RE: [Swftools-common] SWF size much > source PDF

[Clyde Sparks]

Chris,

I don't have access to the original Source graphic files, only the PDF.  I do have Adobe's Acrobat-6 tool.

How do I perform the "merge" that you mention below?

CRS

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Flowers [mailto:address@hidden
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 6:32 PM
To: Clyde Sparks; address@hidden
Subject: Re: [Swftools-common] SWF size much > source PDF

 

I have noticed that most PDF's compile to a smaller SWF file.

However, occasionally the final SWF is greater than the input PDF.

 

Here is an example after using PDF2SWF, Windows ver.0.6.3; -z -j40;

Input PDF 157k: http://www.clydesparks.com/test/38.pdf 

Output SWF 509k: http://www.clydesparks.com/test/38.swf

 

Any ideas why the SWF is so big?

Clyde Sparks

 

 

It looks like you have 13 bitmaps of 13 shoes. Each looks a polygon filled with

a bitmap to achieve a transparent outline around each shoe.

Try merging several of the overlapping bitmaps into a single bitmap(s).

That way hidden portions of the shoes won't add additional weight.

 

Chris