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Massive pdf size when sent to printer

  • 09-05-2007 9:07am
    #1
    workaccount
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,460 ✭✭✭


    I have a 2MB pdf file here and when sent to the printer it becomes 18MB. Is it normal for the size to increase this much as its zapping cpu resources on the print server...


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  • #2
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    Yeah, that's normal AFAIK. The printer doesn't understand PDF (which is compressed) so it uses bitmaps or something uncompressed like that.


  • #3
    workaccount
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,460 ✭✭✭workaccount


    Hmmm, we can't print out pdfs at all here now. There about 2MB. The fileserver is is at 100% CPU with them in the queue and its halting services on other printers installed to this server. The other printers print out small messages saying out of memory but theres loads of memory. Its just the CPU thats maxed out.


  • #4
    Fabio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,283 ✭✭✭Fabio


    PDF file are compressed a lot so then the printers print them as pictures...bitmaps like.

    That is why they take up so much memory or CPU...


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