Re: FLASH: Sharing Business Resources

[Robert Obenland]

I may be revealing my ignorance, but doesn't PDF require  PDF Publisher to

create, and doesn't it generate files that are huge compared to ASCII or

HTML?  I don't have the Publisher, and would want to keep downloads fast

and limit web space to a meg or two.  Would welcome more information and/or

help with the file size issue.


Marc Hoffman




Mark:


New to flash - but experieced with pdf.


PDF is:

1. cross platform

2. brings all graphics, spacing, and font info with the file

3. Is a relatively small file size for what it does

4. Acrobat Reader is free and can print and view all pdf files


(I just finished a slide show

with interative buttons, sound, zooms

graphics, charts, and movies (35 pages)

all enclosed in 2.7 MB pdf)


A 2 page contract with a logo 

could be 20KB, depends on

how many fonts, graphics, etc, etc.


5. A PDF file is created by a two

step process: 1) use the original appplication

and "print to file" using a postscript printer

2) use "distiller" to make a pdf file from

the postscript file


(Whats nice is Quark, PageMaker, Framemaker

Illustrator, Freehand, etc can all make Postscript files

(even Word and Excel)


6. Distiller can be set to different

compression schemes depending on the file use - 

max for the web, low for printing color separations

to film...


I own distiller and would make some pdf files

for you if someone sent me the postscript files.



However, if pure file size is the determining factor then

ascii or html text wins.


Bob

bobenlandininet [dot] com

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