Quartz Filter function in Preview.

I am having a problem with the Quartz Filter function in Preview. I do a monthly newsletter for a local car club. The newsletter is distributed as a printed copy and as a PDF for e-mail and on-line viewing. I prepare the newsletter in iStudio Publisher and then open it in Preview. The file size can be quite large so I use the Export-Quartz Filter-Reduce File Size to prepare the PDF for e-mail use. Since I have updated to Mavericks 10.9 some portions of the newsletter come out as a negative. See the below example.

Hi. Thanks for answering.
Take a look in what I have in Google Sheet:
Maybe I'm not using it right, but seems to me if I need to change what I want to see (if Chinese, Italian...) I need to go back in Filter dialog and change the value, can't be dynamic, based in a cell value. Besides that seems to me if I use filter all the rest of my sheet disappears. This Filter Function can be put in any place, so I can do, for example, first 5 lines showing Chinese, the next 5 showing Italian etc.
Hope my screenshots helps.
Thanks.

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The Adobe Acrobat settings you chose are probably using .jpeg to reduce the file size.
.jpegs are lossy. ie You lose detail and sharpness the more you compress the image.
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Hi,
Question: is there a 1-step process to scan to PDF and create reasonable file sizes.
I've found discussions on this, but no conclusive answer that someone has actually tested and used.
PROBLEM: Scanned PDFs are large
SOLUTION: use a quartz filter to reduce size.
The problem with this approach is that its a two step process
1. scan the file using preview (Import from scanner)
2. "Save As" with a filter applied to reduce size.
What I'm looking for is someone that's got this down to a 1-step process using only built-in tools of 10.6.
Thank you!

Thank you for taking the time to reply - but not entirely true.
My use case for smaller files is sending them via email. You are correct that size on the local file system should not be (and is not) an issue.
Let me clarify why this is a 2-step process (for me) at the moment.
When you use preview (I've been unsuccessful with Image Capture and don't know it would make a difference) and hit scan, the document IS saved. You can then immediately quit preview and your document is still at the save location you specify. Hence this would be a 1-step process.
The additional step I need to do is "Save As" so I can invoke the quartz filter I created that reduces the PDF by about 80% in size with no visible loss of integrity.
I would like this filter to get automatically applied when the document is first scanned - something I'm starting to think is not possible.
I've gotten partial results by adjusting DPI and other factors of the initial scan, but not the reduction in size I can get by applying the filter.

Compress PDF vs. Reduced File Size Quartz Filter?

Sometimes the PDFs I produce through the print function get pretty huge.
In the PDF drop down on the print menu there is a compress PDF option that I sometimes use.
Then someone said I should go to print, to the copies and pages, select "colour sinc" and on the Quartz Filter select "Reduce File Size" then hit the "save as pdf" on the pdf button.
I have no idea what I just typed
What's the difference between the two approaches and which would produce the best quality PDF at an manageable size?
I just tried PDFing this page using the three options -- regular pdf, compressed pdf and that colour sink / quartz filter / reduce file size. Damned if the smallest file isn't the regular (at 76 kb) next is the reduced (92kb) and the largest file is the compressed (140kb). Maybe not a proper test but what the heck?
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The filter only affects images, not text.

How to automate application of quartz filter to scanner output?

Hello.
I have a new scanner and it generates large TIFF and PDF files. I know I can use Eric Meyer's Reduce File Size (75%) quartz filter script ( http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2010/02/25/better-pdf-file-size-reduction-in-o s-x/ ) in Preview to re-save the files greatly reduced in size but it's rather tedious to have to do this manually.
Can anyone suggest an easier way or how I can automate this?
The things that jump to mind (and I know are over my head as my following story will show) would be an applescript or automator generated script. I thought this is one of those things that folder scripts would be good for and I have failed miserably to set one up using Automator.
I went into Automator and chose folder action and then applying the quartz filter to a pdf. It asked me if I wanted to apply the action to a copy and leave the originals untouched and I said yes and chose the same folder that I was attaching the action to. I then chose the Reduce File Size (75%) for the filter. It ran and reduced the file and left the reduced file in the folder with the action but the original vanished.
I deleted the folder and tried again, but now the folder action dialog comes up blank and I have to manually select the Reduce File Size (75%) from a drop down list. Also, it left the original in the folder with the action and no filter was applied. So I made a different folder called "originals" and pointed the add a copy step to it, and now it puts the reduced copy there and the original vanishes.
I am totally lost. It seems like the actions change each time I try to do something and I can't figure out where these automator folder actions are being stored.
I would be THRILLED if I could drop the scans into a folder "apply Reduce File Size (75%)" and have reduced files go to a folder "reduced pdfs" and originals go to an "origin pdfs". Is it possible to get automator to do this?
I have the interest but not the mental bandwidth to learn how to write an applescript to do this.
Is there some other easy way that I'm overlooking?
I will greatly appreciate any and all help.

