Using CMAppUtil file size is smaller when converted

I'm new to using technet forums so if my question is in the wrong place I apologize. I've just started using SCCM for Mac deployments and have a question regarding the file size after conversions using CMAppUtil.
I've used CMAppUtil on a couple of .dmg's and the converted .cmmac files is within a couple of mb's of the original, so I am presumming they are ok. However I've just converted Adobe CS 6 using CMAppUtil and the file size is incredibly small, the CS6.dmg
is approx 6GB, the converted file is just under 900MB, seems far too small to be a complete installer. Without actually deploying the file I have no idea, our server is still in the construction phase for use with Mac's but I'm trying to get
a handle on the conversion process and learning how to create deployment applications/packages while it is completed.
Is there a file size limitation with CMAppUtil? Is the converted file compressed when it is large? I haven't been able to find a lot of information on CMAppUtil online so I'm hoping someone can answer this question for me. I converted the
file a few times to see if it was failing or ending early but each time it is the same size. The other though I have is that it does convert to a .app.cmmac file not a .pkg.cmmac file so is it simply creating an installer that will run out to the
web for the balance of the installation files?
Thanks in advance

Hi,
Here is an official article for your reference.
How to Create and Deploy Applications for Mac Computers in Configuration Manager
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj687950.aspx
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