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LinkOptimizer Changelog

What's new in LinkOptimizer 6.0.10

May 14, 2021
  • Sync settings presets across multiple Macs via iCloud
  • Preserve PSD layer visibility applied in InDesign
  • Relink duplicates to a single file (Edit/Convert operations)
  • Dark mode support
  • Save presets automatically
  • Choose Photoshop version
  • Basic AppleScript support
  • Many performance/stability improvements

New in LinkOptimizer 5.4.24 (Dec 14, 2020)

  • Improved: Monochrome images are now ignored for all editing and conversion options. In previous versions, Photoshop could show error alerts on attempt to process monochrome (bitmap) images.
  • Improved: The "Process all images regardless of resolution settings" option is now enabled by default in the default preset on new installations.
  • Improved: LinkOptimizer now checks for a bizarre rare issue where the serial number appears to be multiplied into several paragraphs during activation.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.4.23 (Nov 11, 2020)

  • Updated: Support for macOS Big Sur.
  • Improved: The app now automatically fixes file permissions in a rare situation where the serial number couldn't be written to disk.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.4.22 (Oct 21, 2020)

  • updated: Support for InDesign/Photoshop 2021.
  • fixed: Improved support email template.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.4.21 (Oct 11, 2020)

  • Fixed: The action log of each file is now properly loaded in the history.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.4.20 (Oct 8, 2020)

  • Improved: LinkOptimizer now reports errors that occur when relinking the links after processing.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.4.19 (Jun 16, 2020)

  • Improved: LinkOptimizer now checks InDesign files for forward slashes "/" in the path and doesn't allow processing if any are found.
  • Fixed: Fixed a rare issue in which the image clipping path settings in InDesign were reset to default after re-importing.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.4.18 (May 19, 2020)

  • Fixed: Fixed a number conversion error that could happen when resizong image in Photoshop on some non-English systems under certain conditions.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.4.17 (May 15, 2020)

  • Fixed: Fixed an error which could occur when resizing images in Photoshop if image dimensions fell into a certain range of numbers.
  • Fixed: Fixed a rare crash that could happen when loading backup folder settings.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.4.16 (Mar 30, 2020)

  • NEW: New options to name duplicate links: append serial number; don't append anything if Random Number is used in variable image name.
  • Improved: Further improvements in progress reporting for processing of single InDesign documents.
  • Improved: A more detailed error message in situations when image cannot be copied to the optimized/backup folder.
  • Fixed: Icon previews in the Links window are restored on macOS Catalina.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.4.15 (Mar 23, 2020)

  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer could hang during processing on attempt to display an error message that Photoshop is unable to open image.
  • Improved: Improved reporting of unexpected errors during processing.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.4.14 (Mar 16, 2020)

  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer could hang on macOS Catalina after analyzing large number of links (around 150 or more). To avoid this issue, icon previews in the Links window are temporary disabled on Catalina.
  • Fixed: UI fixes in the progress window.
  • Improved: Improved memory management.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.4.13 (Mar 11, 2020)

  • Improved: Reporting link update during analyzing..
  • Fixed: Fixed a rare error that could occur when retrieving link icons.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.4.12 (Mar 11, 2020)

  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which an InDesign bug on macOS Catalina caused an error when updating modified links before analyzing.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.4.11 (Mar 4, 2020)

  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer could stall when updating modified links at the end of processing under some rare conditions.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.4.10 (Feb 24, 2020)

  • NEW: When sharpening a layered image, LinkOptimizer now automatically sharpens all relevant layers. Previous versions only sharpened the top layer, which required to merge layers in order to sharpen the entire image.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.4.9 (Feb 19, 2020)

  • Fixed: Fixed an error in v5.4.8 that could occur during analyzing InDesign documents with .ai and PDF files.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.4.8 (Feb 16, 2020)

  • Fixed: LinkOptimizer doesn't check the orientation of PDF links anymore.
  • Improved: The full screen option is removed from the zoom button of the main window.
  • Fixed: Improved memory management.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.4.7 (Feb 11, 2020)

  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which an error could occur when resizing images in Photoshop under some conditions.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.4.6 (Jan 28, 2020)

  • NEW: The Scale Styles option in Photoshop is now supported during image resizing. The new "Scale styles" check box can be found in the Resampling section in LinkOptimizer.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.4.5 (Jan 24, 2020)

  • Improved: An error alert is now displayed in a rare case when the serial number couldn't be written to disk during activation.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.4.4 (Dec 17, 2019)

  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which Photoshop 2020 was not correctly identified as a version compatible with the Atomatic and Preserve Details resampling methods, which resulted in the Bicubic method used instead.
  • Fixed: LinkOptimizer now resets Photoshop resampling method to Bicubic if the Preserve Details 2.0 method is selected while using a pre-CC 2018 version of Photoshop.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.4.3 (Dec 13, 2019)

  • NEW: The Preserve Details 2.0 resampling method is now available in LinkOptimizer.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.4.2 (Dec 4, 2019)

  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer displayed "Invalid page range" error after changing Page Range to All if a page range was previously processed.
  • Fixed: Fixed an error that could happen when creating the LinkOptimizer menu on InDesign launch.
  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer could hang when encountered images locked by InCopy assignments. In this case - which is quite rare - LinkOptimizer will display an error message and abort processing. Users will be asked to Check Out stories that contain links - which will unlock the images - prior to processing.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.4.1 (Nov 27, 2019)

  • fixed: Fixed an issue in version 5.4 where an error occurred when analyzing images that didn't contain orientation metadata.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.4 (Nov 26, 2019)

  • improved: Improved window size and layout (in particular, to improve experience on small laptop screens).
  • fixed: LinkOptimizer now takes into account the image rotation metadata. It fixes an issue in which some images that come directly from digital camera were incorrectly rotated in Photoshop due to the confusion of their rotation angle in InDesign with the actual orientation of the image.
  • improved: Reduced reliance on System Events.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.3.18 (Nov 23, 2019)

  • Fixed: Fixed on issue in which duplicate links could be replaced by the wrong images after processing if InDesign document contained links with same name placed from different locations.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.3.17 (Nov 19, 2019)

  • fixed: Fixed on issue in which dismissing the "Number of digits" dialog for "Serial #..." tokens when As Is option is selected resulted in including surrounding custom text into the token.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.3.16 (Nov 13, 2019)

  • Fixed: Addressed a potential memory bug on macOS Catalina which, in theory,could cause crashes on launch and other issues.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.3.15 (Nov 6, 2019)

  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which InDesign 2020 wasn't recognized when clicking the Process button under certain conditions.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.3.14 (Nov 5, 2019)

  • Updated: Support for InDesign/Photoshop 2020.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.3.13 (Nov 5, 2019)

  • Fixed: Fixed an error that occurred when launching InDesign CC 2020 on attempt to create the LinkOptimizer menu.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.3.11 (Oct 23, 2019)

  • improved: "Leave original images untouched" is now the default choice of the [Default] preset.
  • fixed: Fixed an issue on macOS Catalina in which duplicated InDesign document was created in the parent folder of the original document.
  • fixed: Fixed an issue on macOS Catalina in which an error could occur when relinking images in InDesign at the end of processing.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.3.10 (Oct 21, 2019)

  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which images that encountered an error during processing didn't show up in the Links window.
  • Fixed: Fixed an error in which the list of processed links didn't show up on macOS Catalina under certain conditions.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.3.9 (Oct 16, 2019)

  • Improved: Improved accuracy of progress status reporting.
  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer stalled when starting processing on macOS 10.15 Catalina if the "Overwrite original images" option was selected.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.3.8 (Oct 8, 2019)

  • NEW: The Random Number variable for optimized image names. Users can specify the desired number of digits in via the popup menu in the Random Number token.
  • fixed: Fixed an issue in which custom text in some token fields remained gray even after enabling the fields.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.3.7 (Oct 1, 2019)

