PDF form vs Fodm Guide

My form is about 1.04 MB size and it takes around 10 seconds to render in the workspace.
Will it render faster if i convert the PDF into form guide?
Or any other way to decrease the rendering duration?
-Nith

Meaning like this:
AP<< /N << stream [...] enstream>>>>
So basically after filling out the pdf the viewer has to:
1.) take the /AS key
2.) get the proper appearance dictionary (on or off)
3.) and write that value into the AP (and therefore overwriting the old 'On' and 'Off' dictionaries)
to get a valid PDF/A document afterwards?
/ToM

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