LinkOptimizer 5.0 (Sep 1, 2016) NEW: • Batch processing of InDesign files (including books) • Improved link previews and thumbnails • Improved progress window • Major stability and performance improvements
By upgrading to the new version you also get access to many further new features and improvements that will continue to be added on a regular basis in free updates.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.67 (Aug 3, 2017)
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer didn't list some color profiles of certain configurations.
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PREVIOUS UPDATES
LinkOptimizer 4.9.66 (Dec 13, 2016)
•fixed: Fixed an error which could happen when loading settings under some rare conditions. This error could also prevent LinkOptimizer from analyzing links.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.65 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.6.11 (Nov 17/13, 2016)
•updated: Support for InDesign/Photoshop CC 2017.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.63 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.6.9 (Jun 21/23, 2016)
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which some EPS files created with pre-CC versions of Adobe products could cause an error during analyzing.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.62 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.6.8 (Jun 6/7, 2016)
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which the Sharpen More command wasn't executed.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.61 (May 26, 2016)
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which some GIF images could report incorrect effective resolution.
•fixed: Fixed an error which could happen when exporting presets with certain image conversion settings.
LinkOptimizer Light 4.6.7 (May 5, 2016)
•fixed: The Show Preview button now works as expected.
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which link previews could be rendered in grayscale under certain conditions.
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which the sort order for ignored links in the Links window was incorrect when sorting by file size.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.60 (May 4, 2016)
•fixed: The Show Preview button now works as expected.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.59 (May 3, 2016)
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which link previews could be rendered in grayscale under certain conditions.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.58 (May 2, 2016)
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which the sort order for ignored links in the Links window was incorrect when sorting by file size.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.57 (Apr 21, 2016)
•fixed: Fixed an issue when an error could occur when creating image duplicates if the links list wasn't sorted by page.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.56 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.6.6 (Mar 22/29, 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).
LinkOptimizer 4.9.55 (Mar 8, 2016)
•improved: Improved progress reporting during format conversion.
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which incorrect date format could be applied when using the image name date tokens on some systems.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.54 (Feb 12, 2016)
•fixed: Fixed a registration issue on El Capitan.
LinkOptimizer Light 4.6.5 (Feb 18, 2016)
•fixed: 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.
•fixed: Fixed a registration issue on El Capitan.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.53 (Jan 23, 2016)
•fixed: 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.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.52 (Dec 7, 2015)
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which a preferences related error could occur during analyzing.
LinkOptimizer Light 4.6.4 (Dec 14, 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: Fixed an issue in which an incorrect total number of analyzed links could be reported.
LinkOptimizer Light 4.6.3 (Dec 2, 2015)
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which a preferences related error could occur during analyzing.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.51 (Nov 23, 2015)
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer wouldn't process duplicate links if their first instances were deselected in the Links table.
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.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.49 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.6.2 (Oct 6, 2015)
•updated: Support for El Capitan.
•fixed: Fixed some registration issues.
LinkOptimizer Light 4.6.1 (Sep 23, 2015)
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer Light settings were stored in a wrong location.
Note: If you find that your presets disappeared after updating to this version, please copy them from folder ~/Library/Application Support/Zevrix/LinkOptimizer to ~/Library/Application Support/Zevrix/LinkOptimizer Light.
•fixed: Fixed an error that could occur during analyzing and processing under certain conditions.
IMPORTANT: Please make sure to delete all older versions of LinkOptimizer Light from your machine, otherwise you can experience errors when running this version.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.48 (Sep 14, 2015)
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which date and time tokens inserted incorrect values on some systems.
•fixed: Some UI improvements.
LinkOptimizer Light 4.6 (Aug 31, 2015)
•NEW: The following features of the full version are now available in LinkOptimizer Light:
-Choose target resolution units
-Set target resolution for monochrome images
-Optimize resolution without scaling and cropping
-Resolution upsampling
-Resampling method
-Edit images regardless of resolution settings
-Convert to color profile
-Toggle saving of alpha channels
-Export/import settings presets
-Time component tokens for optimized image name
-Choose icon size in Links window
-Check for update interval can be specified in Preferences
•fixed: Fixed a preferences related error that could happen during analyzing
•updated: Same modern processing engine as in the full version
•fixed: Numerous other fixes and UI improvements
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.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.46 (Jul 28, 2015)
•NEW: The option to run Photoshop actions before or after all other operation on the image.
