Reports - Image resolution : How to minimize file size of exported report?

[Former Member]

Our reports are currently using high quality images which makes the file size bigger. Is there any way to reduce the exported report's file size?

Please provide us the way to use lower quality images in reports to minimize the file size.

NOTE: In these reports we are embedding the images (with ".jpg" format) programatically at runtime. Also we are using Crystal Reports XI (Product Version 11.5.0.313) with .Net 1.1 framework.

[swkim1]

If the image is saved as uncompressed BMP, then it doesn't matter what the source file size it, it'll just bloat the output PDF file. I printed a 40 page PDF and it came out to 122MB. Takes many minutes to generate the output file then its unusable to e-mail what should be a much smaller if handled optimally by the Crystal Engine.