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Fester Bestertester

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Jun 25, 2010, 11:59:43 PM6/25/10
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Looking for a PDF editor that will allow me to delete some blank pages from
an old, extinct ;-) file so as to make it more readable, and a tad smaller.

For OS X, of course.

Please reply if you can recommend such an editor.

Thanks.

Phillip Jones

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Jun 26, 2010, 12:07:05 AM6/26/10
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Try PDFPen you try a Trial.

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Fester Bestertester

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Jun 26, 2010, 1:57:28 AM6/26/10
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> Try PDFPen you try a Trial.

No, it won't allow editing.

Thanks.

Su-Z-Q

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Jun 26, 2010, 5:26:35 AM6/26/10
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In article <0001HW.C84AC93F...@news.eternal-september.org>,
Fester Bestertester <f...@fbt.net> wrote:

http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/Freeware/CombinePDFs.shtml
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Mike Rosenberg

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Jun 26, 2010, 10:07:32 AM6/26/10
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Fester Bestertester <f...@fbt.net> wrote:

> > Try PDFPen you try a Trial.
>
> No, it won't allow editing.

Um, the very purpose of PDFpen is to allow one to edit PDF files.

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Wes Groleau

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Jun 26, 2010, 11:07:24 AM6/26/10
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On 06-26-2010 10:07, Mike Rosenberg wrote:
> Fester Bestertester<f...@fbt.net> wrote:
>>> Try PDFPen you try a Trial.
>> No, it won't allow editing.
> Um, the very purpose of PDFpen is to allow one to edit PDF files.

But that is not _exactly_ the purpose in the subject line.

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Wayne C. Morris

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Jun 26, 2010, 11:33:07 AM6/26/10
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In article <1jkoun1.1c44go6t1pev4N%mike...@TOGROUPmacconsult.com>,
mike...@TOGROUPmacconsult.com (Mike Rosenberg) wrote:

> Fester Bestertester <f...@fbt.net> wrote:
>
> > > Try PDFPen you try a Trial.
> >
> > No, it won't allow editing.
>
> Um, the very purpose of PDFpen is to allow one to edit PDF files.

But does it allow editing of *locked* PDF files? The OP's subject line
indicates he wants an editor that will ignore read-only, by which I assume he
means the restriction flags that can be embedded in PDFs. Some are even locked
to prevent printing!

Fester, there are utilities like PDFkey Pro and pdf-Recover which can remove the
restrictions from a PDF. You can then use your preferred PDF editor.

Fester Bestertester

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Jun 26, 2010, 12:47:42 PM6/26/10
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> http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/Freeware/CombinePDFs.shtml

I like its features.

But after deleting a few blank pages, why is the resulting file more than
double the size of the original?

Thanks.

Wes Groleau

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Jun 26, 2010, 2:56:50 PM6/26/10
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On 06-26-2010 11:33, Wayne C. Morris wrote:
> restriction flags that can be embedded in PDFs. Some are even locked
> to prevent printing!

Assuming one the wishes of whoever locked it are not worthy of
consideration :-) in addition to unlocking software, I find it fairly
simple to use OCR on a screen capture.

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Su-Z-Q

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Jun 27, 2010, 5:37:27 AM6/27/10
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In article <0001HW.C84B7D3E...@news.eternal-september.org>,
Fester Bestertester <f...@fbt.net> wrote:

I have no idea. It prolly has to do with graphics and how they are handled.
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.

AES

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Jun 27, 2010, 11:39:10 AM6/27/10
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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.

Phillip Jones

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Jun 27, 2010, 3:38:25 PM6/27/10
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Can't get Compress to work at all G4-1.67GB PowerBook PPC X/4.11.

Su-Z-Q

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Jun 28, 2010, 6:28:34 AM6/28/10
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In article <i089bk$unl$1...@news.eternal-september.org>,
Phillip Jones <pjo...@kimbanet.com> wrote:

Weird...I've been using it for prolly a year on 10.4.11.

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