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.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.42 (Apr 30, 2015)
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which v4.9.41 could hang when converting images to TIFF or PSD.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.41 (Apr 28, 2015)
•NEW: The option to remove alpha channels from images.
•improved: UI improvements of the Edit Images tab.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.40 (Apr 21, 2015)
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer could hang on systems where the decimal sign is set to comma.
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.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.38 (Apr 18, 2015)
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which a bug in Photoshop could make LinkOptimizer hang when processing files with accented characters in the name.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.37 (Mar 30, 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.
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.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.35 (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: Fixed an issue in which no links showed up in the Links table after analyzing under some rare conditions.
•fixed: Minor interface updates.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.33 (Feb 13, 2015)
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which multiple-state objects weren't recognized in InDesign CC 2014.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.32 (Feb 2, 2015)
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which certain Photoshop actions weren't invoked on Yosemite.
•fixed: Minor interface fixes on Yosemite.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.31 (Jan 27, 2015)
•fixed: Improved handling of errors when entered serial number appears to be invalid.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.30 (Nov 26, 2014)
•fixed: Fixed an appearance glitch on Yosemite in which some image format names were cut off in the Convert settings.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.29 (Nov 25, 2014)
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which the safety bleed value could be set to zero during analyzing under certain conditions.
•improved: Improved formatting of the safety bleed value.
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which a saved preset could change its status to unsaved during analyzing.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.28 (Oct 30, 2014)
•updated: Support for Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.27 (Oct 29, 2014)
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which an error could occur during processing when using certain Photoshop sharpening settings.
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.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.25 (Sep 10, 2014)
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which the "Safety bleed" option was applied during analyzing and processing even when the option was unchecked.
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which the bleed value wasn't updated in unsaved reset settings under certain conditions.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.24 (Sep 4, 2014)
•fixed: Fixed an error which could occur when using the Automatic resampling method in Photoshop CC.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.23 (Aug 28, 2014)
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which incorrect text could appear in the Check for Updates window.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.22 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.5.7 (Aug 26/27, 2014)
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which an error could occur when converting to PNG in Photoshop CC 2014 on some systems.
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which measurement units in InDesign CC 2014 documents could switch to pixels after processing on some systems.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.21 (Aug 20, 2014)
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which a resampling-related error could occur during processing in Photoshop CC under some rare conditions.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.20 (Jul 29, 2014)
•NEW: The Preserve Details resampling method is now available for processing in Photoshop CC and later.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.19 (Jul 23, 2014)
•NEW: The Automatic resampling method is now available for processing in Photoshop CC and later.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.18 (Jul 4, 2014)
•fixed: Fixed a registration error that could occur on some systems.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.17 (Jun 29, 2014)
•fixed: Fixed an issue which could occur on attempt to activate an invalid serial number.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.16 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.5.6 (Jun 20/23, 2014)
•updated: Support for InDesign CC 2014.
•fixed: Fixed an installation error in InDesign CS3-C4.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.15 (Jun 16, 2014)
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which an error could occur during InDesign's startup with LinkOptimizer 4.9.x installed under certain conditions.
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.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.13 (May 27, 2014)
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which an error could occur when selecting the "Convert RGB & CMYK to profile" popup menu.
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.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.11 (May 14, 2014)
•fixed: The "Go to Link" button now functions as expected.
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.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.9 (May 6, 2014)
•fixed: Fixed an issue which an error dialog could be shown when analyzing all pages in v4.9.8
•fixed: Fixed an error that could occur during installation on some machines.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.8 (May 5, 2014)
•fixed: Fixed an issue where path of user-selected folder with special characters could cause an error in v4.9.x
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which the Choose Folder dialog opened behind the Links window.
•fixed: Fixed an issue where analyzing a single page of multi-page document could result in an error.
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer analyzed a previously entered page range instead of the current one under certain conditions.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.7 (May 1, 2014)
•fixed: 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.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.6 (Apr 26, 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.
LinkOptimizer Light 4.5.5 (Apr 29, 2014)
•fixed: Fixed an issue where processing couldn't start because LinkOptimizer couldn't recognize the running version of InDesign under some rare conditions.
•improved: Fixed an issue where the LinkOptimizer Light menu in InDesign could not be created during InDesign's startup when multiple InDesign versions were open.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.5 (Apr 24, 2014)
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer 4.9.x could stall when resaving images to a different format.
