This problem occurs because Graphics Device Interface (GDI) doesn't compress raster data when the GDI processes EMF spool files and generates EMF spool files. doc/.docx documents that contain gradients are even more likely to contain lots of raster data. doc/.docx documents may contain lots of raster data. When you print a document that contains lots of raster data, the size of the Enhanced Metafile (EMF) spool file may become very large. This article provides a resolution for an issue where the size of the Enhanced Metafile (EMF) spool file grows very big when you print a document that contains many groups of raster data.Īpplies to: Windows Server 2012 R2 Original KB number: 919543 Symptoms The size of the EMF spool file may become very large when you print a document that contains lots of raster data