HP Forum Archive 09

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constructing .PDF's Message #1 Posted by barry on 25 Nov 2002, 7:39 p.m. i have some HP advertisements, and other docs that i would like to post for download, or transfer via email; the question is, i usually scan and make .jpg's, and keep them fairly large to keep the detail (especially when i'm doing manuals w/ schematics, etc); my question is, how to make .pdf files - i am aware that Adobe has the .PDF Writer on their software (about $149.00?); is there some way to get around purchasing the software, and constructing .pdf files? i can scan and choose .pdf files, but then each one is an individual .pdf file, not like the files i download from the web in which a document (consisting of multiple pages) is in the form of a pdf w/ all its attributes. when i have an advertisement like some early HP calc items the .jpg files get large, and if the ad has 8 or 10 pages, my 56K dial-up makes transferring somewhat timely - i would like to cut down this transfer time - does a .pdf doc actually cut down the size of the doc? any help out there, i have some early HP ads that i'm sure many here would enjoy! any info & input would be greatly appreciated! when scanning pages to make a .pdf file what format is each page in? i obviously wish to keep the pages from the HP ads that are in color in their same colorful scheme! the .pdf's i download are all b&w, and i'm figuring this is how they keep the transfer down by scanning B&W format. tnx barry carson city, nv PS: i'm using a late model HP scanner.

Re: constructing .PDF's Message #2 Posted by Renato on 25 Nov 2002, 8:44 p.m., in response to message #1 by barry There is free pdf at http://www.webxd.com/zipguy/freepdf.htm Installation is not simple, but it works.

Re: constructing .PDF's Message #3 Posted by Tony David Potter on 25 Nov 2002, 11:22 p.m., in response to message #2 by Renato I use pdf995 - it's an ad-supported pdf maker that uses PS scripts, but should work on any windows system. You should be able to find it at http://www.pdf995.com --Tony David

Re: constructing .PDF's Message #4 Posted by Dave Shaffer on 25 Nov 2002, 11:48 p.m., in response to message #1 by barry Unfortunately, making pdf's will not save you any space. In fact, for normal text, the pdf's are BIGGER than the original text. For images, you still need to carry all the image information (the jpg files are already compressed with a lossy mechanism - if you want to retain full fidelity, you need to use some other (larger!) format. I prefer PC Paintbrush files.), so the pdf's are not going to be smaller. If you happen to have academic status (i.e. are a student or teacher), you can get the full Adobe Acrobat program at a quite reasonable price (about $60, compared to >$200 retail, even at discount) fomr various academic resellers. (Look for "academic discount software" with your favorite search engine.) Once installed, you make pdf's by "printing" to the acrobat program.

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