By: E&P Staff Apago Inc., Alpharetta, Ga., has released PDF Shrink 4.2. The Mac OS X utility for reducing the size of PDF files optimizes PDF document content and structure, facilitating use as e-mail attachments, on the Web, for on-screen reading, or document archiving.
Free to PDF Shrink 4 registered users, the update adds the ability to process entire folders of PDF files and improves compatibility with Apple's Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and Adobe Acrobat 8.
PDF Shrink can reduce most PDF files, including those created by Mac OS X iLife and iWork applications, Adobe Creative Suite, and Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, by as much as 90%. It works by optimizing image quality and by removing duplicate copies of repeating images (e.g., a PowerPoint background or company logo appearing on each page) and other inefficiencies that increase file size.
Integrated into OS X's "Save as PDF" menu, PDF Shrink allows users to create and optimize PDF files in one step. The utility also supports AppleScript and Droplets. Other features of include optional encryption, support for JPEG 2000 compression, and a wizard that allows non-technical users to easily customize settings.
A fully functional, 10-day demo version may be downloaded from www.apagoinc.com. The update is free to registered owners of version 4 and higher. PDF Shrink 3.0 users may upgrade to version 4.2 for $14. The update is available via the application's auto-update feature or www.apagoinc.com.
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