same character over and over again - this normally compresses quite well.
If it was a longer file - the PDF we create would compress even more relative to the original size of the .txt file.
As for why Chrome makes the file bigger - it has embedded the font - and this uses up space.
Regards,
Stefan
On a side note, changing a circular option in "Fonts" doesn't open up the option to Save Current Settings, if that's the only change you've made.
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Re: Optimization Differences Compared To Chrome
Hello abcjme,
I can not comment on why Chrome does things the way it does - even despite your settings!
I can try and help with the Editor, and it does seem to be producing the smaller files already
Where is this "Circular option" you refer to? Can I get a screenshot illustrating it?
Cheers,
Stefan
I can not comment on why Chrome does things the way it does - even despite your settings!
I can try and help with the Editor, and it does seem to be producing the smaller files already
Where is this "Circular option" you refer to? Can I get a screenshot illustrating it?
Cheers,
Stefan
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Re: Optimization Differences Compared To Chrome
Clarification here:Tracker Supp-Stefan wrote:Hello abcjme,
I can not comment on why Chrome does things the way it does - even despite your settings!
I can try and help with the Editor, and it does seem to be producing the smaller files already
Where is this "Circular option" you refer to? Can I get a screenshot illustrating it?
Cheers,
Stefan
https://www.dropbox.com/s/97ud0w0r4oczr ... s.mp4?dl=0
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Re: Optimization Differences Compared To Chrome
Hello abcjme,
Thanks for the video.
The PDF file format is quite complex, and there could be a lot of information that will increase a file's size without this adding any visible content on the page(s) of the resulting document.
Unfortunately I do not have the tools that e.g. our dev team has to 'dissect' the chrome file and see what is different than the file we produce, but I suspect it's e.g. some metadata that they add.
If our tools were producing the larger files - I would be happy to pass those on to the devs to look at why we produce the worse result, but when our products are doing the better job - I am not in a position to comment on why Google are not doing it as well as we do
Regards,
Stefan
Thanks for the video.
The PDF file format is quite complex, and there could be a lot of information that will increase a file's size without this adding any visible content on the page(s) of the resulting document.
Unfortunately I do not have the tools that e.g. our dev team has to 'dissect' the chrome file and see what is different than the file we produce, but I suspect it's e.g. some metadata that they add.
If our tools were producing the larger files - I would be happy to pass those on to the devs to look at why we produce the worse result, but when our products are doing the better job - I am not in a position to comment on why Google are not doing it as well as we do
Regards,
Stefan
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Re: Optimization Differences Compared To Chrome
Ah, kk, understood.Tracker Supp-Stefan wrote:Hello abcjme,
Thanks for the video.
The PDF file format is quite complex, and there could be a lot of information that will increase a file's size without this adding any visible content on the page(s) of the resulting document.
Unfortunately I do not have the tools that e.g. our dev team has to 'dissect' the chrome file and see what is different than the file we produce, but I suspect it's e.g. some metadata that they add.
If our tools were producing the larger files - I would be happy to pass those on to the devs to look at why we produce the worse result, but when our products are doing the better job - I am not in a position to comment on why Google are not doing it as well as we do
Regards,
Stefan
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Re: Optimization Differences Compared To Chrome
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