GhostScript's -dPDFSETTINGS flag maps to four internal configurations. /screen aggressively downsamples all colour images to 72 dpi — suitable only for on-screen viewing. /ebook uses 150 dpi, a good balance for tablet and desktop reading. /printer preserves 300 dpi for high-quality desktop or office printing. /prepress also uses 300 dpi but additionally preserves colour profiles (ICC), overprint settings, and halftone information required for commercial offset printing.
Compressez les PDFs
Réduisez la taille des PDF sans perdre la qualité. Envoyez par email facilement.
GhostScript Quality Presets — Estimated Size Reduction
| Preset | DPI | Est. Reduction | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Screen | 72 | 60–90% | Email, web |
| eBook | 150 | 40–70% | Digital reading |
| Printer | 300 | 20–50% | Office printing |
| Prepress | 300 | 10–30% | Commercial print |
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Échec de la Conversion
How to Convert
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Why Use EasyConv
Professional-grade conversion with features designed for real-world workflows.
Propulsé par FFmpeg
Basé sur les bibliothèques FFmpeg éprouvées.
Compression intelligente
Réduisez la taille tout en maintenant la qualité.
Contrôle qualité
Ajustez les paramètres de qualité.
Smart Image Downsampling
Embedded images are intelligently downsampled to match the chosen DPI preset — not blindly flattened.
Traitement sécurisé
Les fichiers sont traités en toute sécurité.
Fast Bulk Processing
A 100-page PDF with embedded images typically compresses in under 10 seconds using our server-side GhostScript pipeline.
Supported Formats
Detailed breakdown of every format supported by this converter.
| Format | Description | Extension | Use Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCREEN (72 DPI) | /screen — Lowest quality, smallest file. Images downsampled to 72 dpi. | .pdf |
Email attachments, web download links |
| EBOOK (150 DPI) | /ebook — Good quality for on-screen reading. 150 dpi images. | .pdf |
Digital distribution, tablets, e-readers |
| PRINTER (300 DPI) | /printer — High quality suitable for desktop printing. 300 dpi images. | .pdf |
Office printing, reports, presentations |
| PREPRESS (300 DPI) | /prepress — Professional print quality with colour profiles preserved. | .pdf |
Commercial printing, design files |
| DEFAULT | /default — GhostScript default, similar to Printer quality. | .pdf |
General purpose compression |
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about this conversion tool.
Who Uses This Tool
Real-world use cases from professionals across different industries.
Shrink PDF for Email
Many email systems cap attachments at 10–25 MB. Use Screen preset to reduce a scanned report from 40 MB to under 5 MB.
Optimise for Web Download
Reduce PDF brochure or catalogue file size so visitors download it quickly on mobile connections.
Digital Distribution of eBooks
Use eBook preset (150 dpi) to balance reading quality and download speed for PDF books distributed online.
Prepare Print-Ready Files
Apply Printer preset to ensure 300 dpi image resolution that meets desktop and professional print requirements.
Long-Term Archive at Smaller Size
Compress bulk scan archives with eBook or Printer quality to halve storage costs without losing document legibility.
Share via Mobile Hotspot
Compress large PDFs before sending through file-sharing apps to save mobile data and speed up uploads.
Comparaison
Voir comment nous nous comparons aux autres solutions
| Feature |
Our Tool EasyConv |
Adobe Acrobat | Other Online |
|---|---|---|---|
| Préréglages GhostScript | Limited | ||
| Texte consultable | |||
| DPI image ajustable | |||
| Préserve mots de passe | Varies | ||
| No watermark on output | |||
| Gratuit | |||
| Sans installation | |||
| Batch processing |
Technical Specifications
Detailed technical information about our conversion engine.
Limits
- Max file size: 100 MB (free)
- Output format: PDF only
- No hard page count limit
How PDF Compression Works: GhostScript Presets and Image Downsampling Explained
PDF compression is not a single operation — it is a combination of image downsampling, font subsetting, object stream compression, and metadata trimming. GhostScript orchestrates all of these under its quality preset flags.
The Four GhostScript Quality Presets
Why Text PDFs Compress Less
A PDF composed entirely of vector text (like one exported from Word or InDesign) already stores text as compact mathematical descriptions — not as pixels. GhostScript can still apply Flate compression to object streams, but the gains are modest (10–25%). The dramatic 60–90% reductions happen only when the PDF contains many high-resolution embedded raster images, which are downsampled to the preset DPI.
Font Subsetting During Compression
During re-distillation GhostScript also subsets embedded fonts — stripping out the glyph data for characters not used in the document. A font that originally contained 1,200 glyphs may only need 80 for a particular document. Font subsetting alone can save several hundred kilobytes in font-heavy documents.
Scanned PDF vs Digital PDF
Scanned PDFs consist of full-page raster images at 300–600 dpi per page. A 50-page scan at 300 dpi can easily exceed 30 MB. Compressing with Screen preset reduces each page image to 72 dpi — often achieving 80%+ reduction with minimal impact on legibility for text documents. For archival use, eBook (150 dpi) is a safer choice that retains clear text at a significantly smaller size.
When Compression Will Not Help
If your PDF was already compressed with GhostScript at the same or higher quality setting, re-running compression will not make it significantly smaller and may slightly inflate the file due to overhead in the new cross-reference table. PDFs that are already below 1 MB rarely benefit from further compression.