  • updated: Fixed an issue in which a rare problem with installation of legacy eSellerate engine could affect users whose software was not licensed with eSellerate.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.3.6 (Sep 26, 2019)

  • Fixed: Restored the original order of operations where the sharpening filters were applied after layer merge. This issue only affected version 5.3.5.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.3.5 (Sep 25, 2019)

  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which some layered images with weren't merged in Photoshop as expected under some rare conditions.
  • Fixed: Sharpen filters are now applied before merging layers to avoid some undesired effects around drop shadows.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.3.4 (Sep 24, 2019)

  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which some sharpening and layer merge settings were not honored when processing multiple files under some rare combinations of settings and other conditions.
  • Fixed: Minor UI fixes.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.3.2 (Sep 4, 2019)

  • Fixed: Fixed a crash that could occur when enabling/disabling the Optimize Resolution setting.
  • Improved: Eliminated a mild cosmetic glitch that happened when using the Settings Presets popup menu for the first time.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.3.1 (Sep 3, 2019)

  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which multiples of ten could not be entered in the "Safety bleed" field (trailing zeros were removed from values like 10, 20, 30 etc.)

New in LinkOptimizer 5.3 (Aug 28, 2019)

  • NEW: Links can now be converted to Photoshop PDF.
  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which a copy whose trial period has expired could crash when clicking the Process button.
  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which the selected setting name in the Settings table didn't change to white under dark highlight colors on macOS Mojave.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.2.27 (Aug 7, 2019)

  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which the Go to Link button didn't work on recent macOS Mojave updates.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.2.26 (Jul 23, 2019)

  • updated: Fixed an issue in which an activation dialog could appear on every launch of notarized version even if it was already activated.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.2.25 (Jul 22, 2019)

  • updated: LinkOptimizer is now notarized by Apple.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.2.24 (Jun 24, 2019)

  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which the option "Merge visible layers" wasn't executed under some rare conditions.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.2.23 (Jun 4, 2019)

  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer could crash when deselecting the Optimize Resolution settings.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.2.22 (May 27, 2019)

  • NEW: Users now can specify PNG conversion options for the conversion of InDesign links to PNG. All Photoshop PNG saving options are available in LinkOptimizer.
  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which some conversion settings remained unpopulated when opening the settings for the first time.
  • Improved: The selected tab in the Conversion Settings window is now remembered after LinkOptimizer is relaunched.
  • Improved: UI improvements.
  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which nothing happened when clicking the Process button when the trial period has expired. Now the Registration window will be shown as expected.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.2.21 (May 13, 2019)

  • Improved: Improved error message that notifies user about illegal characters in the path of InDesign document.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.2.20 (Apr 16, 2019)

  • Improved:
  • LinkOptimizer's startup and launch scripts don't utilize System Events anymore, which eliminates some rare system errors as well as the necessity for InDesign to require to authorize access to System Events.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.2.19 (Mar 13, 2019)

  • Updated: This version puts an end to the hassles and confusion caused by the "Apple Events sandboxing" measure introduced by Apple on macOS Mojave. LinkOptimizer will now check for the necessary Apple Events authorizations on startup. If authorization to control InDesign, System Events or Photoshop was previously revoked by accident, LinkOptimizer will now reset permissions and relaunch itself automatically.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.2.18 (Feb 24, 2019)

  • Fixed: LinkOptimizer window can now fit the 15" MacBook retina display under the default screen resolution.
  • Fixed: Minor UI fixes for Mojave.
  • Updated: More informative error messages for certain file copying errors.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.2.17 (Dec 30, 2018)

  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which links could not be analyzed when running a registered copy of LinkOptimizer Lite on macOS Sierra.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.2.16 (Dec 27, 2018)

  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which an error could occur when relinking images with umlauts and other accented characters in their names.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.2.15 (Dec 27, 2018)

  • NEW: LinkOptimizer now automatically disables content-aware fit in InDesign CC 2019 before processing, and returns the preference to its original state after.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.2.14 (Nov 23, 2018)

  • Updated: Integration of the SoftwareKey licensing system.
  • Fixed: Fixed a crash in v5.2.13.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.2.12 (Oct 17, 2018)

  • Updated: Support for InDesign/Photoshop CC 2019.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.2.11 (Oct 2, 2018)

  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which the background of the file list in the History window turned black on some systems.
  • Fixed: Numerous UI fixes for Mojave.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.2.10 (Sep 24, 2018)

  • NEW: Support for macOS 10.14 Mojave.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.2.9 (Aug 23, 2018)

  • NEW: Two new variable name tokens: link serial number per page and InDesign document. Users can also specify the desired number of digits for the serial numbers.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.2.8 (Aug 16, 2018)

  • New UI for variable name tokens. The tokens are now located in popover windows instead of popup menus. It makes it easier to access the tokens and insert them directly into the desired location in the variable name fields.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.2.7 (Jul 30, 2018)

  • NEW: Added option to update modified links in InDesign documents automatically before analyzing (located in the Advanced settings).
  • Fixed: UI fixes and improvements.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.2.6 (Jul 24, 2018)

  • Improved: Addressed a Photoshop bug which prevents Photoshop from opening files with UTF codes in their names programmatically (so called percent-encoding or URL encoding). If this error hapens, LinkOptimizer now informs the user about the issue and suggests to remove the codes from the file name in order to process the image.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.2.5 (Feb 23, 2018)

  • Fixed an issue in which alpha channels in PSD and TIFF files were removed during processing under some conditions even when the "Save alpha channels" option was checked.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.2.4 (Jan 9, 2018)

  • Fixed: LinkOptimizer now recognizes color profiles in the ~/Library/ColorSync/Profiles/Recommended folder.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.2.3 (Nov 16, 2017)

  • Fixed an issue in which, when analyzing multiple files, the page count of the first InDesign file could be applied to all files in the batch. This could lead to either a page range error during analyzing, or incomplete analyzing of the files with higher page count.
  • Fixed a crash that could happen deleting selected files from the queue in 64-bit versions of LinkOptimizer.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.2.2 (Nov 7, 2017)

  • Fixed: Addressed a macOS security bug on Sierra and later in which app translocation could be invoked with no reason, which caused LinkOptimizer to always launch the latest version of InDesign regardless of the version it was installed with.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.2.1 (Oct 19, 2017)

  • Updated: Support for Creative Cloud 2018.
  • Updated: Fully 64-bit.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.2 (Sep 21, 2017)

  • Updated: macOS 10.13 support (previous versions couldn't be launched on High Sierra).
  • Updated: Upgrade to 64-bit architecture.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.1.8 (Sep 14, 2017)

  • Fixed an error in the subject of a support email generated from an error dialog.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.1.7 (Aug 30, 2017)

  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which the variable image name field could become disabled when switching presets while Backup & Relinking settings tab is active.
  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which the date token "mm-dd-yy" in variable names wasn't parsed.
  • Improved: The fix suggestion for InDesign error 11265 is now displayed for all languages (this error happens when InDesign cannot resize an image if this operation will cause the image to leave the pasteboard boundaries).

