PrimoPDF

User Manual Version 3.0
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No rights are granted to the Program except as expressly set forth herein. You may not copy, modify, sublicense, or distribute the Program except as expressly provided under this License. Any attempt otherwise to copy, modify, sublicense or distribute the Program is void, and will automatically terminate your rights under this License. However, parties who have received copies, or rights, from you under this License will not have their licenses terminated so long as such parties remain in full compliance. 4. OTHER RESTRICTIONS. If the distribution and/or use of the Program is restricted in certain countries for any reason, Licensor may add an explicit geographical distribution limitation excluding those countries, so that distribution is permitted only in or among countries not thus excluded. In such case, this License incorporates the limitation as if written in the body of this License. 5. LIMITATIONS. THE PROGRAM IS PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS," WITHOUT WARRANTY. THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING WILL LICENSOR, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. 6. GENERAL. This License is governed by the laws of the State of California, U.S.A., excluding choice of law rules. If any part of this License is found to be in conflict with the law, that part shall be interpreted in its broadest meaning consistent with the law, and no other parts of the License shall be affected. For United States Government users, the Program is provided with RESTRICTED RIGHTS. If you are a unit or agency of the United States Government or are acquiring the Program for any such unit or agency, the following apply: If the unit or agency is the Department of Defense ("DOD"), the Program and its documentation are classified as "commercial computer software" and "commercial computer software documentation" respectively and, pursuant to DFAR Section 227.7202, the Government is acquiring the Program and its documentation in accordance with the terms of this License. If the unit or agency is other than DOD, the Program and its documentation are classified as "commercial computer software" and "commercial computer software documentation" respectively and, pursuant to FAR Section 12.212, the Government is acquiring the Program and its documentation in accordance with the terms of this License.

Credits

Producer: Douglas Saltsman Technical Writer: activePDF, Inc.

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Table of Contents
Getting Started... 1 Installation... 1 Uninstalling PrimoPDF... 1 Creating PDFs... 2 Security... 3 Document Properties.. 5 Options... 6

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Getting Started
To install PrimoPDF, your computer should be equipped with the following: Microsoft Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003. A minimum of 30 MB of available disk space. Note: Additional disk space may be required, depending on the size and type of files being converted.

Installation

To install PrimoPDF: 1. Download the PrimoPDF installer from www.PrimoPDF.com. 2. When prompted for a destination, navigate to your desktop and click OK. 3. On the desktop, double-click the file named PrimoSetup.exe. 4. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

Uninstalling PrimoPDF

To uninstall PrimoPDF: 1. Click Start, then click Programs > activePDF > PrimoPDF > Uninstall PrimoPDF. 2. Follow the instructions on the screen to uninstall PrimoPDF.

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Customizing your PDFs

Creating PDFs

PrimoPDF installs as a PDF printer. This means you can use PrimoPDF to print your documents to PDF from any program on your computer. To create a PDF: 1. In the document-authoring program, select File>Print. 2. Select the PrimoPDF printer from the list of available printers and click OK. 3. The Create PDF window appears. Enter a name and select a location for the PDF file.
Figure 1. Create PDF window 4. Select whether the PDF will be used for Screen, Print, EBook or Prepress. NOTE: Prepress embeds all fonts. 5. Click Security to access the security settings window. NOTE: Security settings are optional. See the Security section for details.
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6. Click Document Properties to enter a brief description of the PDF. NOTE: Document Properties are optional. See the Document Properties section for details. 7. Click Save. NOTE: By default, the PDF will be opened in your default PDF viewer upon completion. You can change this behavior in the PrimoPDF program options. Refer to PrimoPDF Program Options for additional details.

Security

PrimoPDF enables you to set security for your PDF document, so that you can control what types of actions users can perform on the file (see Figure 2).

Figure 2. Document Security Password to Change Security. If set, users must provide the specified password in order to change security settings for the PDF. Password to Open. If set, users must enter the password to view the PDF.
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Creating PDFs Encryption. Choose from either 40-bit (use for Acrobat Reader 4.0 and below) or 128bit encryption (use for Reader 5.0 and above). Security Settings: These settings will restrict a users ability to change the PDF document. If the password to change security is set, the user must enter the password in order to change these settings. The following security settings can be selected: Allow users to print my PDF Allow users to copy text and graphics from my PDF Allow users to add comments Allow users to change my PDF, including editing text and adding or removing pages NOTE: The Security Setting options remain dimmed until you specify an Owner Password.