hotwheels 22 wrote:
Guys!
I am missing a step here.
Is there some need to hit run or something within automator? Am I supposed to get a file in the folder I choose? Do I then drag and drop a pdf over the folder or the file to get the file reduced with the filter?
I am new to mac and my 100 - 900 MB pdf's are kicking my butt...
Anybody know how to get this going?
Thanks.
Let's see. How far did you get? Did you create the Quartz filter using ColorSync?
Next step is to open Automater and double click folder action.
Drag the action "Apply Quartz Filter to PDF Documents" over to the right hand side and drop it. You will get prompted to add or not add a copy function. If you want to have it back things up hit add, if you just want them compressed hit "don't add".
In the Filter drop down select the quartz filter you created in the ColorSync Utility.
Now scroll up on the right hand side (it's a bug in Automator). At the very top you'll see a drop down to choose the folder that the folder action is going to be applied to. Select your folder.
Hit Save on the File menu. Call your folder action something logical, like Compress PDFs and hit save. You can now quit automator.
Now that this is done you can drag PDFs into the folder you assigned the action to and it will compress the images in them to JPEG, reducing the size of your PDFs. It will not prompt you or give you any feedback that the magic has happened but it will happen. You might want to make sure your settings are right by working with copies rather than originals, but whatever.

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I'm trying to apply a quartz filter to a PDF document via the command line. I know it's possible with Python and there's a script at /Developer/Examples/Quartz/Python/filter-pdf.py that does just that. The problem with this is that the script is Python 2.3 and my OS X 10.5.8 is running Python 2.5 - so I'm getting the error message:
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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:
+/System/Library/Printers/Libraries/./quartzfilter inputfile filterpath outputfile+
So if I wanted to convert big.pdf to small.pdf it would go like this:$
+/System/Library/Printers/Libraries/quartzfilter big.pdf /System/Library/Filters/Reduce\ File\ Size.qfilter small.pdf+
The "Reduce File Size" filter isn't that great though when it comes to reducing the file size for printing. Jerome Colas wrote a nice article about quartz filters though: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6109445&tstart=0
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I am using Filter Function in Column formula tab in Answers to calculate the Total sum from the start of the Fiscal month to the Month selected from the Prompt.
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CALL FUNCTION 'REUSE_ALV_LIST_DISPLAY'
         EXPORTING
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        Hoo lala

Oh, i found where the problem is...
add below 2 statements, then the question is resolved.
LS_FIELDCAT-ref_fieldname = ****
LS_FIELDCAT-ref_tabname = ***
FORM FIELDCAT_INIT tables RT_FIELDCAT.
CLEAR LS_FIELDCAT.
LS_FIELDCAT-COL_POS   = 3.
LS_FIELDCAT-FIELDNAME = 'BLART'.
LS_FIELDCAT-TABNAME   = 'TAB_BSIK'.
LS_FIELDCAT-SELTEXT_L = 'Document Type'.
LS_FIELDCAT-ref_fieldname = 'BLART'.
LS_FIELDCAT-ref_tabname = 'BSIK'.
APPEND LS_FIELDCAT TO RT_FIELDCAT.
endform.
Fine now.
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<input type="checkbox" id="containsCB" /></td>
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//Rickard H

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I have a question related to using Filter function in oracle answers.
When trying to insert a Filter (expr) Using (expr) clause in the formula area of a fact table field, It errored out with msg saying about using a wrong measure.
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Am posting my code and the error message from the screen.
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Will it be helpful?,follow this etiquette http://forums.oracle.com/forums/ann.jspa?annID=939
By,
KK

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