New in LinkOptimizer 5.1.6 (Aug 28, 2017)

  • Fixed: Improved handling of the situation when processing a batch of InDesign files while the "Folder in document's folder" option is selected to store the optimized links, and the folder name doesn't include the "InDesign File Name" token (which resulted in using single folder for optimized links of all InDesign files in the same folder). In this case, if any files in the batch are located in the same folder, an individual subfolder for the links of such InDesign files will be created. It prevents a situation when optimized links of multiple InDesign files in the same folder were stored in a single folder, which could lead to overwriting of duplicate links from different InDesign files.
  • Fixed: Fixed multiple issues that could prevent the progress info from rendering during processing.
  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which the "second" and "minute" tokens in optimized image file name could lead to improper processing of such image.
  • Fixed: Minor UI fixes.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.1.5 (Aug 24, 2017)

  • fixed: Fixed an issue in which an error could happen on attempt to add InDesign files to the queue under some rare conditions.
  • fixed: Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer could crash when processing multiple files if a specific folder was chosen to save optimized images.
  • fixed: Fixed a Help submenu title.
  • fixed: Updated user guide.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.1.4 (Aug 4, 2017)

  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer didn't list some color profiles of certain configurations.
  • Improved: Improved memory management.
  • Improved: Reduced launch time.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.1.3 (Jul 31, 2017)

  • NEW: A new option in Preferences to scan the entire subfolder tree for InDesign files when dropping folders on LinkOptimizer or selecting them in the navigation dialog.
  • Improved: If user drops InDesign files on LinkOptimizer while the option to process active document only is selected, LinkOptimizer now presents an alert to disable this option before adding multiple files.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.1.1 (Jul 28, 2017)

  • Updated: LinkOptimizer Lite 5 released. A single application is now used for both LinkOptimizer and LinkOptimizer Lite. Functionality is defined by the serial number.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.1 (Jun 30, 2017)

  • NEW: Contextual menu in the Links table with the following options for selected images: Open in default application, Open with selected application, Reveal in Finder.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0.21 (May 9, 2017)

  • Updated licensing frameworks.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0.20 (May 3, 2017)

  • Fixed an issue in which an error could occur when retrieving the safety bleed value on some systems.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0.19 (Apr 19, 2017)

  • new: The Image Color Mode token for variable image name: insert the final image color mode into optimized file name.
  • fixed: The option to process duplicates is now checked by default in new presets.
  • fixed: The variable file and folder name fields were enlarged to accommodate longer variable names.
  • fixed: Improved clarity of the Process Criteria info dialog.
  • fixed: Minor UI fixes.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0.17 (Mar 2, 2017)

  • Fixed: Addressed an issue in which the uppercase .JPG extension could be changed to lowercase by Photoshop on certain network servers.
  • Fixed: Color profiles from the System's ColorSync folder now also appear in the profiles list.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0.16 (Feb 15, 2017)

  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which some PNG images were skipped during analyzing.
  • Fixed: Fixed an issue of incomplete log entries in history.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0.15 (Feb 4, 2017)

  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which JPEG conversion settings set in LinkOptimizer weren't applied when saving files as JPEG.
  • Improved: More accurate progress reporting.
  • Fixed: Improved reporting of certain Photoshop errors on international systems.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0.14 (Jan 11, 2017)

  • Fixed an issue in which a decimal bleed value could cause an error during analyzing.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0.13 (Dec 13, 2016)

  • Fixed an issue on macOS Sierra in which LinkOptimizer launched InDesign CC 2017 regardless of the InDesign version it was installed with because of certain new Apple's security features.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0.12 (Nov 28, 2016)

  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer could attempt to interact with InDesign before InDesign's path was known.
  • Improved: More informative error messages in some dialogs.
  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which serial number could not be entered on macOS Sierra in the Registration window on launch.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0.11 (Nov 25, 2016)

  • Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer could hang when retrieving sharpening settings before processing.
  • Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer could launch incorrect version of InDesign on macOS Sierra under some rare conditions.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0.10 (Nov 4, 2016)

  • Updated: Support for InDesign/Photoshop CC 2017.
  • Fixed: LinkOptimizer now stops with a warning if it encounters an unsaved [Converted] InDesign document during analyzing (a document that was saved with an earlier version of InDesign).
  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which duplicate links were mismanaged when processing multiple documents with the "Overwrite original images" option. If this option is selected, LinkOptimizer now recognizes duplicates across all InDesign documents in the batch (as opposite do duplicate links in a single file only).

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0.9 (Oct 13, 2016)

  • Fixed an issue in which an error could occur during analyzing on OS X 10.9.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0.8 (Oct 7, 2016)

  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which an error could occur when analyzing monochrome links.
  • Fixed: UI fixes on Sierra.
  • Fixed: Better handling of uncaught errors during analyzing.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0.7 (Sep 26, 2016)

  • Updated: Support for macOS Sierra.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0.6 (Sep 20, 2016)

  • Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer didn't close InDesign files after analyzing under certain conditions - which could lead to crashes when processing large batches.
  • Fixed an error in progress status when processing multiple files.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0.5 (Sep 14, 2016)

  • Fixed an issue in which the specified Photoshop action wasn't activated during processing.
  • Fixed an issue in which the "Resave all JPEGs" option was always disabled during processing.
  • Fixed an issue in which the "Embed color profile" option was always disabled during processing.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0.4 (Sep 11, 2016)

  • improved: The "Original links will be overwritten without backup" warning is now displayed prior to analyzing the links in order to allow users to change the backup settings without having to re-analyze the entire batch of InDesign documents.
  • fixed: Fixed an issue in which the above warning was displayed for each InDesign document in the batch. It's now displayed only once prior to analyzing.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0.3 (Sep 5, 2016)

  • Fixed an issue in which ignored and unchecked links could end up being processed by LinkOptimizer.
  • Note: It's important for all users to apply this update in order to ensure correct processing.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0.1 (Sep 2, 2016)

  • Fixed an error in a registration related alert.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0 (Aug 31, 2016)

  • Batch processing of InDesign files (including books)
  • Faster link previews (now generated with system's Quick Look)
  • Link thumbnails (instead of generic icons)
  • Improved progress window
  • Major stability and performance improvements

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0 Beta 24 (Aug 29, 2016)

  • Fixed: The Option key now works as expected when opening InDesign files with LinkOptimizer from Finder.
  • Fixed: UI fixes.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0 Beta 23 (Aug 29, 2016)

  • New: InDesign books can now be added to the queue by opening them with LinkOptimizer from Finder.
  • Fixed: The status and results columns are removed from the file list until their functionality is implemented.
  • Fixed: Fixed an error which could happen on attempt to add InDesign files by opening them with LinkOptimizer from Finder.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0 Beta 22 (Aug 29, 2016)

  • Fixed: InDesign files can now be added by dropping them on LinkOptimizer icon, as well as via the Open With contextual menu in the Finder.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0 Beta 21 (Aug 24, 2016)

  • Fixed: Main window is now resizable in order to expand the file list downwards.
  • Fixed: Improved behavior of certain dialogs during threaded processing.
  • Fixed: LinkOptimizer doesn't attempt to add the front InDesign document when the Links window is open anymore.
  • Fixed: Improved messages in some dialogs.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0 Beta 20 (Aug 21, 2016)

  • fixed: UI improvements.
  • fixed: Counter now displays the correct number of processed InDesign files and links.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0 Beta 19 (Aug 17, 2016)

  • Fixed: Better placement of the "Process active doc only" button.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0 Beta 18 (Aug 13, 2016)

  • Fixed: UI fixes.
  • Fixed: Memory management fixes.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0 Beta 16 (Aug 4, 2016)

  • Fixed an issue in which an error could happen when reading certain link properties during processing under some rare conditions.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0 Beta 15 (Aug 2, 2016)

  • Fixed numerous display issues which could occur if switching between items in the Links window quickly enough.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0 Beta 14 (Aug 1, 2016)

  • New: Icon previews in Links window.
  • Fixed: Go to Link command now works as expected.
  • Fixed: All InDesign alerts during analyzing and processing are now suppressed (missing links, fonts etc.)
  • New: Cmd-Shift-A shortcut for Analyze Documents command.
  • New: Link previews are now generated with QuickLook, which results in much faster performance.
  • New: Link selection can now be changed instantly without waiting for the current selection's preview.
  • Fixed: UI improvements.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0 Beta 13 (Jul 30, 2016)

