File size in Affinity Publisher

[renate75]

Hello all,
I have a question:
When I create a file in Affinity Publisher, the file becomes very large even though the document does not have much content. 
For example, I have a DIN A 3 document with a picture (2.8 MB) and a few vector curves. When I export it as a PDF, the file has a size of 10.3 MB.
How does this happen?
Thank you for your help.
Renate

[Old Bruce]

Could it be that the Affinity Publisher document has the image Linked?

Check with Document > Resource Manager.

[renate75]

Normally I always embed files.

 

[Callum]

Hi Renate75,

Its going to be difficult to advise the best course for action without having a copy of the file to try exporting here at my end, if possible could you provide one so I can see if the file size bloats unexpectedly for me?

Thanks
C

[thomaso]

21 hours ago, renate75 said:

When I export it as a PDF, the file has a size of 10.3 MB.

The settings for PDF export do influence the resulting file size, e.g. image resolution / compression type (jpg or not) / compression quality (if jpg), color space and color depth. Also depending on the initial resolution / compression / color of the used image the output PDF can result in a larger file size then its input.

[renate75]

1 hour ago, Callum said:

Hi Renate75,

Its going to be difficult to advise the best course for action without having a copy of the file to try exporting here at my end, if possible could you provide one so I can see if the file size bloats unexpectedly for me?

Thanks
C

Hi Callum,

I have attached 3 files below: The file as PDF, as JPG and a screenshot of the inserted background.

It is really inexplicable to me how this file size comes about. 

Thanks for your help

Weihnachten 2.pdf

[renate75]

56 minutes ago, thomaso said:

The settings for PDF export do influence the resulting file size, e.g. image resolution / compression type (jpg or not) / compression quality (if jpg), color space and color depth. Also depending on the initial resolution / compression / color of the used image the output PDF can result in a larger file size then its input.

Hi Thomaso,

thank you for your answer.

I understand that the size depends on many factors, but I am still surprised that the file is so extremely large. Even as a JPG.

[walt.farrell]

55 minutes ago, renate75 said:

I have attached 3 files below: The file as PDF, as JPG and a screenshot of the inserted background.

Could you give us the .afpub file, too, please?

[renate75]

33 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

Could you give us the .afpub file, too, please?

Yes, sorry.

Weihnachten.afpub

[thomaso]

It appears to be a matter of your export settings. Attached an exported PDF with 2.8 MB (sRGB, 300 dpi, compression quality 77%).

Weihnachten_jpgQ77.pdf

[renate75]

13 hours ago, thomaso said:

It appears to be a matter of your export settings. Attached an exported PDF with 2.8 MB (sRGB, 300 dpi, compression quality 77%).

Weihnachten_jpgQ77.pdf 2.68 MB · 0 downloads

Good morning,
yes, that would be a possibility.
Still, I wonder why the file is getting so big.
If I have to export it to .png, for example, I would have more than 13 MB.
Regards