Quartz, Help, and Compressing Files

I had a .pdf file that needed compressing. Help sent me to ColorSych and Quartz. Filter presented Reduce File Size but all the options/parameters for that option are grayed out. IOW Help sent me to a dead end. I did the compression by other means but the graying out appears to be a bug. Ain't?

Open "ColorSync Utility.App" and duplicate the "Reduce File Size" option by clicking on the triangle on the right hand side, then edit the copy. Apple doesn't want us fiddling with their presets!
Back in Preview, do "Save As...." and select your new settings from the Quartz Filter menu.
i haven't a clue why it should be so complicated and convoluted, but it works. Pdfs with a lot of bitmap content shrink dramatically.
You might want to check the quality of the embedded bitmaps for compression artifacts etc.
cheers
phil.

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the-edmeister,
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