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Looking for software to compress .PDF files

I recently purchased a 100 seat license of "Advanced PDF Compressor" ($600.00) unfortunately after 6 installs all licenses were used up. I called the vendor both sales and tech support with no reply. I also emailed the website that handled the transaction and they indicated that I needed to go through the vendor.

I was very pleased with the software during the testing phase as it took a 20MB .pdf and shrunk it to 865K and file was very readable.

So now I will rely on the experts to guide me to a software package or method that will compress .pdf files. Looking for a drag and drop process if possible.

Joe Winograd

Adobe Acrobat can do it:

The Optimized PDF feature is available only in Acrobat Pro. The Reduced Size PDF feature, which is a subset of Optimized PDF, is available in Acrobat Standard. I have them in X (10) and XI (11). I'm sure they're available in DC, but I haven't upgraded to DC yet. Regards, Joe

jlspencer

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This is just not cost-effective with the new fee schedule for Adobe acrobat. Also the compression was not nearly as good as PDF compressor software.

Joe Winograd

> This is just not cost-effective with the new fee schedule for Adobe acrobat.

I hear you on that — Acrobat has always been overpriced, imo.

I want to be clear on one point — you said this:

"purchased a 100 seat license"

and this:

"after 6 installs all licenses were used up"

Are you saying that the software said you were not in license compliance after six installs and would install no more copies?

Anyway, I was recently on a thread about this same subject here at EE:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28673047/Which-is-a-good-PDF-file-compressor.html

Note the reference in that thread to a previous one on the same subject:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28665670/Adobe-PDF-shrink-size-of-document.html

Perhaps those will help. Regards, Joe

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-Bandizip.5.10
http://www.bandisoft.com/bandizip/tr/

jlspencer

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Files must remain in the original file extension and not put into a zipped type extension. Once .pdf files are compressed they're scanned into our imaging software.

jlspencer

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Not printed and scanned, bad choice of words. They are imported into accounting software.

Joe Winograd

Have you tried either Foxit or PDF-XChange, as mentioned in my previous post http:#a41183406

http://blog.foxitsoftware.com/pdf-toolkit-pdf-optimizer/
http://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor (you'll need the Pro version)

jlspencer

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Both products were only sold over seas and provided no phone support...same deal as Advanced PDF Compressor....been down that road and lost a large sum of money.

Joe Winograd

> only sold over seas

Where are you located?

jlspencer

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USA

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Joe Winograd

The asker does not want Acrobat (due to cost) or Bandizip (because files must remain in the original file extension, not put into a .ZIP file type). But Foxit and PDF-XChange both satisfy the criteria.