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Document Properties
You can use Document Properties to record information about your document to help organize your PDFs so that you can find them easily later (see Figure 3).
Figure 3. Document Properties Document Properties. The Title, Author, Subject, and Keywords can be set to provide the user with additional information about the document.

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PrimoPDF Program Options
You can access the PrimoPDF program options by clicking the Options button on the main PrimoPDF window. These settings enable you to control how the program operates (see Figure 4).
Figure 4. PrimoPDF Settings Automatically launch default viewer upon completion. If checked, PrimoPDF will automatically open the output PDF in your computers default PDF viewer. Keep security settings. If checked, PrimoPDF will save your security settings so you can easily apply them to subsequent PDF files created with PrimoPDF. Keep document information settings. If checked, PrimoPDF will save your document information settings so you can easily apply them to subsequent PDF files created with PrimoPDF.

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PrimoPDF

User Manual Version 3.2

Totally Free PDF Creation because It's everbody's PDF

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NOTICE TO USER: THIS IS A CONTRACT. BY INSTALLING THIS SOFTWARE YOU ACCEPT ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. This activePDF, Inc. ("ACTIVEPDF") End User License Agreement ("EULA") accompanies this activePDF product ("PRIMOPDF") and related explanatory materials ("SOFTWARE"). The term "SOFTWARE" shall also include any upgrades, modified versions or updates of the Software licensed to you by ACTIVEPDF. Please read this EULA carefully. If you are reading this prior to electronic distribution, you will be asked to accept this agreement and continue to install or, if you wish to decline this agreement, in which case you will not be able to use the Software. The SOFTWARE is protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties, as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties. The SOFTWARE is licensed, not sold. 1. GRANT OF LICENSE : This EULA grants you the following rights: a. ACTIVEPDF grants to you as an individual the nonexclusive license to install and use the SOFTWARE on as many computers as you wish. b. If you are an entity, ACTIVEPDF grants you the right the same rights as above. c. You agree not to modify the Producer or Creator fields within any PDF documents created by SOFTWARE. d. You agree not to interfere with or override the delivery or display of any advertising in the SOFTWARE. e. ACTIVEPDF reserves all rights not expressly granted. 2. COPYRIGHT. The SOFTWARE is owned by ACTIVEPDF and its suppliers, and its structure, organization and code are the valuable trade secrets of ACTIVEPDF and its suppliers. The SOFTWARE is protected by United States Copyright Law and International Treaty provisions. You may use trademarks only insofar as required to comply with Section 1 of this EULA and to identify printed output produced by the Software, in accordance with accepted trademark practice, including identification of trademark owner's name. Such use of any trademark does not give you any rights of ownership in that trademark. Except as stated above, this EULA does not grant you any intellectual property rights in the Software. 3. RESTRICTIONS. You may not sell, resell, rent or lease the SOFTWARE. You agree not to modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or otherwise attempt to discover the source code of the Software. You may not alter or modify in any way the installer for the Software, or create a new installer for the Software. Redistribution rights, if any, are outlined below. 4. ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS. NONE 5. SUPPORT. ACTIVEPDF provides NO technical support for the SOFTWARE. You agree that you accept the software on an "as-is" basis. 6. REDISTRIBUTABLE CODE. You may freely distribute the software, so long as the restrictions noted above are met. 7. EXPORT RESTRICTIONS. You agree that neither you nor your customers intend to or will, directly or indirectly, export or transmit (a) the SOFTWARE or related documentation and technical data or (b) your software products as defined under of this EULA (or any part thereof), or any process or service that is the direct product of the SOFTWARE to any country to which such export or transmission is restricted by any applicable U.S. regulation or statute, without the prior written consent, if required, of the Bureau of Export Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce, or such other governmental entity as may have jurisdiction over such export or transmission. 8. NO WARRANTY. The SOFTWARE is being delivered to you AS IS and ACTIVEPDF makes no warranty as to its use or performance. ACTIVEPDF AND ITS SUPPLIERS DO NOT AND CANNOT WARRANT THE PERFORMANCE OR RESULTS YOU MAY OBTAIN BY USING THE SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION. ACTIVEPDF AND ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT WILL ACTIVEPDF OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS OR LOST SAVINGS, EVEN IF AN ACTIVEPDF REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY THIRD PARTY. Some states or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental, consequential or special damages, or the exclusion of implied warranties or limitations on how long an implied warranty may last, so the above limitations may not apply to you. 9. GOVERNING LAW AND GENERAL PROVISIONS. This EULA will be governed by the laws of the State of California, U.S.A., excluding the application of its conflicts of law rules. This EULA will not be governed by the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, the application of which is expressly excluded. If any part of this EULA is found void and unenforceable, it will not affect the validity of the balance of the EULA, which shall remain valid and enforceable according to its terms. You agree that the Software will not be shipped, transferred or exported into any country or used in any manner prohibited by the United States Export Administration Act or any other export laws, restrictions or regulations. This EULA shall automatically terminate upon failure by you to comply with its terms. This Agreement may only be modified in writing signed by an authorized officer of ACTIVEPDF. 10. Notice to Government End Users. If this product is acquired under the terms of a: GSA contract- Use, reproduction or disclosure is subject to the restrictions set forth in the applicable ADP Schedule contract; U.S. DoD contract- Use, duplication or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c) (1) (ii) of 252.227-7013; Civilian agency contract- Use, reproduction, or disclosure is subject to 52.227-19 (a) through (d) and restrictions set forth in this EULA. Unpublished-rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States. activePDF, Inc., a California Corporation, 27405 Puerta Real, Suite 100, Mission Viejo, California 92691. Effective 4/5/2007

