Automator quartz filter help for pdf downsizing

i am trying to get this thread going on my computers and I can't quite tell what i am doing wrong.
i've to the Reduce File Size (75%).qfilter file but i am not having luck getting it working.
also, i seem to have a convertImages.workflow file but i am reading through about fifty pages of threads and i'm basically at a loss right now.
i /have/ been able to install filters that will let me downsize pdfs from within Preview but can anyone help me get one or both of the above going?
pretty please?

oops. here's one of the threads:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3058047?start=0&tstart=0

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There a quartz filter printer hidden in OS X which makes applying a quartz filter to a PDF file on the command line a piece of cake. This is the syntax:
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+/System/Library/Printers/Libraries/quartzfilter big.pdf /System/Library/Filters/Reduce\ File\ Size.qfilter small.pdf+
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I am missing a step here.
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