  • Fixed: Correct behavior of progress indicator when processing with overwriting original images.
  • Fixed: Additional alerts adapted to multi-threaded processing.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0 Beta 12 (Jul 30, 2016)

  • Fixed the "app is damaged" error on launch.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0 Beta 11 (Jul 27, 2016)

  • Fixed an issue in which the target folder for images optimized for external use wasn't saved in a temporary database, which caused processing to stall.
  • Other fixes related to external processing.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0 Beta 10 (Jul 26, 2016)

  • Fixed: Additional measures to isolate a rare processing error.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0 Beta 9 (Jul 26, 2016)

  • Fixed an error which could prevent from reading certain preset settings properly during processing.
  • More alerts adapted for multi-threaded processing.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0 Beta 8 (Jul 26, 2016)

  • Minor fixes; extra logging.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0 Beta 7 (Jul 25, 2016)

  • Fixed a memory management issue related to display of alert during folder location check, which could stall the app on some systems.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0 Beta 6 (Jul 25, 2016)

  • Fixed an issue in which processing could stall when reading unsharp radius settings

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0 Beta 5 (Jul 24, 2016)

  • Fixed: Solved a major memory management issue that could result in crashes on some systems.
  • Fixed: Better initial position of the progress window.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0 Beta 4 (Jul 22, 2016)

  • Fixed: An obsolete helper app removed from the app bundle, which solves several issues.
  • Fixed: Other minor fixes.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0 Beta 3 (Jul 21, 2016)

  • Fixed an issue in which an error message prevented from processing with the option to overwrite originals without backup.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0 Beta 2 (Jul 21, 2016)

  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which results of previous processing session could be shown in the Links window after processing.
  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which duplicate links were processed incorrectly.
  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer stalled if the Stop button was clicked in the "existing images" dialog.
  • Fixed: Numerous minor fixes.

New in LinkOptimizer 5.0 Beta 1 (Jul 20, 2016)

  • The main new feature is batch processing of multiple InDesign files (including books).
  • There are also improvements under the hood and UI (especially the progress window). Other new features maybe announced later.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.62 (Jun 6, 2016)

  • Fixed an issue in which the Sharpen More command wasn't executed.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.61 (May 26, 2016)

  • Fixed an issue in which some GIF images could report incorrect effective resolution.
  • Fixed an error which could happen when exporting presets with certain image conversion settings.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.60 (May 4, 2016)

  • Fixed: The Show Preview button now works as expected.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.59 (May 3, 2016)

  • Fixed an issue in which link previews could be rendered in grayscale under certain conditions.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.58 (May 3, 2016)

  • Fixed an issue in which the sort order for ignored links in the Links window was incorrect when sorting by file size.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.57 (Apr 21, 2016)

  • Fixed an issue when an error could occur when creating image duplicates if the links list wasn't sorted by page.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.56 (Mar 23, 2016)

  • Improved: Expanded error info added to an error message that appears when Photoshop cannot open a file because of mismatch between the file extension and image format (e.g. a TIFF image with .jpg extension).

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.55 (Mar 8, 2016)

  • Improved progress reporting during format conversion.
  • Fixed an issue in which incorrect date format could be applied when using the image name date tokens on some systems.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.54 (Feb 12, 2016)

  • Fixed a registration issue on El Capitan.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.53 (Jan 23, 2016)

  • Fixed an issue in which, under some rare conditions, a warning about open files in Photoshop could appear even though no files were open in Photoshop.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.52 (Dec 7, 2015)

  • Fixed an issue in which a preferences related error could occur during analyzing.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.51 (Nov 23, 2015)

  • Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer wouldn't process duplicate links if their first instances were deselected in the Links table.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.50 (Oct 29, 2015)

  • fixed: Image previews are now showing on El Capitan.
  • fixed: "Go to Link" button is now working on El Capitan.
  • fixed: Fixed an issue in which certain EPS vector files could cause an error during analyzing.
  • fixed: Fixed an issue in which outdated link data could be displayed if an error occurred during analyzing.
  • fixed: Minor UI fixes.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.49 (Oct 6, 2015)

  • Updated: Support for El Capitan.
  • Fixed: Fixed some registration issues.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.48 (Sep 15, 2015)

  • fixed: Fixed an issue in which date and time tokens inserted incorrect values on some systems.
  • fixed: Some UI improvements.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.47 (Aug 24, 2015)

  • Improved: LinkOptimizer now automatically flattens images before converting to JPEG. In previous versions the option to flatten image had to be explicitly selected in the settings to avoid the Save As dialog in Photoshop.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.46 (Jul 28, 2015)

  • NEW: The option to run Photoshop actions before or after all other operation on the image.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.45 (Jun 19, 2015)

  • Updated: InDesign/Photoshop CC 2015 support.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.44 (May 29, 2015)

  • Fixed: LinkOptimizer now recognizes color profiles in user's ColorSync folders.
  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which processing could be interrupted when converting images with alpha channels into formats that don't support alpha channels.
  • Fixed: Removed the "Page #" token that erroneously appeared in the folder's name field when saving images for external use.
  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer could ask users to locate a helper app on launch under some rare conditions.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.42 (May 1, 2015)

  • Fixed an issue in which v4.9.41 could hang when converting images to TIFF or PSD.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.41 (Apr 28, 2015)

  • New: The option to remove alpha channels from images.
  • Improved: UI improvements of the Edit Images tab.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.40 (Apr 22, 2015)

  • Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer could hang on systems where the decimal sign is set to comma.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.39 (Apr 21, 2015)

  • fixed: Fixed an issue in which floating values for safety bleed and unsharp mask radius could be converted into integers during processing.
  • improved: The unsharp mask values are now logged into history.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.38 (Apr 20, 2015)

  • Fixed an issue in which a bug in Photoshop could make LinkOptimizer hang when processing files with accented characters in the name.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.37 (Mar 31, 2015)

  • fixed: Fixed an issue in which color profiles were embedded in PSD files when the "Embed profile" option was unchecked in LinkOptimizer.
  • new: Added detailed help dialog for the "Embed color profile" option.
  • fixed: Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer could hang when converting colors of an image whose color profile was identical to Photoshop's Working CMYK profile, while the destination profile in LinkOptimizer was set to "Working CMYK". This issue was caused by a bug in Photoshop.
  • improved: Processing errors are now also logged into the system's console (in addition to LinkOptimizer's history).
  • fixed: Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer could hang when logging certain events.
  • fixed: Minor UI fixes on Yosemite.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.36 (Mar 27, 2015)

  • fixed: Fixed an issue in which a new preset was created after renaming the current preset.
  • improved: When user clicks the Rename Preset button, the name of the current preset is now set in the preset name field.
  • fixed: Fixed an issue in which a crash could occur when selecting a preset under some rare conditions.
  • fixed: Fixed an issue in which images could not be resized if a stray document was open in Photoshop.
  • improved: Expanded error message in cases when an error occurs if a rogue autorecovery file opens automatically in Photoshop.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.34 (Mar 4, 2015)

  • fixed: LinkOptimizer now ignores links that are both skewed and flipped. Such link weren't positioned correctly by InDesign after optimizing.
  • fixed: Minor interface updates.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.33 (Feb 14, 2015)

  • Fixed an issue in which multiple-state objects weren't recognized in InDesign CC 2014.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.31 (Jan 28, 2015)

  • Improved handling of errors when entered serial number appears to be invalid.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.30 (Jan 28, 2015)

  • Fixed an appearance glitch on Yosemite in which some image format names were cut off in the Convert settings.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.29 (Nov 25, 2014)

  • Fixed an issue in which the safety bleed value could be set to zero during analyzing under certain conditions.
  • Improved formatting of the safety bleed value.
  • Fixed an issue in which a saved preset could change its status to unsaved during analyzing.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.28 (Oct 30, 2014)

  • Updated: Support for Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.26 (Oct 15, 2014)

