callas pdfAutoOptimizer

This configurator drives callas pdfAutoOptimizer, a plug-in for Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1.

It is a processor that optimizes a PDF file according to specifications, including transparency flattening.

Refer to Version requirements for third-party applications for more information on the third-party application required by this configurator.

Keywords

Keywords can be used with the search function above the elements pane.

The keywords for the callas pdfAutoOptimizer configurator are:

PDF
flatten
transparency
auto
optimizer

Detecting the application

This configurator implements the following mechanisms to detect the presence of the corresponding third-party application. See Detecting third-party applications for more information.

Detection mechanism	Comments
Automatic detection at startup	For Adobe Acrobat: uses information registered with the operating system when the application is installed For the pdfAutoOptimizer plug-in: checks whether the plug-in is present in the Acrobat plug-ins folder
Searching from the elements pane	Not provided
Manually locating the executable	Not provided

Detection mechanism

Comments

Automatic detection at startup

For Adobe Acrobat: uses information registered with the operating system when the application is installed

For the pdfAutoOptimizer plug-in: checks whether the plug-in is present in the Acrobat plug-ins folder

Searching from the elements pane

Not provided

Manually locating the executable

Not provided

Connections

This configurator allows only a single outgoing connection.

Properties

Property	Description
Name	The name of the flow element displayed in the canvas
Optimizer setting	The name of the PDF optimizer setting to be used, selected from the list published by pdfAutoOptimizer These settings are configured using the standard Acrobat PDF Optimizer user interface
Color space	The color space used during transparency flattening, specified in one of the followingways: Drop-down list: DeviceGray, DeviceCMYK, DeviceRGB Select from library: a list of names published by pdfAutoOptimizer Choose file: any ICC color profile (CMYK, RGB or Gray) Script expression and text with variables: evaluate to either a value known in the drop-down list or library, or an absolute file path to an ICC profile The empty string: means “don’t set color space”’

Property

Description

Name

The name of the flow element displayed in the canvas

Optimizer setting

The name of the PDF optimizer setting to be used, selected from the list published by pdfAutoOptimizer

These settings are configured using the standard Acrobat PDF Optimizer user interface

Color space

The color space used during transparency flattening, specified in one of the followingways:

Drop-down list: DeviceGray, DeviceCMYK, DeviceRGB
Select from library: a list of names published by pdfAutoOptimizer
Choose file: any ICC color profile (CMYK, RGB or Gray)
Script expression and text with variables: evaluate to either a value known in the drop-down list or library, or an absolute file path to an ICC profile
The empty string: means “don’t set color space”’