Image downsampling for print job processing

A system for preparing documents for printing, comprising:

• a stored object corresponding to an image having an effective resolution;
• a computing device configured to:
• receive an electronic file comprising data representing a plurality of embedded images, wherein each embedded image has an effective resolution;
• determine whether an object associated with a first one of the embedded images is identical to the stored object;
• and
• replace the first one of the embedded images with the image corresponding to the stored object when the effective resolution of the first one of the embedded images and the effective resolution of the image corresponding to the stored object are within a preselected threshold.

A method of processing a print job, comprising:

• determining a preferred image resolution;
• receiving an electronic file comprising data representing a plurality of embedded images, wherein each embedded image has a nominal resolution;
• receiving a job comprising one or more operations to be performed on the electronic file;
• determining whether an object of a first one of the embedded images is identical to a stored object;
• if so:
• determining whether an effective resolution of the first embedded image and an effective resolution of an image corresponding to the stored object are within a preselected threshold, and
• replacing the first embedded image with the image;
• and
• if not:
• downsampling the first embedded image, and
• storing the object of the first embedded image;
• and
• processing the electronic file using a printing device.