Zevrix Updates LinkOptimizer

Zevrix Solutions has announced the release of LinkOptimizer 4.4.6, an important maintenance update to its popular workflow automation solution for Adobe InDesign. Awarded 4 out of 5 starts by Computer Arts magazine, LinkOptimizer automates complex image manipulation tasks allowing to significantly reduce the size of InDesign job, save processing time and reduce production costs.

"LinkOptimizer makes me extremely happy!", says Nynke Tiekstra, the owner of design studio ColtsfootMedia in Friesland, Netherlands. "It converted 10000 images in a 1800 pages project saving us at least 40 hours work, and it proved to be 100% accurate."

LinkOptimizer works automatically with Adobe Photoshop to eliminate the excess image data of InDesign links, perform essential image adjustments and convert various image formats. For example, with just a click of a button users can:


* Scale and crop images to match their dimensions in InDesign
* Change their resolution to 300 ppi
* Convert all RGB images to CMYK
* Resave all JPEG images as TIFF
* Run Photoshop Action on each image

At the end of processing, LinkOptimizer will reimport images to InDesign at 100% in their precise position. As a result, users can save gigabytes of disk space, accelerate document output, Reduce job turnaround drastically and cut costs through faster processing. The new update addresses an issue in which prevented LinkOptimizer from converting InDesign links to PNG format. This update is recommended to all LinkOptimizer users.

Pricing and Availability:
LinkOptimizer 4.4.6 can be purchased from the Zevrix Solutions website for $259.95 (USD) as well as from authorized resellers. The update is free for the LinkOptimizer 4.x users and $98.78 to update from previous versions. Trial is also available for download. LinkOptimizer is available for Mac OS X 10.4.2-10.6, a Universal Binary, and works with Adobe InDesign CS2-CS5.

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