Hi All,
Trying to reduce the size of a large pdf file. "Quartz Filter" pick in Preview (Snow Leopard) is no longer available in Lion.
Tried making new filter in ColorSync Utility and applying, but file size is still not reducing, in fact it increases. Any advise out there?
Thanks.
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7)
I had a great filter in SL that worked great to compress my PDFs. While that filter still exists it doesn't show up when I select FILE | EXPORT in the Quartz filters list. I'm with you, we need to get this fixed. Anyone have any ideas?
It is available, it's just that versioning is reaking havoc with folks 'cause you have to change your workflow:
Thanks.
I do see the "Reduce File Size" option in the "Export As" pull down menu, but when I use it, it actually INCREASED the size of my document (from 11MB to 41MB).
Strange one that. Reduces somewhat here, if at all. Look, Apple has never EVER been good with PDF files. If you want to do editing of PDFs and you are serious about it, you have to bite the bullet and get Acrobat Professional / Acrobat X Pro. I know it's 199, but it's the best tool for editing PDFs. Preview produces a substandard PDF at best. This goes back to a longtime rift between Adobe and Apple and it's like the Hatfields and McCoys and will probably never end until one buys the other out in the far distant future. Well, good luck!
Works great for me Coocoo and I thank you for the tip.
Sure thing FFS, anytime!
All,
I came across these instructions:
Reduce File Size makes PDF unreadable
at http://macmanus.nl/2014/06/23/fixed-reduce-file-size-makes-pdf-unreadable/#comme nt-11149
it is the best way to make your own filters, and it worked perfectly for me the first attempt
Reducing PDF File Size Using Preview
