Comments on: Ask Geoff: space used by fonts embedded in PDFs http://existentialtype.net/2007/06/26/ask-geoff-space-used-by-fonts-embedded-in-pdfs/ For People Who Like Type and Types Thu, 10 May 2012 12:36:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: washburn http://existentialtype.net/2007/06/26/ask-geoff-space-used-by-fonts-embedded-in-pdfs/comment-page-1/#comment-12652 washburn Fri, 29 Jun 2007 14:07:05 +0000 http://existentialtype.net/?p=138#comment-12652 Thanks, this is useful to know! Thanks, this is useful to know!

]]> By: George http://existentialtype.net/2007/06/26/ask-geoff-space-used-by-fonts-embedded-in-pdfs/comment-page-1/#comment-12505 George Wed, 27 Jun 2007 05:03:23 +0000 http://existentialtype.net/?p=138#comment-12505 Thanks for addressing this useful issue. I have been trying to figure out how to get this info too, for a while now. I haven't been able to find direct display of each INDIVIDUAL FONT information, but in cases where it is important for some reason, there is a workaround. The closest I think you can get to the info about embedded fonts used in a file in Acrobat Professional 8 (but all the fonts together, not each separate one) is by going to menu Advanced > PDF Optimizer, and when the dialog box displays, clicking on "Audit space usage" (a button on top right of the dialog box). This will NOT display info for individual fonts, but if you are curious about a particular font, you could use the same dialog box's tab "FONTS", and un-embed one font, and then run optimize command (I'd suggest saving PDF w/ a new file name); when the file is saved, run the same "Audit space usage" again. The difference in space assigned to fonts in this new file, will be the space previously occupied by the one font you removed. Now, I realize this convoluted process may be viable if you need to know the size of one font; not a good solution to have a detailed break-down of, say, 20+ fonts in 30 files... Thanks for addressing this useful issue. I have been trying to figure out how to get this info too, for a while now. I haven’t been able to find direct display of each INDIVIDUAL FONT information, but in cases where it is important for some reason, there is a workaround.

The closest I think you can get to the info about embedded fonts used in a file in Acrobat Professional 8 (but all the fonts together, not each separate one) is by going to menu Advanced > PDF Optimizer, and when the dialog box displays, clicking on “Audit space usage” (a button on top right of the dialog box). This will NOT display info for individual fonts, but if you are curious about a particular font, you could use the same dialog box’s tab “FONTS”, and un-embed one font, and then run optimize command (I’d suggest saving PDF w/ a new file name); when the file is saved, run the same “Audit space usage” again. The difference in space assigned to fonts in this new file, will be the space previously occupied by the one font you removed.

Now, I realize this convoluted process may be viable if you need to know the size of one font; not a good solution to have a detailed break-down of, say, 20+ fonts in 30 files…

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