How to Speedup Printing PDFs?
Is it possible to tune the PDF file so it can print faster?
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You can tune a PDF file to allow it to print faster.
- Using Acrobat Professionnal in the Advanced menu you will find the PDF Optimizer... option.
- If you want to further optimize, you can use Enfocus PitStop
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Printing to PDF or Printing to a printer from PDF?
You could always try another PDF viewer if you are talking about it opening slow.
If you are talking about it printing to a printer slow, get a new printer!
If you are talking about printing to a virtual PDF printer, try another one.
3This is an older post, but just in case someone stumbles upon this...
The speed of PDFs can greatly depend on your printer and print driver. If this is an office printer, make sure they have the PostScript drivers available. You'll get far better quality as well as performance.
Additionally, you want to look at the memory on your printer and potentially add to it (if available).
I would start with your drivers though, as this is the cheapest option. Testing with different file sizes can help determine if memory is something you need.
Print to Image. Click on Advanced and check "Print to Image." That should help.
1I would imagine that the more graphics and "drawing" that is required, the longer it is going to take to encode all of that into the PDF file.
Simple is faster.
Other than that I can't think of how you would speed up the process outside of having better hardware. It's not the same as a printer where you can switch it over to "fast draft" mode and it will just blaze through in a shaky black and white image (good enough for most normal usage)
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