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From: AES on 27 Jun 2010 11:39
Su-Z-Q writes about PdfCompress:

> I use PDFcompress for such situations. It costs $35 but it really works (IMHO
> far better than the pdf compressor built into OS X)
> <http://www.metaobject.com/Products/>
> the help file says:
> PdfCompress applies several techniques to dramatically reduce the size of
> PDF
> files produced by Mac OS X (or other sources) without visibly altering
> rendering
> quality. It compresses photographic images using JPEG compression, bi-level
> images using CCITT Group 4 (fax) compression, and can also optionally remove
> fonts that aren't strictly necessary. It removes unneeded meta- or
> edit-data,
> and can also downsample images to a lower resolution for web and screen.


I'd just put in a word that Apago's PDF Shrink (or PDFShrink)

<http://www.apagoinc.com/prod_home.php?prod_id=30>

does very much the same things, and does them very reliably and well, at
least based on my several years extensive use of this program.

Can't say which of these apps might win a "shoot-out" since I've only
used PDF Shrink, but given its competence at these tasks, friendly
interface, and helpful response of Apago support staff, I'd strongly
endorse it to anyone needing PDF file compression capabilities.
From: Phillip Jones on 27 Jun 2010 15:38
AES wrote:
> Su-Z-Q writes about PdfCompress:
>
>> I use PDFcompress for such situations. It costs $35 but it really works (IMHO
>> far better than the pdf compressor built into OS X)
>> <http://www.metaobject.com/Products/>
>> the help file says:
>> PdfCompress applies several techniques to dramatically reduce the size of
>> PDF
>> files produced by Mac OS X (or other sources) without visibly altering
>> rendering
>> quality. It compresses photographic images using JPEG compression, bi-level
>> images using CCITT Group 4 (fax) compression, and can also optionally remove
>> fonts that aren't strictly necessary. It removes unneeded meta- or
>> edit-data,
>> and can also downsample images to a lower resolution for web and screen.
>
>
> I'd just put in a word that Apago's PDF Shrink (or PDFShrink)
>
> <http://www.apagoinc.com/prod_home.php?prod_id=30>
>
> does very much the same things, and does them very reliably and well, at
> least based on my several years extensive use of this program.
>
> Can't say which of these apps might win a "shoot-out" since I've only
> used PDF Shrink, but given its competence at these tasks, friendly
> interface, and helpful response of Apago support staff, I'd strongly
> endorse it to anyone needing PDF file compression capabilities.

Can't get Compress to work at all G4-1.67GB PowerBook PPC X/4.11.

--
Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T. "If it's Fixed, Don't Break it"
http://www.phillipmjones.net mailto:pjones1(a)kimbanet.com
From: Su-Z-Q on 28 Jun 2010 06:28
In article <i089bk$unl$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>,
Phillip Jones <pjones1(a)kimbanet.com> wrote:

> AES wrote:
> > Su-Z-Q writes about PdfCompress:
> >
> >> I use PDFcompress for such situations. It costs $35 but it really works
> >> (IMHO
> >> far better than the pdf compressor built into OS X)
> >> <http://www.metaobject.com/Products/>
> >> the help file says:
> >> PdfCompress applies several techniques to dramatically reduce the size of
> >> PDF
> >> files produced by Mac OS X (or other sources) without visibly altering
> >> rendering
> >> quality. It compresses photographic images using JPEG compression,
> >> bi-level
> >> images using CCITT Group 4 (fax) compression, and can also optionally
> >> remove
> >> fonts that aren't strictly necessary. It removes unneeded meta- or
> >> edit-data,
> >> and can also downsample images to a lower resolution for web and screen.
> >
> >
> > I'd just put in a word that Apago's PDF Shrink (or PDFShrink)
> >
> > <http://www.apagoinc.com/prod_home.php?prod_id=30>
> >
> > does very much the same things, and does them very reliably and well, at
> > least based on my several years extensive use of this program.
> >
> > Can't say which of these apps might win a "shoot-out" since I've only
> > used PDF Shrink, but given its competence at these tasks, friendly
> > interface, and helpful response of Apago support staff, I'd strongly
> > endorse it to anyone needing PDF file compression capabilities.
>
> Can't get Compress to work at all G4-1.67GB PowerBook PPC X/4.11.

Weird...I've been using it for prolly a year on 10.4.11.
--
Facts are stubborn, but statistics are more pliable.
Mark Twain

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