Credits

Producers: Aaron Schnarr, Douglas Saltsman Technical Writers: Arleigh Rogers, Nicole Diaz
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Table of Contents

Getting Started...1 Installing PrimoPDF... 1 Uninstalling PrimoPDF... 1 Creating PDFs....2 Configuring PrimoPDF Options...4 PDF Settings.... 4 Document Properties... 4 Security.... 6 PrimoPDF Program Options... 8 Setting PrimoPDF Custom Preferences... 10 Customizing your PDF output... 10 General... 12 Images.... 12
Color Images... 13 Grayscale Images... 14 Monochrome Images... 15
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PrimoPDF Version 3.2 User Manual

Getting Started

To install PrimoPDF, your computer should be equipped with the following: Microsoft Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003. A minimum of 30 MB of available disk space. NOTE: Additional disk space may be required, depending on the size and type of files being converted.

Installing PrimoPDF

To install PrimoPDF 1. Download the PrimoPDF installer from www.PrimoPDF.com.
2. When prompted for a destination, navigate to your desktop and click OK. 3. On the desktop, double-click the file named PrimoSetup.exe. 4. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

Uninstalling PrimoPDF

To uninstall PrimoPDF 1. Click Start, then click Programs > activePDF > PrimoPDF > Uninstall PrimoPDF. 2. Follow the instructions on the screen to uninstall PrimoPDF.

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Creating PDFs
PrimoPDF installs as a PDF printer. This means you can use PrimoPDF to print your documents to PDF from any program on your computer. To create a PDF 1. From the document-authoring program, choose File>Print. 2. Select the PrimoPDF printer from the list of available printers and click OK.
Figure 1. Selecting the PrimoPDF printer
3. The PrimoPDF window appears. Enter a name and location for the PDF file. You can also set other PrimoPDF options at this time. See Configuring PrimoPDF Options for details.

Figure 2. PrimoPDF window

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4. If the selected location already contains a PDF with the same name, the File Exists window appears. Choose from the available options.
Figure 3. File Exists window Append. Adds the pages from your new PDF to the existing PDF. Pages will be inserted after the last page of the existing PDF. Overwrite. Replaces the existing PDF with the new PDF. Remember my choice. PrimoPDF will continue to apply the same option when encountering existing files. NOTE: You can change this setting in the PrimoPDF Program Options. See PrimoPDF Program

Options for details.

5. Click Save. NOTE: By default, the PDF will automatically be opened in your default PDF viewer. You can change this behavior in the PrimoPDF Program Options. See PrimoPDF Program Options for details.