  • NEW: Insert time stamp into optimized image variable file name. New update offers separate tokens for the hour, minute and second of the processing time.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.25 (Sep 10, 2014)

  • Fixed an issue in which the "Safety bleed" option was applied during analyzing and processing even when the option was unchecked.
  • Fixed an issue in which the bleed value wasn't updated in unsaved reset settings under certain conditions.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.24 (Sep 5, 2014)

  • Fixed an error which could occur when using the Automatic resampling method in Photoshop CC.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.23 (Aug 29, 2014)

  • Fixed an issue in which incorrect text could appear in the Check for Updates window.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.22 (Aug 27, 2014)

  • Fixed an issue in which an error could occur when converting to PNG in Photoshop CC 2014 on some systems.
  • Fixed an issue in which measurement units in InDesign CC 2014 documents could switch to pixels after processing on some systems.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.21 (Aug 21, 2014)

  • Fixed an issue in which a resampling-related error could occur during Processing in Photoshop CC under some rare conditions.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.20 (Jul 29, 2014)

  • NEW: The Preserve Details resampling method is now available for processing in Photoshop CC and later.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.19 (Jul 23, 2014)

  • NEW: The Automatic resampling method is now available for processing in Photoshop CC and later.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.18 (Jul 5, 2014)

  • Fixed a registration error that could occur on some systems.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.17 (Jun 30, 2014)

  • Fixed an issue which could occur on attempt to activate an invalid serial number.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.16 (Jun 20, 2014)

  • Updated: Support for InDesign CC 2014.
  • Fixed: Fixed an installation error in InDesign CS3-C4.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.15 (Jun 17, 2014)

  • Fixed an issue in which an error could occur during InDesign's startup with LinkOptimizer 4.9.x installed under certain conditions.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.14 (Jun 16, 2014)

  • NEW: The option to choose target resolution units: pixels/inch or pixels/cm.
  • New: Column headers tooltips in the Links table.
  • Improved: Some interface improvements.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.13 (May 27, 2014)

  • Fixed an issue in which an error could occur when selecting the "Convert RGB & CMYK to profile" popup menu.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.12 (May 22, 2014)

  • Fixed: Files with forward slashes "/" in name can now be processed. The slash will be replaced to underscore "_" in the optimized image name.
  • Improved: Some interface fixes.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.11 (May 14, 2014)

  • Fixed: The "Go to Link" button now functions as expected.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.10 (May 12, 2014)

  • NEW: Users now can import and export LinkOptimizer settings presets.
  • FIXED: The [Default] preset is now always listed first in the presets pop-up.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.9 (May 7, 2014)

  • Fixed an issue which an error dialog could be shown when analyzing all pages in v4.9.8
  • Fixed an error that could occur during installation on some machines.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.8 (May 6, 2014)

  • Fixed an issue where path of user-selected folder with special characters could cause an error in v4.9.x
  • Fixed an issue in which the Choose Folder dialog opened behind the Links window.
  • Fixed an issue where analyzing a single page of multi-page document could result in an error.
  • Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer analyzed a previously entered page range instead of the current one under certain conditions.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.7 (May 1, 2014)

  • Fixed an issue in which "LinkOptimizer is damaged..." error could occur when launching LinkOptimizer 4.9.x under some rare conditions.
  • This update is strongly recommended to all users.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.6 (Apr 28, 2014)

  • fixed: When optimizing images for external use, LinkOptimizer duplicated the original InDesign document if this option was checked - even though this option is unavailable when optimizing for external use. This issue is now fixed.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.5 (Apr 25, 2014)

  • Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer 4.9.x could stall when resaving images to a different format.
  • Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer 4.9.x could erroneously mark images as duplicates.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.4 (Apr 24, 2014)

  • fixed: Fixed an issue in which the list of settings presets didn't appear in v4.9.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9.1 (Apr 24, 2014)

  • fixed: Fixed an issue in which the version 4.9 couldn't run on some machines with Mac OS X 10.6-10.7.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.9 (Apr 22, 2014)

  • updated: A major upgrade of the app's internal engine to support the latest technologies and future systems. Improved stability and performance.
  • fixed: Fixed an issues in which the progress info wasn't updated during analyzing and processing.
  • fixed: Fixed an issues in which incorrect page range could be analyzed.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.8.14 (Apr 15, 2014)

  • fixed: Fixed an issue where processing couldn't start because LinkOptimizer couldn't recognize the running version of InDesign under some rare conditions.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.8.13 (Apr 10, 2014)

  • Improved: Fixed an issue where the LinkOptimizer menu in InDesign could not be created during InDesign's startup when multiple InDesign versions were open.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.8.12 (Mar 13, 2014)

  • Improved: When document pasteboard is not large enough for InDesign to reposition an image after processing, LinkOptimizer now logs an error and continues the processing without interruption instead of presenting an alert that halts the operation. The error description now also explains how to avoid the problem.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.8.11 (Mar 1, 2014)

  • Improved: Transparency is now preserved when converting image formats to TIFF.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.8.10 (Feb 26, 2014)

  • Fixed an issue on German systems: Fixed an issue in which Black and White (monochrome) images were optimized to the target resolution set for color and grayscale links.
  • Note: Starting from this update, PPC Macs are not supported anymore.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.8.9 (Jan 3, 2014)

  • Improved accuracy of the final image size calculation prior to optimizing.
  • Fixed an issue in which some PNG images could not be resaved from Photoshop CC.
  • Improved memory management.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.8.8 (Nov 20, 2013)

  • Fixed an issue in which the free disk space could be reported incorrectly on Mac OS X 10.9 under certain conditions.
  • Fixed a registration-related issue on Mavericks.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.8.7 (Oct 24, 2013)

  • Updated: Support for Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.8.6 (Oct 23, 2013)

  • Improved: The "Convert from..." labels in the Convert Formats tab are now always enabled to indicate the availability of the conversion settings when the Convert option is enabled in the Settings list.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.8.5 (Oct 12, 2013)

  • Improved: LinkOptimizer now stops analyzing and displays a detailed error message when insufficient permissions to user's Preferences folder prevent LinkOptimizer from writing its preferences.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.8.4 (Sep 30, 2013)

  • Fixed an issue in which some ICC profiles didn't appear in the color profiles menu.
  • Updated: The "/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Color Profiles" directory is now scanned for ICC profiles.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.8.3 (Sep 3, 2013)

  • Fixed an issue in which some EPS icons in the Links window could be displayed incorrectly.
  • Improved logging of certain events in Photoshop.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.8.2 (Aug 29, 2013)

  • NEW: The option to convert both RGB and CMYK images to the selected color profile.
  • Interface improvements.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.8.1 (Aug 29, 2013)

  • Fixed an issue cased by a Photoshop bug related to saving JPEG files: files with extension "jpeg" are always saved as "jpg", even if requested to retain the original extension. This resulted in improper relinking in InDesign after resaving JPEGs in Photoshop during processing. LinkOptimizer now ensures that such files are properly renamed and relinked.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.8 (Jun 20, 2013)

  • updated: InDesign CC compatibility.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.7.23 (Jun 14, 2013)

  • Fixed an issue in which the sort order of master pages in the Links window was incorrect.
  • Fixed an issue in which the links could not be sorted by effective resolution under certain conditions.
  • Fixed an issue in v4.7.22 in which the links could not be sorted by page number.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.7.22 (Jun 13, 2013)

  • fixed: Fixed an issue in which processing was interrupted with an error and couldn't be resumed if a link wasn't found in expected location. The new version logs error without interruption.
  • improved: Improved numerical order when sorting links by page number.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.7.21 (Jun 1, 2013)

  • LinkOptimizer now becomes the frontmost application when the navigation dialog with request to select the backup folder appears during processing. (In previous versions users had to click the dialog first to bring it to the front).

