ArcGIS Pro 3.3 API Reference Guide
ArcGIS.Desktop.Mapping Namespace / PDFFormat Class / ImageCompression Property
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    ImageCompression Property (PDFFormat)
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    Gets or sets the compression scheme used to compress image or raster data in the output file.
    Syntax
    public ImageCompression ImageCompression {get; set;}
    Public Property ImageCompression As ImageCompression
    Remarks

    The values available are defined in ImageCompression.

    (The default value is Adaptive)

    Example
    Layout_ExportPDF
      //Export a layout to PDF
    
      //Create a PDF export format
      PDFFormat pdf = new PDFFormat()
      {
        OutputFileName = filePath,
        Resolution = 300,
        DoCompressVectorGraphics = true,
        DoEmbedFonts = true,
        HasGeoRefInfo = true,
        ImageCompression = ImageCompression.Adaptive,
        ImageQuality = ImageQuality.Best,
        LayersAndAttributes = LayersAndAttributes.LayersAndAttributes
    };
    
      //Check to see if the path is valid and export
      if (pdf.ValidateOutputFilePath())
      {
        await QueuedTask.Run(() => layout.Export(pdf)); //Export the PDF
      }
    Export a layout to PDF
    //Export a single page layout to PDF.
    
    //Create a PDF format with appropriate settings
    //BMP, EMF, EPS, GIF, JPEG, PNG, SVG, TGA, and TFF formats are also available for export
    PDFFormat PDF = new PDFFormat()
    {
      OutputFileName = filePath,
      Resolution = 300,
      DoCompressVectorGraphics = true,
      DoEmbedFonts = true,
      HasGeoRefInfo = true,
      ImageCompression = ImageCompression.Adaptive,
      ImageQuality = ImageQuality.Best,
      LayersAndAttributes = LayersAndAttributes.LayersAndAttributes
    };
    
    //Check to see if the path is valid and export
    if (PDF.ValidateOutputFilePath())
    {
      await QueuedTask.Run(() => layout.Export(PDF));  //Export the layout to PDF on the worker thread
    }
    Export a map series to single PDF
    //Export a map series with multiple pages to a single PDF.
    
    //Create PDF format with appropriate settings
    PDFFormat MS_PDF = new PDFFormat()
    {
      OutputFileName = filePath,
      Resolution = 300,
      DoCompressVectorGraphics = true,
      DoEmbedFonts = true,
      HasGeoRefInfo = true,
      ImageCompression = ImageCompression.Adaptive,
      ImageQuality = ImageQuality.Best,
      LayersAndAttributes = LayersAndAttributes.LayersAndAttributes
    };
    
    //Set up map series export options
    MapSeriesExportOptions MS_ExportOptions = new MapSeriesExportOptions()
    {
      ExportPages = ExportPages.Custom,  //Provide a specific list of pages
      CustomPages = "1-3, 5",  //Only used if ExportPages.Custom is set
      ExportFileOptions = ExportFileOptions.ExportAsSinglePDF,  //Export all pages to a single, multi-page PDF
      ShowSelectedSymbology = false  //Do no show selection symbology in the output
    };
    
    //Export on the worker thread
    await QueuedTask.Run(() =>
    {
      //Check to see if the path is valid and export
      if (MS_PDF.ValidateOutputFilePath())
      {
        layout.Export(MS_PDF, MS_ExportOptions);  //Export to PDF
      }
    });
    Requirements

    Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10

    ArcGIS Pro version: 3 or higher.
    See Also