I found this item from Thomas Allen on Quark’s user forum. It will help if your project files are bloated from re-imported pictures:
“An issue was resolved in QuarkXPress 7.3 with file sizes increasing when pictures were re-imported. You will no longer experience this issue with files created in QuarkXPress 7.3. Files created in earlier versions of QuarkXPress 7, however, will not be reduced by opening them in QuarkXPress 7.3. To reduce the file size in this case use one of the following two methods:
- Append the bloated layout into a new project. Create a new project in QuarkXPress 7.3 using default settings. Select File > Append… navigate to and select the original file, then select Layout from the list of append items on the left of the dialog. Import the layouts you need. You can then delete the default layout you created in the new project and save this project.
- Follow the thumbnail drag procedure document here
The file size will be significantly reduced and will not increase in size when images are re-imported.”
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3 responses so far ↓
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Victoria
// May 7, 2008 at 6:30 pm
Thank you, great advise!!!
2
izzie
// Jun 26, 2008 at 8:22 am
this doesn’t really work effectively enough. QX7 does something very odd, that one canont prevent from happening. i typically will layout 400-500 pages with high res images in place. in the wonderful QX4, with all images saved as photoshop eps files, my QX file would be less than 70Mb.
Now, i have a 48 page document, low resolution 72 dpi eps files, and my QX7 file is 199Mb! if i go on, my file will be getting on for 2Gb, which clearly is not any use.
Any idea on the best image format for keeping files small? please don’t say jpeg!
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Jay Nelson
// Jun 27, 2008 at 10:52 am
Izzie, I haven’t been able to find a quick answer to that question. Did you try calling Quark? I’m sure they know the answer, and their tech support is free: If you’re in North America, call 800-676-4575, option 2, to talk to Quark’s Denver team between 7:30 am and 4:30 pm Mountain Time.
Have you tried using native Photoshop files? It would save you a step (and a file), and maybe would decrease the QuarkXPress file size. (Maybe)
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