New in LinkOptimizer 4.7.20 (May 16, 2013)

  • Fixed an issue in which the calculation of estimated final image size was incorrect for images enlarged in InDesign with upsampling turned off in LinkOptimizer.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.7.19 (Apr 12, 2013)

  • Fixed an issue in which some grayscale Photoshop EPS links could be reported as monochrome.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.7.18 (Apr 12, 2013)

  • Fixed an issue in which Photoshop EPS links were ignored on some international systems.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.7.17 (Mar 12, 2013)

  • Fixed a rare issue in which an error could happen when analyzing a document that contains an anchored embedded image under condition that the Links list is sorted by effective resolution.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.7.16 (Feb 27, 2013)

  • New: The option to choose between small, medium and large icons in the Links window.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.7.15 (Jan 16, 2013)

  • Fixed an issue in which the "Invalid page range" error could occur with no reason during analyzing on some international systems.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.7.14 (Jan 5, 2013)

  • fixed: Fixed an issue related to some special characters in network volume names on international systems.
  • improved: Improved performance of processing some images with large number of layers.
  • updated: Some registration adjustments related to Adobe Exchange installation.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.7.13 (Dec 19, 2012)

  • Fixed an error which could occur when converting formats of images with certain special characters in file name.
  • Fixed an error which could occur while analyzing some files with hidden layers.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.7.12 (Dec 5, 2012)

  • Improved: PSD files with multiple layers, layer masks and adjustments layers can now be converted to PNG with no interruption and with transparency preserved.
  • Fixed: Fixed an error related to page numbers which could occur during analyzing.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.7.11 (Nov 30, 2012)

  • fixed: LinkOptimizer now ignores images whose scale is set to zero due to a document structure error.
  • Such images caused an error during analyzing in previous versions.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.7.10 (Nov 19, 2012)

  • Fixed an issue where an error could occur when analyzing a document in InDesign CS3/CS4 with LinkOptimizer 4.7.8/9.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.7.9 (Nov 15, 2012)

  • Fixed an issue where an error could occur when analyzing a multi-state object.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.7.8 (Nov 13, 2012)

  • New: LinkOptimizer now processes all images included in multi-state objects. Previous version processed only the active image of a multi-state object.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.7.7 (Oct 31, 2012)

  • fixed: Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer ignored Photoshop EPS files in InDesign CS6. InDesign doesn't report resolution of raster EPS images and LinkOptimizer now performs the resolution check independently.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.7.6 (Sep 25, 2012)

  • Improved: LinkOptimizer now warns the user if a forward slash "/" is found in InDesign document path. Forward slash in document path results in error which prevents InDesign from duplicating the original document during the backup stage.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.7.5 (Sep 10, 2012)

  • Improved user interaction in cases when some 3rd party plug-ins prevent Photoshop from launching.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.7.4 (Jul 31, 2012)

  • Fixed some issues related to Gatekeeper compatibility on Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.7.3 (Jul 30, 2012)

  • Compatibility with Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.7.2 (Jul 19, 2012)

  • The app is prepared for distribution on Adobe Exchange. Users can skip this update.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.7.1 (Jun 7, 2012)

  • Fixed a startup error with InDesign CS3/CS4.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.7 (May 21, 2012)

  • NEW: InDesign/Photoshop CS6 compatibility.
  • improved: Better handling of certain InDesign errors.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.6.10 (Apr 13, 2012)

  • Fixed an issue in which an error could happen while calculating estimated saved size during analyzing.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.5.8 (May 25, 2011)

  • Updated: Compatibility with Adobe InDesign/Photoshop CS5.5

New in LinkOptimizer 4.5.7 (Apr 26, 2011)

  • new: GIF files can now be optimized and converted to other formats.
  • new: Image processing criteria reference can be viewed from the Links window.
  • fixed: Fixed an issue in which final color mode of the image could be displayed incorrectly if "Convert to profile" option was checked.
  • fixed: Fixed an issue in which checking format conversion options could cause an internal error.
  • new: GIF files can now be optimized and converted to other formats.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.5.6 (Apr 13, 2011)

  • Fixed: Fixed an error which could occur when analyzing InDesign CS documents.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.5.5 (Feb 16, 2011)

  • Improved: Improved reporting of some activation errors.
  • Improved: Improved accuracy of checking for new updates.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.5.4 (Feb 2, 2011)

  • New: The option to use ZIP and JPEG compression when converting images to TIFF.
  • Fixed: LinkOptimizer now ignores images linked to a database storage.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.5.3 (Dec 29, 2010)

  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer could crash when scanning certain ICC color profiles on launch.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.5.2 (Dec 27, 2010)

  • Fixed: Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer could crash on launch when scanning the installed ICC color profiles.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.5.1 (Dec 22, 2010)

  • fixed: Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer could ask user to locate an InDesign dictionary on Mac OS X 10.4.x Tiger only

New in LinkOptimizer 4.5 (Dec 20, 2010)

  • new: The option to convert image color to an ICC profile instead of using the Image>Mode command in Photoshop. Users can also specify Intent, Black Point Compensation and Dither options.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.4.14 (Dec 18, 2010)

  • Fixed an issue in which the Support window could not be open under certain conditions.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.4.13 (Dec 14, 2010)

  • Fixed an issue from v4.4.12 in which analyzing could stop with an error under certain conditions.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.4.12 (Dec 4, 2010)

  • Fixed an issue from v4.4.10 in which analyzing links with certain kinds of text wrap could cause an error.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.4.11 (Dec 3, 2010)

  • Fixed an error in which link info on some flipped images didn't show in the Links window.
  • Fixed an issue in which some vertically flipped images weren't reported as flipped.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.4.9 (Nov 9, 2010)

  • Fixed an issue in which duplicate links weren't relinked properly when "Overwrite original images" option was checked. It also fixes an error which occurred when the image format had to be converted.
  • This update is essential to all LinkOptimizer users.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.4.7 (Sep 28, 2010)

  • Fixed an issue in which Photoshop CS5 couldn't open images under certain conditions.
  • Fixed some issues with resizing the Links and History windows.
  • The status of "Duplicate original doc" setting now appears in settings summary.
  • This update is strongly recommended to all LinkOptimizer users.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.4.6 (Sep 9, 2010)

  • Conversion to PNG now works as expected. Previous versions could not convert images to PNG due to an error.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.4.5 (Aug 5, 2010)

  • Removed limitation in which LinkOptimizer ignored cropped area of less than 4 pt.
  • Fixed an issue in which an error could occur if certain system permissions were set incorrectly.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.4.4 (Jul 26, 2010)

  • Fixed an issue in which the target monochrome resolution could apply to color and grayscale images during analyzing.
  • Note: This update is essential to all LinkOptimizer 4.4 users to avoid improper image processing.
  • New option to convert files into the same format (i.e. resave files). For example convert TIFF into TIFF to resave TIFFs with LZW compression. This option can also be required to avoid the Options dialog on saving when running certain Actions in Photoshop.
  • Fixed an issue in which some ignored links weren't grayed out.
  • Fixed an issue in which the some variable name settings weren't preserved when the current settings presets wasn't saved.
  • Direct access to Zevrix forums and release notes in the Help menu.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.4.3 (Jul 22, 2010)

  • Fixed an issue in which some preset settings were not saved under certain conditions.
  • Improved hyperlink fields behavior.
  • This update is absolutely essential to LinkOptimizer 4.4.1 users (see v.4.4.2 release notes).

