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File size control from wmf files to pdf

Posted: 2017-05-05T12:15:59-07:00
by HwyStar
Hi All!

My systems are currently using NovaPDF to create pdf reports from my systems. The NovaPDF print driver is set at 300 dpi resolution.

Using a simple 2 page generated report using the NovaPDF print driver, the report ended up being 4k in size on the hard drive.

When I take the same report (2 pages) and use magick to append two wmf files into a pdf the output is 484k in size.

What are the magick options I should use to have multiple wmf files converted into a single pdf file with the least filesize but still retain the pdf dpi setting of 300 dpi?

8.5 x11 multi-page reports, sometimes colors are on the reports.

Thanks for your help!

Re: File size control from wmf files to pdf

Posted: 2017-05-05T12:27:01-07:00
by snibgo
WMF (Windows Meta File) are usually vector images, so they contain text and shapes. IM is a raster image processor, so it makes raster (pixel) images.

If you want to make vector PDFs from WMF, you need some other tool. Perhaps Inkscape?