Axel Rauschmayer on Nostr: #macOS tip: In Preview.app you can apply a “Quartz filter” when you export a PDF ...
#macOS tip: In Preview.app you can apply a “Quartz filter” when you export a PDF to a (filtered) PDF.
My results (300dpi black and white scan):
0. Original PDF: 662 KB
1. Filter “Reduce File Size” with a clearly visible loss of quality: 200 KB
2. Filter “Black & White” with no visible loss of quality: 135 KB
Thus: Filter #2 produces better quality and smaller files sizes.
My results (300dpi black and white scan):
0. Original PDF: 662 KB
1. Filter “Reduce File Size” with a clearly visible loss of quality: 200 KB
2. Filter “Black & White” with no visible loss of quality: 135 KB
Thus: Filter #2 produces better quality and smaller files sizes.