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer 4.9.x could erroneously mark images as duplicates.
LinkOptimizer 4.9.4 (Apr 24, 2014)
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which version 4.9 couldn't run on some machines with Mac OS X 10.6-10.7.
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which the list of settings presets didn't appear in v4.9. Note: Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard isn't supported anymore. LinkOptimizer 4.8.14 is available on request.
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. Note: Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard isn't supported anymore. LinkOptimizer 4.8.14 is available on request.
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.
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.
LinkOptimizer 4.8.12 (Mar 12, 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.
LinkOptimizer 4.8.11 (Feb 28, 2014)
•improved: Transparency is now preserved when converting image formats to TIFF.
LinkOptimizer 4.8.10 (Feb 26, 2014)
•fixed: 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.
LinkOptimizer 4.8.9 (Dec 31, 2013)
•improved: Improved accuracy of the final image size calculation prior to optimizing.
•updated: Fixed an issue in which some PNG images could not be resaved from Photoshop CC.
•updated: Improved memory management.
LinkOptimizer 4.8.8 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.5.4 (Nov 20/21, 2013)
•updated: Fixed an issue in which the free disk space could be reported incorrectly on Mac OS X 10.9 under certain conditions.
•updated: Fixed a registration-related issue on Mavericks.
LinkOptimizer 4.8.7 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.5.3 (Oct 23/28, 2013)
•updated: Support for Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks.
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.
LinkOptimizer 4.8.5 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.5.2 (Oct 11/18, 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.
LinkOptimizer 4.8.4 (Sep 30, 2013)
•fixed: 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.
LinkOptimizer Light 4.5.1 (Sep 12, 2013)
•fixed: Fixed an issue that could prevent LinkOptimizer Light from working with InDesign CC.
LinkOptimizer 4.8.3 (Sep 2, 2013)
• Fixed an issue in which some EPS icons in the Links window could be displayed incorrectly.
• Improved logging of certain events in Photoshop.
LinkOptimizer 4.8.2 (Aug 28, 2013)
•NEW: The option to convert both RGB and CMYK images to the selected color profile.
•Interface improvements.
LinkOptimizer 4.8.1 (Aug 27, 2013)
•fixed: 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.
LinkOptimizer 4.7.23 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.4.16 (Jun 13/15, 2013)
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which the sort order of master pages in the Links window was incorrect.
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which the links could not be sorted by effective resolution under certain conditions.
•fixed: Fixed an issue in v4.7.22 in which the links could not be sorted by page number.
LinkOptimizer 4.7.22 (Jun 12, 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 the error without interruption.
•improved: Improved numerical order when sorting links by page number.
LinkOptimizer 4.7.21 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.4.15 (May 31/Jun 4, 2013)
•improved: 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).
LinkOptimizer 4.7.20 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.4.14 (May 16/21, 2013)
•fixed: 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.
LinkOptimizer 4.7.19 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.4.13 (Apr 12/13, 2013)
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which some grayscale Photoshop EPS links could be reported as monochrome.
LinkOptimizer 4.7.18 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.4.12 (Apr 10/11, 2013)
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which Photoshop EPS links were ignored on some international systems.
LinkOptimizer 4.7.17 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.4.11 (Mar 11/18, 2013)
•fixed: 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.
LinkOptimizer 4.7.16 (Feb 27, 2013)
•new: The option to choose between small, medium and large icons in the Links window.
LinkOptimizer 4.7.15 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.4.10 (Jan 15/17, 2013)
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which the "Invalid page range" error could occur with no reason during analyzing on some international systems.
LinkOptimizer 4.7.14 (Jan 4, 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.
LinkOptimizer Light 4.4.9 (Dec 22, 2012)
•fixed: Fixed an error related to page numbers, which could occur during analyzing.
LinkOptimizer 4.7.13 (Dec 19, 2012)
•fixed: Fixed an error which could occur when converting formats of images with certain special characters in file name.
•fixed: Fixed an error which could occur while analyzing some files with hidden layers.
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.
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.
LinkOptimizer Light 4.4.8 (Nov 21, 2012)
•new: LinkOptimizer Light now processes all images included in multi-state objects. Previous version processed only the active image of a multi-state object.
LinkOptimizer 4.7.10 (Nov 19, 2012)
•fixed: Fixed an issue where an error could occur when analyzing a document in InDesign CS3/CS4 with LinkOptimizer 4.7.8/9.
