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Originally Posted by tshare
I have used PDFrasterFarian, but my understanding is that it converts vector PDF information to raster images, which makes the files unsearchable on the computer, and increases the size of the files. The potential benefit of using something like Advanced PDF Tools v2.0 (if it works as well as it claims) is that the vector information remains vector, keeping the file smaller, and preserving searchability (is that a word?) when used on a computer. I like the idea of efficiently using space and not needing to keep multiple copies of the same document.
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Thanks for pointing this out. As long as you have a PDF that includes it's embedded data; e.g., text, then using one of the other tools would work best. I originally tried to simply copy/paste the text out of a PDF into an RTF, but found I was working with a simnple PDF image w/o fonts, etc.
Regarding saving space... if your PDF is already resterized, no embedded text, then the previously mentioned program works perfect and saves you anywhere from 40-70% of the original file size and converts it to the native LRF format.
Excellent point!