Compress images in stamps

[Mathew]

Is it possible to compress the images inside stamps without flattening them?

When commenting on a pdf, I'd prefer to have the images as markup rather than base content, but it seems to increase the file size quite dramatically. Is there a way to recompress images inside stamps without flattening them?

Single image inserted as a stamp 2707kb. "Recompress Images" results in dialog "No changes were made..."

image as stamp.pdf

Same image inserted as base content is same size 2707kb. But "Recompress Images" at Medium quality results in 66kb file:

image as base content_medium.pdf

If I take the image in the last file, copy and paste as stamp, then delete the base content image, I get there (ie 66kb file), but it's quite a few extra steps:

compressed base content pasted as stamp.pdf

[Dimitar - PDF-XChange]

Hello Mathew,

I'm afraid we currently do not have a way to achieve this.

However, I will forward your query to our developers and ask them to review it and share their thoughts on the matter.

Best regards,

[PHK]

Hi, Mathew,

If you flatten the stamp onto a blank page you will get a huge reduction in file size. Then, create a Stamp from that.

image as stamp with Stamp.pdf

[Paul - PDF-XChange]

[David.P]

Thanks to Matthew and +1 for this feature request.

There is another thread which I believe is closely related to this one and already has a ticket assigned to it.

[Daniel - PDF-XChange]

Hello, All

It is worth noting that the new "edit stamp" tool may help here. Provided the stamp you are using contains image based content, you can edit the stamp:

image.png

And then use the normal base content/image editing tools, to recompress the version of the image in the original stamp file, so that it will be smaller when placed in a document.

image(1).png

Often this can lead to notable size savings, especially if you are willing to reduce the DPI of the image somewhat:

image(2).png

Kind regards,