i just timed a 5mb pdf file.
it took 15 minutes to print.
what's wrong with this picture?
The printer??? Are you using an old Dot-matrix?
There is no way it should take that long.
the one near me is an HP laserjet...
Man I'm not sure. Maybe a slow printer, perhaps a slow network, perhaps a slow server. A 5mb pdf file should take no more than a few seconds to print.
That's kind of a foolish thing to say . . . do you know if it were in color? Do you know if it contained any graphics? Do you know if any graphics might have been photographic quality? There are any number of good reasons why a file might take a long time to print--the mere size is no predictor.
Actually saying what you just said is the foolish thing to say. A 5mb file is 5mb file whether it is text or graphics or color or no color.
I bet it's some kind of network traffic or server hiccup problem.
Hehehe...that almost sounded like I knew what I was talking about.
Its been said here in different ways but..
The main purpose of PDF is to send a hard copy digitally rather than sending it snail mail. Everyone has Acrobat reader.
Invoices and other documents sent that way retain their visual format.
Graphics and drawing files are easy to send for proofing
A little note - Pdf files retain the vector formatting and can be opened in vector software like CAD, illustrator, and Corel Draw.
Setanta is technically correct. The contents of the pdf file certainly has an impact on printing time.
The transmission speed is a function of the size of the file. But, there is more to how much time it takes to print a document than transmission speed. The contents and format of the file will certainly effect the processing and rendering time, which in turn will effect the total time to print.
That being said, we should be a minute or so-- a couple of minutes at most. Something is wrong, either with the network, or the printer is having trouble processing your file.
Is there a sys. admin type person who can check the printer and network? You should treat this as a problem to be solved.
pdf's print excruciatingly slow on all our printers.
they are all printed in B+W.
i really don't care enough about it to ask our IT dept.
i will, however, continue to complain about it here from time to time...
kickycan wrote:I bet it's some kind of network traffic or server hiccup problem.
Hehehe...that almost sounded like I knew what I was talking about.
yeah kicky
why don't you do like parados said and work on retaining your vector formatting?
or, there might be some caflictus in its connectazoid.
Region Philbis wrote:
i really don't care enough about it to ask our IT dept.
i will, however, continue to complain about it here from time to time...
Your IT department is much better equipped to fix the problem.
Although, we are probably much better equipped to nod in an understanding way at your angst.
Parden my ignorance. I have a question about adobe pdf. I want it to publish 6"x9" pages, but I don't know which setting to choose.
