Severin, I couldn't find it with a search on the App Store either. I haven't tested PdfCompress in Sierra, so cannot comment if it works in Sierra. I haven't used it for a couple of years probably. Peter may have tested it in Sierra.
Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > On 14 Apr 2017, at 5:34 pm, Severin Crisp <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks Ronni > Contrary to the blurb I can not see it at the App store. I now have a copy > downloaded. Thanks Peter and Ronni > Severin > ____________________________________________________ > > Assoc Prof R Severin Crisp, FAIP, FIP, CPhys > 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia > ph (08) 9842 1950 ( Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) > mail to: [email protected] > ____________________________________________________ > > > > >> On 14 Apr 2017, at 17:27, Ronni Brown <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Severin, >> >> PdfCompress purchase at the link Peter H supplied in his reply below. >> <http://www.metaobject.com/Products/> >> >> Purchase >> >> Licenses are available via our products pages at >> <http://www.metaobject.com/Products/>and cost US $35 per copy, and on the >> Mac App Store. Quantity discounts and site licenses, are available, please >> contact us. >> >> Until licensed, PdfCompress will replace some of the images it finds with >> the PdfCompress icon. This can lead to apparent compression that is greater >> than the licensed product, so please request a free trial license via the >> licensing panel if you are unsure. >> >> NOTE: >> Using PDF Services (only non AppStore version) >> >> Alternatively, you can use PDF Services from the print panel. To enable PDF >> Services, select "Add PDF Services" in the "Extras" menu and then log out >> and back in again. This menu option creates a folder called "PDF Services" >> in the "Library" folder of your home folder and copies two files into that >> folder. >> >> Apple has not allowed PdfCompress with the PDF Workflow feature in the Mac >> App Store. >> >> Happy Easter >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >>> On 14 Apr 2017, at 1:53 pm, Severin Crisp <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Which PDF Compress is that Ronni. There are several in the App Store and >>> others on the internet. >>> Enjoy Easter, hopefully in pleasant sunshine like we have! >>> Severin >>> >>>> On 14 Apr 2017, at 11:40 am, Ronda Brown <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> OMG Peter H, >>>> I completely forgot about PDFCompress, I've have it on all my Macs and had >>>> used it for years to compress large PDFs of mine, but have not needed to >>>> use it for some time, so had forgotten how good it is ;-)) >>>> >>>> Yes well worth the purchase price! >>>> >>>> Happy Easter >>>> Cheers, >>>> Ronni >>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4 >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 14 Apr 2017, at 11:11 am, Peter Hinchliffe <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Another option I’ve used to great effect for many years is PDFCompress. >>>>> I’ve been using it since the old MacOS Classic days, and it works as well >>>>> now as it did then. You can find it at >>>>> >>>>> http://www.metaobject.com/Products/ >>>>> >>>>> It’s not free, but it’s extremely efficient and fast, and in 99% of cases >>>>> the compressed result is indistinguishable from the original. It does not >>>>> modify the original in anyway, and I’ve had occasions where a PDF many Mb >>>>> is size has been reduced to as many hundred Kb, with, as I say, no >>>>> appreciable loss in quality. I’ve tried many other options over the >>>>> years, but always come back to PDFCompress if I want the best results. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On 14 Apr 2017, at 10:39 am, Ronni Brown <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Peter, >>>>>> >>>>>> You can Reduce File Size in Preview App. >>>>>> Reduce File Size is alluring, but beware if you have images other than >>>>>> photos in your document. >>>>>> When you use Reduce File Size, Preview uses lossy compression to reduce >>>>>> the quality of every image in the document, making non-photos notably >>>>>> fuzzy. Photos see a quality reduction too, but the effects are less >>>>>> noticeable. >>>>>> >>>>>> Reduce File Size has improved radically from earlier versions of >>>>>> Preview, which also deleted useful metadata like a PDF’s table of >>>>>> contents. >>>>>> I would suggest you test on a Duplicate of your PDF first, to see if you >>>>>> are happy with the result. >>>>>> Open the PDF, then choose File > Export. >>>>>> Click the Quartz Filter pop-up menu, then choose Reduce File Size. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://www.hamrick.com/vuescan/html/vuesc33.htm#outputpdfsizereduction> >>>>>> In VueScan Output >>>>>> Output | PDF size reduction >>>>>> >>>>>> You can use this option to write files with a reduced number of pixels. >>>>>> For instance, if size reduction is set to 3, then every 3x3 block of >>>>>> pixels in the image will be written as a single pixel, which is the >>>>>> average of these 9 pixels. >>>>>> >>>>>> This option will reduce the resolution and size of the file produced. >>>>>> These values will be displayed in the status area at the bottom of the >>>>>> VueScan window. >>>>>> >>>>>> However, this option produces better results than reducing the >>>>>> resolution of the scan, as the averaging of multiple pixels results in a >>>>>> similar noise reduction benefit as multi-sampling. See Input | Number of >>>>>> samples and Input | Number of passes. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> Ronni >>>>>> >>>>>> 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014) >>>>>> 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz >>>>>> 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM >>>>>> 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage >>>>>> >>>>>> macOS Sierra 10.12.4 >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 13 Apr 2017, at 8:05 pm, Rob Phillips <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Peter. >>>>>>> The Pro version of Adobe Acrobat lets you do this, but you might not >>>>>>> want to pay for this. Maybe the free Acrobat Reader does this... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Rob >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 13/4/17 4:15 pm, Peter Curtis wrote: >>>>>>>> Hi all >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I’m using VueScan for some documents which I need to email to another >>>>>>>> person on their phone. I scan as .pdf yet the file sizes are large >>>>>>>> (3.5MB) for a 12 page document. I’ve looked through the settings and >>>>>>>> preferences on ViewScan and can’t see any way of reducing the size. Is >>>>>>>> this size normal for a 12 page document? Is there any way I can reduce >>>>>>>> the size of the .pdf? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Kind regards >>>>>>>> Peter >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>>>> >>>>> Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services >>>>> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer >>>>> Perth, Western Australia >>>>> Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 >>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. >>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>> >>> ____________________________________________________ >>> >>> Assoc Prof R Severin Crisp, FAIP, FIP, CPhys >>> 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia >>> ph (08) 9842 1950 ( Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) >>> mail to: [email protected] >>> ____________________________________________________ >>> >>> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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