Check optimal compression

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What it does

Checks if the latest and most efficient compression mechanisms have been applied in the PDF document.

Previous versions of Adobe Acrobat (2.1, 3.0, 4.0) featured less advanced compression mechanisms.

About object compression

In a PDF, objects have content streams that define (a part of) the object. These content streams can be compressed in order to create smaller files, so this is mostly used if a PDF is to be put on a website. As older RIPS may have problems with this compression, this Action allows you to check if the PDF contains such compressed streams, which you can afterwards remove if required.

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