Files on new machine much larger

PDFCreator
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  • running pdfcreator on windows xp for years, file size of documents was very small, 60 pages of customer data > 500 chracters / page without images but some lines and boxes on it and the filsize was 330kbyte, all elements in the pdf were clean and sharp, no blurring or artefacts

PDF-Versionsnummer: “1.5”
Größe der Datei (in KB): 329.6
Erstellt mit: “PDFCreator Version 0.9.8”
Erzeugt mit: “GPL Ghostscript 8.64”
Überfüllung: “Unknown”

  • running same program on windows 8.1 with a new version of pdfcreator and the filesize is min. 18mbyte but with degradation of quality, if I want to have the same sharpness the document is about 55mbyte, but the lines and boxes are thicker than before

PDF-Versionsnummer: “1.7”
Größe der Datei (in MB): 18.2
Erstellt mit: “PDFCreator 2.2.2.0”
Erzeugt mit: “PDFCreator 2.2.2.0”
Überfüllung: “Unknown”

analyzed the pdf files with preflight, there are much more font files included (155) than before (5), but I am not able to find the issue - what could cause the much bigger files?! changing resolution of pictures / file is not a solution

new creator version 600dpi, 18MByte (dotted lines are blurred) i.imgsafe.org/fe98ec9359.png
new cerator version 72dpi, 2,5MByte (lines are thick) i.imgsafe.org/fe98d35e04.png
old creator version ??dpi, 330KByte, i.imgsafe.org/fe98fe4249.png
original report screen, i.imgsafe.org/fe990e5aa1.png

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Hi,

what additional tasks do you perform during the conversion to PDF?
AES encryption and what else?
A first test here resulted in a 28kb PDF with 600 DPI, using your original png, windows image viewer (for printing) and PDFCreator 2.3.0
I will have a look at this here if you can provide additional details.

Best regards,

Robin

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… the “original.png” is only a small part of a screenshot of the document - it shall illustrate, how the output changes, I could send you two pdf documents via email (an old and a new one) for further analysis …

there is another detail, which could maybe cause the filesize, the program (old legacy vb6 program with msdatareport) is now running on a windows 2008 terminal server and the printer (pdfcreator) is redirected to the local printer instance, maybe the printjob will be blowed out because of the redirection?!

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Hi,

there are many things related to your individual settings which could be causing this, please include an export of your settings and send it to support(at)pdfforge.org and we will have a look at it. In general redirecting the printer isn’t tested.

Best regards,

Robin