There seems to be a difference between the Optimize Scanned PDF (found under Document menu) and the PDF Optimizer (found under the Advanced menu).
I scanned several files to image PDFs (no OCR), which I used the scanner's interface and native software when creating the PDFs. I need two sets of files: high quality files and low quality files. I scanned the files in grayscale at 300 dpi, which gave me the higher quality/larger files that I need. Now I want to run a batch process to reduce the file size.
When I execute the Optimize Scanned PDF function, my 2,076 kb file is reduced to 276 kb. The file looks great. I can't figure out how to use this in a batch process. I tried using the PDF Optimizer because I can use it in the batch process. But, the file outcome is different. The same optimized file that was 2,076 kb is now 544 kb and there is a lot of speckling, fuzziness behind the text.
Are these two menu items completely different? If not, how can I set the PDF Optimizer to give me the same results as the Optimize Scanned PDF function. The other option I thought of was using the app.execMenuItem("Open") javascript in a batch process. But I don't know exactly what else I need to add to the script to execute the Optimize Scanned PDF item.
Maybe someone else has another idea?
I have read all the articles I could find on this forum to answer my question. I have Acrobat Pro 8.1.2.
Thanks
The processes are different. The PDF Optimizer is a much more complex function, and there are many variables that could contribute to the less than spectacular result.
Instead of working with a batch process, you can construct some of the features of the Optimize Scanned PDF process using a droplet.
One thing you might want to try [as an experiment] is exporting the scan as an image file using the resolution you want. You may find it does the trick.
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