New in LinkOptimizer 4.4.2 (Jul 20, 2010)

  • FIXED: Fixed an issue in which the target monochrome resolution could apply to color and grayscale images during processing.
  • This update is absolutely essential to all LinkOptimizer 4.4 users to prevent improper image processing.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.4 (Jun 21, 2010)

  • NEW: LinkOptimizer now processes Monochrome black and white images (Bitmap mode in Photoshop). Target effective resolution for such images is specified separately.
  • The Duotone color space is now reported in the Links table.
  • Fixed an issue in which EPS raster images in InDesign CS5 were ignored.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.3.4 (Jun 10, 2010)

  • Fixed an issue where an image file without file extension assigned could cause LinkOptimizer to stop with an error during processing.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.3.3 (Jun 3, 2010)

  • Updated an error dialog to reflect an error that can happen in Photoshop CS5 under certain conditions.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.3.2 (May 25, 2010)

  • FIXED: Fixed an issue in which images with user-modified text wrap or clipping path were not ignored as they ought to. Processing of such images caused them to appear wrongfully cropped and resized.
  • This update is strongly recommended to all users.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.3.1 (May 20, 2010)

  • FIXED: Fixed an issue in which certain images could cause an error during processing.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.3 (May 11, 2010)

  • Adobe CS5 compatibility.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.2 (Apr 30, 2010)

  • NEW: Two new resampling methods are now available: Nearest Neighbor and Bilinear.
  • FIXED: Fixed an issue in which analyzing some barcode vector EPS files could cause LinkOptimizer to stop with an error.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.1.11 (Mar 24, 2010)

  • FIXED: Fixed an issue in which an image file name without extension could make LinkOptimizer stop with an error during analyzing.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.1.10 (Jan 15, 2010)

  • FIXED: Processing of InDesign CS documents is now possible.
  • FIXED: Fixed an issue in which an error message was displayed when selecting links in Links table after analyzing InDesign CS/CS2 documents. Note: Image previews are not supported in InDesign CS/CS2.
  • Users who don't use InDesign CS/CS2 can skip this update.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.1.9 (Jan 4, 2010)

  • Fixed an issue in which the TIFF compression was not applied as specified under certain conditions.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.1.8 (Nov 25, 2009)

  • Fixed an issue in which processing duplicates could result in error under certain conditions.
  • Note: This issue, although being very rare, can affect any user. This update is a must-have for all LinkOptimizer users.
  • Expanded explanations added to some error info.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.1.7 (Nov 7, 2009)

  • Fixed an issue in which analyzing some small non-Illustrator vector EPS files could cause LinkOptimizer to stop with an error.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.1.6 (Oct 22, 2009)

  • Fixed an issue in which analyzing a flipped image in InDesign CS2 could result in error. Flipped images in InDesign CS2 are now ignored.
  • Fixed an issue in which selecting a link in the Links window after analyzing an InDesign CS2 document could result in error.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.1.5 (Oct 21, 2009)

  • Fixed an issue in which an error could occur when editing images in Photoshop on Mac OS X 10.4.11.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.1.4 (Oct 15, 2009)

  • Fixed an issue in which Unsharp Mask settings weren't saved with the current preset.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.1.3 (Oct 4, 2009)

  • French InDesign: LinkOptimizer now correctly interprets French color modes: RVB as RGB, CMJN as CMYK etc
  • Note: Users of non-French version can skip this update.
  • Some interface improvements.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.1.2 (Sep 16, 2009)

  • Fixed an issue in which image copying on Tiger and Leopard could result in error.
  • Only recent updates for Snow Leopard (LinkOptimizer 4.1 - 4.1.1) were affected.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.1.1 (Sep 12, 2009)

  • Fixed issue in which some backup settings could not be used under Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
  • Fixed issue in which the total links size could be reported incorrectly under Mac OS X 10.6.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.1 (Sep 10, 2009)

  • Compatibility with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.0.10 (Sep 4, 2009)

  • Fixed an issue in which some links with forbidden type of clipping path/text wrap weren't ignored as expected under certain conditions. It caused the links to be processed and updated incorrectly in InDesign.
  • Fixed an issue in which missing vector links could cause LinkOptimizer to hang during analyzing.
  • Fixed an issue in which attempts to replace an image with itself during copying caused LinkOptimizer to crash.
  • On non-English systems, LinkOptimizer could not overwrite original images if the backup option was unchecked due to an error. This issue is fixed.
  • This update is highly recommended to all users.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.0.9 (Sep 3, 2009)

  • Fixed an issue in which some links with forbidden type of clipping path/text wrap weren't ignored as expected under certain conditions. It caused the links to be processed and updated incorrectly in InDesign.
  • Fixed an issue in which missing vector links could cause LinkOptimizer to hang during analyzing.
  • Fixed an issue in which attempts to replace an image with itself during copying caused LinkOptimizer to crash.
  • This update is highly recommended to all users.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.0.8 (Sep 2, 2009)

  • Fixed an issue when LinkOptimizer stopped with an error while trying to display certain dialogs during processing.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.0.7 (Aug 18, 2009)

  • Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer asked to locate a support application on the first launch.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.0.6 (Aug 14, 2009)

  • LinkOptimizer doesn't freeze when analyzing FreeHand EPS files anymore.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.0.5 (Aug 9, 2009)

  • The Deactivate menu and button are now working as expected.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.0.3 (Jul 25, 2009)

  • Fixed an issue in which an image with layer group could cause an error during flattening.
  • Fixed an issue in which skipped images remained open in Photoshop which caused the rest of the images to show the same error during processing.
  • Fixed an issue in which some optimized images could be renamed incorrectly.
  • Fixed an issue in which some pre-release preset settings could cause LinkOptimizer to crash on launch.
  • This update is highly recommended to all users.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.0.2 (Jul 20, 2009)

  • Fixed an issue in which an InDesign error which could occur when calling LinkOptimizer from InDesign menu under certain conditions.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.0.1 (Jul 15, 2009)

  • Fixed: GIF, BMP and PICT files don't cause LinkOptimizer to stop with an error dusing analyzing anymore. These images are being ignored.

New in LinkOptimizer 3.3.10 (Jul 13, 2009)

  • Images on locked layers don't cause errors during processing anymore.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.0 Beta 17 (Jul 11, 2009)

  • Images on locked layers don't cause errors during updating anymore.
  • If Optimize Resolution settings are not activated, links are not being resized to 100% upon updating anymore.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.0 Beta 16 (Jul 8, 2009)

  • If 'Delete hidden layers' is checked, LinkOptimizer now performs it prior to layer merging. It ensures that layer merging is not prevented by existence of hidden layers.
  • Help menu with access to User Guide, website and support.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.0 Beta 15 (Jul 6, 2009)

  • The issue of white rows in the Links table on Tiger is solved.
  • When duplicating InDesign document, LinkOptimizer will now warn if a file with the same name already exists.

New in LinkOptimizer 3.3.9 (Jun 30, 2009)

  • LinkOptimizer now displays the complete system error message when permission is denied while copying links to the backup folder.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.0 Beta 14 (Jun 29, 2009)

  • Fixed error reporting in certain cases when files cannot be open in Photoshop.
  • Some interface fixes.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.0 Beta 13 (Jun 14, 2009)

  • No links are now selected when the Links window opens.
  • Fixed an issue of wrongfully reported Optimize Resolution action when Upsampling is checked.
  • Most of errors are now logged without interrupting the processing.
  • Error files now appear in red after processing.
  • Error description appears when an error file is clicked.
  • The correct link preview is now shown after processing.
  • Links with effective resolution lower than target are now properly scaled and cropped when upsampling isn't allowed.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.0 Beta 12 (Jun 12, 2009)

  • Fixed major issues related to processing duplicates while overwriting original images.
  • LinkOptimizer could delete the entire links folder, then crash.
  • Duplicate images weren't relinked/resized properly.
  • "Limit to 31 characters" option for image naming is temporarily discontinued.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.0 Beta 11 (Jun 11, 2009)

  • Rotation and skew are now set to their exact original values after relinking.
  • Eliminated a Preferences related error that could happen in the beginning of processing.
  • The issue of white rows in the Links table is most likely solved - please provide feedback.
  • The Choose Folder dialog now provides more informative messages.
  • Photoshop doesn't show the Color Work Space/Profile mismatch warning on file opening anymore.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.0 Beta 10 (Jun 9, 2009)

  • Some minor bag and interface fixes.