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Configuring PrimoPDF Options

PDF Settings

PrimoPDF includes four predefined configurations, each of which has been designed to produce PDF files at an optimized file size and quality level, depending on how you intend to use the document.
Figure 4. PrimoPDF Predefined Configurations
Screen. Produces a PDF optimized for screen viewing. Print. Produces a PDF optimized for printing to most home and office printers. eBook. Produces a PDF optimized for eBook usage. Prepress. Produces a PDF optimized for printing to commercial-quality printers.
For most users, these four configurations should satisfy all of your PDF output needs. If you find it necessary, you may select Custom to access the PrimoPDF Custom Preferences window, enabling you to further customize your PDF output. Refer to Setting PrimoPDF Custom Preferences for further details.

Document Properties

PrimoPDF Document Properties allows you to specify a title, subject, author, and keywords for your PDF document. This supplies users with basic information about the document, and provides a useful way to search for information. To set Document Properties 1. From the PrimoPDF window, click Document Properties.

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Figure 5. Accessing Document Properties
2. In the Document Properties window, enter the desired properties and click OK.

Figure 6. Document Properties window
Document Properties. The Title, Author, Subject, and Keywords can be set to provide the user with additional information about the document. Always Use These Settings. If set, PrimoPDF will apply the same Document Properties to subsequent PDFs.

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Security
PrimoPDF enables you to set security for your PDF document, so that you can control the types of actions users can perform on the file. To set PDF Security 1. From the PrimoPDF window, click Security.
Figure 7. Accessing Security Options
2. In the Document Security window, enter the desired settings and click OK.
Figure 8. Document Security window

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Password to Open. If set, users must enter the password to view the PDF. Password to Change Security. If set, users must provide the specified password in order to change security settings for the PDF. Encryption Length. Choose from either 40-bit (use for Acrobat Reader 4.0 and below) or 128-bit encryption (use for Reader 5.0 and above). Security Settings. These settings will restrict a users ability to change the PDF document. If the password to change security is set, the user must enter the password in order to change these settings. The following security settings can be selected: Allow users to print my PDF. If checked, the Print option will be available in the PDF viewing application. If unchecked, the Print option will be grayed out. Allow users to copy text and graphics from my PDF. If checked, users will be able to select and copy text and images from the PDF. If unchecked, users will be unable to copy text and images. Allow users to add comments. If checked, users will be able to add PDF comments if this option is supported by their PDF viewer. If unchecked, users will be unable to add comments. Allow users to change my PDF, including editing text and adding or removing pages. If checked, users will be able to edit the contents of the PDF if this option is supported by their PDF viewer. If unchecked, users will be unable to make changes to the PDF. NOTE: The Security Setting options will be grayed out until an Owner Password is specified. Always Use These Settings. If set, PrimoPDF will apply the selected Security settings (including password(s)) to subsequent PDFs.

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PrimoPDF Program Options
PrimoPDFs Program Options enable you to control how the program operates. To set PrimoPDF Program Options 1. From the PrimoPDF window, choose Options.
Figure 9. Accessing PrimoPDF Program Options
2. In the Program Options window, configure the options you wish to set and click OK.

Figure 10. Program Options window

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Configuration to Use. Allows you to select from your previously saved configurations or one of the following predefined configurations. Ebook. If selected, PrimoPDF will create a PDF using settings optimized for e-books. Prepress. If selected, PrimoPDF will create a PDF using settings optimized for printing on a commercial printer. This configuration will automatically embed all fonts. Default. If selected, PrimoPDF will create a PDF using its default settings, designed for output intended for a wide variety of uses. NOTE Refer to Customizing your PDF output for details on creating custom configuration files.
File Output. Enables you to specify the action taken by PrimoPDF when encountering a PDF with the same name in the specified location. Append. If selected, PrimoPDF will add the pages from your new PDF to the existing PDF. Pages will be inserted after the last page of the existing PDF. NOTE This is the default setting in PrimoPDF.
Overwrite. If selected, the existing PDF will be overwritten by the new PDF.
Launch An Application After Conversion. If selected, PrimoPDF will launch the chosen application or file after the PDF is created. Click Application to browse to the file to launch. NOTE By default, PrimoPDF will launch your default PDF viewing application upon completing each conversion. Conversion Log. If selected, PrimoPDF will generate a conversion log detailing problems encountered during the PDF conversion. Enable Messages. If selected, PrimoPDF will display messages as they occur.

