{"id":8714,"date":"2019-05-13T01:34:01","date_gmt":"2019-05-12T23:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/?p=8714"},"modified":"2019-05-13T08:52:24","modified_gmt":"2019-05-13T06:52:24","slug":"qgis-2-12-innovation-reduce-the-size-of-your-pdf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/index.php\/en\/qgis-2-12-innovation-reduce-the-size-of-your-pdf\/","title":{"rendered":"QGis 2.12 Innovation: reduce the size of your pdf"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When you create print composer output pdf, the vector layers are converted\nin pdf by using all points present in the layer entities. If you use of bulky\nlayers, this results in large size pdf. In QGis version 2.12 you have a new\noption that allows you to settle this problem . \n\nLet\u2019s consider as example the &nbsp;Geofla Commons &nbsp;layer. To appreciate the difference we will\nnot charge anything else . We open the print composer: &nbsp;\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"339\" data-attachment-id=\"8715\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/index.php\/en\/qgis-2-12-innovation-reduce-the-size-of-your-pdf\/131-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/131.png?fit=630%2C339&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"630,339\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"131\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/131.png?fit=630%2C339&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/131.png?resize=630%2C339&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/131.png?w=630&amp;ssl=1 630w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/131.png?resize=300%2C161&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And we export as pdf the content of the composer . The resulting pdf\nfile (VectorMap.pdf) is 20 MB. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now we are going to repeat the operation, but firstly we will change the\nrendering of the Commons layer. \n\nWe open the window <strong><em>Properties<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>-&gt;<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Rendering<\/em><\/strong> of the layer : &nbsp;&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"281\" data-attachment-id=\"8716\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/index.php\/en\/qgis-2-12-innovation-reduce-the-size-of-your-pdf\/132-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/132.png?fit=630%2C281&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"630,281\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"132\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/132.png?fit=630%2C281&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/132.png?resize=630%2C281&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/132.png?w=630&amp;ssl=1 630w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/132.png?resize=300%2C134&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And we tick the option <strong><em>Force<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>the display<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>of\nthe<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>layer<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>as<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>a raster<\/em><\/strong> . <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the composer layer, the Commons map is loaded. At first sight we do\nnot perceive any difference . <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If, now, we export as pdf the content of the print composer as MapRaster.pdf\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"246\" data-attachment-id=\"8717\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/index.php\/en\/qgis-2-12-innovation-reduce-the-size-of-your-pdf\/133-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/133.png?fit=630%2C246&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"630,246\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"133\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/133.png?fit=630%2C246&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/133.png?resize=630%2C246&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/133.png?w=630&amp;ssl=1 630w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/133.png?resize=300%2C117&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find that the output file size has been divided by 10. \n\nYou can compare the rendering of the pdf; &nbsp;\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"362\" data-attachment-id=\"8718\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/index.php\/en\/qgis-2-12-innovation-reduce-the-size-of-your-pdf\/134-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/134.jpg?fit=630%2C362&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"630,362\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"134\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/134.jpg?fit=630%2C362&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/134.jpg?resize=630%2C362&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/134.jpg?w=630&amp;ssl=1 630w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/134.jpg?resize=300%2C172&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRendering as pdf with a 600% zoom of the rasterized layer  &nbsp;&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"309\" data-attachment-id=\"8719\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/index.php\/en\/qgis-2-12-innovation-reduce-the-size-of-your-pdf\/135-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/135.png?fit=630%2C309&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"630,309\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"135\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/135.png?fit=630%2C309&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/135.png?resize=630%2C309&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/135.png?w=630&amp;ssl=1 630w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/135.png?resize=300%2C147&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRendering as pdf with a 600% zoom of the vector layer . [ \/ caption] &nbsp;&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"309\" data-attachment-id=\"8720\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/index.php\/en\/qgis-2-12-innovation-reduce-the-size-of-your-pdf\/136-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/136.png?fit=630%2C309&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"630,309\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"136\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/136.png?fit=630%2C309&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/136.png?resize=630%2C309&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/136.png?w=630&amp;ssl=1 630w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/136.png?resize=300%2C147&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Rendering in pdf with a 600% zoom of the layer vector . <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you create print composer output pdf, the vector layers are converted in pdf by using all points present in the layer entities. 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