New in LinkOptimizer 3.3.8 (Jun 9, 2009)

  • Fixed a bug introduced in the following versions only: LinkOptimizer 3.3.4-6, LinkOptimizer Light 2.7.2.
  • The above versions of LinkOptimizer can wrongfully resize links after processing in InDesign CS3. If you downloaded one of these versions, please update your copy to the recent version.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.0 Beta 9 (Jun 7, 2009)

  • Fixes an issue that caused images to be resized incorrectly in InDesign CS3.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.0 Beta 8 (Jun 7, 2009)

  • Images that only need to be converted/edited are not resized anymore.
  • Define resampling methods for downsampling/upsampling.
  • Text of highlighted ignored links turns to white in the Links table.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.0 Beta 7 (Jun 7, 2009)

  • Variable file/folder name fields now warn when user attempts to insert forbidden character like /, &, $ etc.
  • Other fixes and improvements.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.0 Beta 6 (Jun 4, 2009)

  • Illustrator EPS don't cause error on analyzing anymore.
  • Save Preset menu.
  • Cmd-W shortcut now works
  • Numerous other fixes.

New in LinkOptimizer 3.3.6 (Jun 3, 2009)

  • Fixed an issue in which effective resolution of Photoshop EPS files wasn't reported after processing.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.0 Beta 5 (Jun 3, 2009)

  • Images now are properly relinked when overwriting originals.
  • Images aren't reported as needed cropping anymore after optimizing.
  • Many other fixes and improvements.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.0 Beta 4 (Jun 1, 2009)

  • Fixed various issues related to optimizing images while overwriting originals.
  • Improved History.
  • Other numerous fixes.

New in LinkOptimizer 4.0 Beta 3 (Jun 1, 2009)

  • Convert image formats (i.e. TIFF>PSD, JPEG>TIFF etc.)
  • Save settings as presets.
  • Process all links regardless of resolution settings.
  • Optimize images for external use without relinking to InDesign.
  • Resolution oversampling.
  • The option to resave all JPEGs in Photoshop (so digcam images don't present the Save As dialog on saving).
  • The option to optimize only resolution without resizing the images. This will allow to optimize several documents of similar design at once by optimizing one of them.
  • Image previews in the Links table.
  • Detailed info on link properties and the actions LinkOptimizer will perform during processing.
  • List of ignored links with ignoring reasons.
  • History: Detailed processing logs for all documents.
  • Optimize InDesign document's duplicate instead of original.
  • The option to save optimized files in a folder inside the InDesign document folder.
  • Variable names of optimized images/folders/duplicate documents based on Mac OS X tokens.
  • Processing of flipped images.
  • Process specific range of pages of InDesign document.
  • Totally revamped user interface.

New in LinkOptimizer 3.3.5 (May 31, 2009)

  • Fixed an issue in which some links weren't updated after overwriting originals.
  • Also fixed a bug of a briefly released v. 3.3.4 only: The link effective resolution is listed correctly again after processing.

New in LinkOptimizer 3.3.3 (May 2, 2009)

  • Fixed an issue in which Sharpen filters weren't applied to layered images in Photoshop.

New in LinkOptimizer 3.3.2 (Apr 27, 2009)

  • Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer ignored Photoshop EPS links on systems where Mac OS X and InDesign used different numbers formats.

New in LinkOptimizer 3.3.1 (Apr 20, 2009)

  • LinkOptimizer 3.3 allowed users to optimize Photoshop EPS images in InDesign CS4.
  • LinkOptimizer 3.3.1 allows to optimize Photoshop EPS files with TIFF preview as well. Such files were ignored by LinkOptimizer 3.3.

New in LinkOptimizer 3.3 (Apr 16, 2009)

  • LinkOptimizer now optimizes Photoshop EPS images in InDesign CS4.
  • A bug in InDesign CS4 prevented LinkOptimizer from doing it before, because InDesign CS4 doesn't report the resolution of raster EPS files. LinkOptimizer now checks the resolution of Photoshop EPS images independently from InDesign CS4.
  • Please note: This update is essential for InDesign CS4 users.

New in LinkOptimizer 3.2.10 (Apr 15, 2009)

  • The Processing Criteria info updated to reflect the Photoshop EPS realted bug in InDesign CS4.

New in LinkOptimizer 3.2.9 (Apr 3, 2009)

  • Fixed an issue in which images with user-modified text wrap weren't ignored in InDesign CS3/2 as expected. (InDesign doesn't update text wrap of such images properly after reimporting).

New in LinkOptimizer 3.2.8 (Feb 18, 2009)

  • Fixed an issue in which small rotation angles still prevented LinkOptimizer from cropping some images.

New in LinkOptimizer 3.2.7 (Feb 11, 2009)

  • LinkOptimizer now ignores image rotation angles smaller than 0.01 degree. The respective images are treated as not rotated.

New in LinkOptimizer 3.2.6 (Dec 15, 2008)

  • LinkOptimizer now ignores scaled links whose clipping path was manually edited in InDesign. InDesign doesn't update such images properly after relinking.
  • New: The new 'Criteria Info' button gives users instant access to the key image processing criteria.

New in LinkOptimizer 3.2.5 (Dec 15, 2008)

  • Fixed an issue in which resolution of certain JPEG images could not be changed on some non-English systems.

New in LinkOptimizer 3.2.4 (Nov 12, 2008)

  • Fixed an issue introduced in a briefly released v.3.2.3 in which launching LinkOptimizer from InDesign menus resulted in error.

New in LinkOptimizer 3.2.3 (Nov 11, 2008)

  • Fixed an issue in which a number related error occurred at the end of processing on some systems.

New in LinkOptimizer 3.2.2 (Oct 28, 2008)

  • Fixed a text wrap related error that occurred during analyzing of InDesign CS4 documents.

New in LinkOptimizer 3.2.1 (Oct 27, 2008)

  • Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer wrongfully reported that several versions of InDesign are open.

New in LinkOptimizer 3.2 (Oct 25, 2008)

  • InDesign CS4 compatibility.
  • New icon

New in LinkOptimizer 3.1.6 (Aug 29, 2008)

  • Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer didn't backup original images before overwriting them even when the backup option was selected.

New in LinkOptimizer 3.1.5 (Jul 10, 2008)

  • Fixed an issue in which analyzing stopped with an error when encountering an anchored link located in text overflow. Such links are now ignored as expected.
  • A more accurate error is shown when Photoshop can't save JPEG files.
  • Fixed an issue in which the LinkOptimizer progress bar could stay after canceling the processing.

New in LinkOptimizer 3.1.4 (Jun 12, 2008)

  • LinkOptimizer now stops analyzing with a proper warning when the system and InDesign are using different number formats.
  • InDesign and the system should use the same number formats before running LinkOptimizer.

New in LinkOptimizer 3.1.3 (May 30, 2008)

  • Fixed an issue in which a preferences related error could occur at the end of analyzing under certain conditions.

New in LinkOptimizer 3.1 (Mar 17, 2008)

  • Delete hidden layers.
  • Check for updates from within LinkOptimizer.
  • Fixed an issue with updating images whose cropped part was mostly positioned off the pasteboard.

New in LinkOptimizer 3.0.3 (Nov 20, 2007)

  • Fixes several issues that prevented LinkOptimizer from running properly on Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. It included an error on startup related to the saved space counter, an error when trying to save settings and some other minor issues.

New in LinkOptimizer 3.0 (Sep 20, 2007)

  • Process images placed multiple times in InDesign document.
  • Run Photoshop Actions during processing.
  • Detailed Settings Summary in the main window.