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Setting PrimoPDF Custom Preferences
Customizing your PDF output
PrimoPDF enables you to customize your PDF files by configuring a number of PDF output options. You may also save your custom settings as a configuration file, for later reuse. To configure PrimoPDF Custom Settings 1. From the PrimoPDF window, choose Custom.
Figure 11. Accessing PrimoPDF Custom Settings
2. In the PrimoPDF Custom Preferences window, select from the list of categories on the left to access the corresponding settings.
Figure 12. Choosing a Category

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3. After making the desired changes, click OK. The Save Settings window will be displayed. 4. Choose Yes to save your settings as a configuration file. Choose No to proceed without creating a configuration file.
Figure 13. Save Settings window
5. If prompted, choose a name and location for your configuration file and click Save.
Figure 14. Creating a Configuration File
6. In the PrimoPDF window, click OK to create your PDF.

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General

The General pane allows you to set custom settings for your PDF output (see Figure 6).
Figure 13. General Settings
PDF Version. Sets the PDF version for compatibility with PDF viewing and editing applications. PDF Version 1.3. Compatible with Adobe Reader version 4.0 or later. PDF Version 1.4. Compatible with Adobe Reader version 5.0 or later.
PDF Resolution. The resolution that you can set the entire document too. Auto Rotate Pages. If set, PDF page will be automatically rotated so that the majority of text is horizontal. This can be useful when creating PDFs from landscape documents, so that pages are easier to read onscreen.

Images

Downsampling is used to help reduce the size of your outputted PDF file. It allows you to optimize the images in the PDF to achieve the best balance between visual quality and file size.

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Color Images

Figure 15. Color Images

Convert CMYK to RGB for onscreen viewing. Converts color images from the CMYK color model (used for printing) to the RGB color model (used for onscreen display). Downsampling. Reduces image resolution to assist in reducing the file size. settings: Dont Downsample. No images are downsampled in the PDF. Average. A sample of pixels from the document is averaged to attain the downsampled value. Bicubic. Bicubic interpolation is used on a sample of pixels from the document to attain the downsample value. Subsample. A center sample from a group of pixels from the document is used to attain the downsample value. Downsampling Threshold. Reduces image resolution to assist in reducing the PDF file size. You can establish a color image resolution threshold. Any images having a resolution above the value specified will be downsampled to the resolution specified. NOTE: Resolution is measured in pixels per inch. Select from the following

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Grayscale Images
Figure 16. Grayscale Images
Downsampling. Reduces image resolution to assist in reducing the file size. settings: Dont Downsample. No images are downsampled in the PDF.
Select from the following

Average. A sample of pixels from the document is averaged to attain the downsampled value.
Bicubic. Bicubic interpolation is used on a sample of pixels from the document to attain the downsample value.
Subsample. A center sample from a group of pixels from the document is used to attain the downsample value.
Downsampling Threshold. Reduces image resolution to assist in reducing the PDF file size. You can establish a color image resolution threshold. Any images having a resolution above the value specified will be downsampled to the resolution specified. NOTE: Resolution is measured in pixels per inch.

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Monochrome Images
Figure 17. Monochrome Images
Compression. Set the compression filter for monochrome images: CCITT (International Coordinating Committee for Telephony and Telegraphy) Fax Encoding. This is a lossless compression method that uses standard fax compression and only applies to black and white bitmap images. Run Length Encode. A form of compression that is particularly effective on files that contain many long funs of the same byte, value, or character. It is primarily used on binary files. Flate Encode. Uses the ZIP compression method to reduce image size without affecting the images quality. Downsampling. Reduces image resolution to assist in reducing the file size. settings: Dont Downsample. No images are downsampled in the PDF. Average. A sample of pixels from the document is averaged to attain the downsampled value. Bicubic. Bicubic interpolation is used on a sample of pixels from the document to attain the downsample value. Subsample. A center sample from a group of pixels from the document is used to attain the downsample value. Select from the following

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