davis.noah•3d agoMost Upvoted

Just realized I was sending proposal PDFs as non-optimized files for 2 years

Last Tuesday a client in Austin forwarded my 28MB proposal back to me and said 'hey can you shrink this, it took me 4 minutes to download on my phone.' I checked my export settings and sure enough I never once compressed images or used anything other than full resolution. Ran the same file through a free compressor and it went down to 3.5MB with zero visible quality loss. Anyone else have a basic workflow step that you just never thought to check until someone pointed it out?

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amy_anderson2d ago

Yeah that "30 seconds" estimate is generous if you've ever tried downloading on a packed train.

ray_martinez822d ago

Hang on, you said four minutes to download a 28MB file on a phone? That seems like a lot unless they were on some really sketchy signal. Most modern phones on 4G or 5G can pull down a 28MB file in like 30 seconds. Not saying the client was lying, but maybe they were on an old 3G connection or had something else going on. Still, good catch on your part. Dropping it to 3.5MB is a solid move for sure.

wren6382d ago

Wait, hold up. 4 minutes for 28MB? That's wild. Even on a bad day my phone eats that in like 10 seconds.