Rasterize PDF Node
The Rasterize PDF node re-creates the document using images of the pages instead of vector commands. It functions the same as exporting a PDF to images and then re-importing the images into a new PDF.
General Settings
DPI Resolution – Choose the desired resolution in DPI used to render the page. 72 is the PDF native resolution. When selecting a DPI it's best to follow the below guidelines
Black-and-white documents
- Lowest acceptable resolution = 200 DPI (equal to “high” fax quality)
- Conventional resolution = 300 DPI
- Highest conventional resolution = 600 DPI
Color documents (and color compression)
- Lowest acceptable resolution = 150 DPI
- Conventional resolution = 200 DPI
- Highest conventional resolution = 300 DPI
- Archive resolution = 600 DPI
Compression - Sets the image format. Only images compatible with the PDF format can be chosen.
- JPEG - lossy compression that will reduce image quality and size
- JPEG2000 - less lossy compression that will reduce size and some quality
- Flate - Lossless compression does not reduce quality but may not always reduce file size
- JBIG2 B&W - Lossless compression that can only support black and white color space. Color images will be converted to black and white. Best for scanned documents with no images
Pages
All Pages: all pages in the document
Page Range: set custom range of pages if needed using values separated by commas. For example, to print only pages 2 to 4 & 6 to 12 & 20 of a 30 page document enter “2-4, 6-12, 20″. Documents using Page Labels will require the exact page label to be entered (i.e. iv, v, etc...)
First Page: the first page of the document
Last Page: the last page of the document
Subset: Subset of the currently set page range to print. Choose from the below options
- All pages in range: prints all the pages in the set range
- Even pages only: prints only the even pages in the set range (i.e. 2, 4, 6, etc...)
- Odd pages only: prints only the odd pages in the set range (i.e. 1, 3, 5, etc...)