LinkOptimizer 4.7.9 (Nov 15, 2012)
•fixed: Fixed an issue where an error could occur when analyzing a multi-state object.
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.
LinkOptimizer 4.7.7 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.4.7 (Oct 31/Nov 1, 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.
LinkOptimizer 4.7.6 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.4.6 (Sep 25/27, 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.
LinkOptimizer 4.7.5 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.4.5 (Sep 10/11, 2012)
•improved: Improved user interaction in cases when some 3rd party plug-ins prevent Photoshop from launching.
LinkOptimizer Light 4.4.4 (Aug 14, 2012)
•updated: Compatibility with Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.
LinkOptimizer 4.7.4 (Jul 31, 2012)
•fixed: Fixed some issues related to Gatekeeper compatibility on Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.
LinkOptimizer 4.7.3 (Jul 30, 2012)
•updated: Compatibility with Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.
LinkOptimizer 4.7.2 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.4.2 (Jul 18/20, 2012)
•updated: The app is prepared for distribution on Adobe Exchange. Users can skip this update.
LinkOptimizer 4.7.1 (June 4, 2012)
•fixed: Fixed a startup error which could occur under InDesign CS3/CS4 installation only.
LinkOptimizer 4.7 (May 21, 2012)
•NEW: InDesign/Photoshop CS6 compatibility.
•improved: Better handling of certain InDesign errors.
LinkOptimizer 4.6.10 (Apr 13, 2012)
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which an error could happen while calculating estimated saved size during analyzing.
LinkOptimizer 4.6.9 (Dec 21, 2011)
•improved: More informative message is now presented in situations when product activation fails with an option to contact Zevrix directly.
LinkOptimizer Light 4.3.18 (Dec 30, 2011)
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer could crash if update check fails.
•fixed: Fixed an issue that could cause an error during activation.
LinkOptimizer 4.6.8 (Dec 13, 2011)
•new: The "Embed color profile" option which users can check or uncheck to define profile inclusion policy for image formats conversion.
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer could crash if an error occurred while checking for updates.
LinkOptimizer 4.6.7 (Dec 6, 2011)
•fixed: Fixed an issue which could occur during document analyzing on Mac OS X 10.7.2.
LinkOptimizer 4.6.6 (Nov 16, 2011)
•fixed: Fixed an issue which could occur when using the option "Change only resolution to meet target in InDesign". Under certain conditions the target resolution was set to zero, which resulted in improper processing.
Note: This update is strongly recommended to all users.
LinkOptimizer 4.6.5 (Nov 7, 2011)
•fixed: LinkOptimizer doesn't crop images flipped in InDesign anymore. It could cause images to be positioned improperly after processing.
•fixed: Rotated images in skewed containers are now processed as expected. They were ignored in previous versions.
Please note: Starting from this version, InDesign CS2 is not supported anymore.
LinkOptimizer 4.6.4 (Oct 26, 2011)
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which the target B&W resolution value could appear incorrectly in the preset settings summary.
LinkOptimizer Light 4.3.17 (Oct 28, 2011)
•updated: Some interface adjustments to reflect certain interface changes in Mac OS X 10.7. Lion.
LinkOptimizer 4.6.3 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.3.16 (Oct 17/21, 2011)
•improved: Improved processing of non-uniformly scaled images. LinkOptimizer now considers their lower resolution when analyzing, not the higher one as it did before.
•fixed: Some scale values of non-uniformly scaled images could appear incorrectly in the Links window.
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which incorrect info was loaded when checking for updates in LinkOptimizer Light.
LinkOptimizer 4.6.2 (Oct 4, 2011)
•fixed: The option to process specific layers only is now working in InDesign CS3/CS4.
LinkOptimizer 4.6 (Oct 3, 2011)
•new: Selective layer processing: specify InDesign document layers you want to ignore or process.
•improved: Improved memory management.
LinkOptimizer 4.5.14 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.3.15 (Sep 5/8, 2011)
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which the "Select All" command in the Links table didn't work in the version 4.5.13/4.3.14.
LinkOptimizer 4.5.13 (Aug 27, 2011)
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which some link info wasn't cleared from the Link Info pane when deselecting items in the Links table.
•updated: Updated some activation related info messages.
LinkOptimizer 4.5.12 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.3.14 (Aug 24/26, 2011)
•fixed: An error could occur when sorting the links table with no links selected.
•fixed: Links table could not be sorted by Size Before column.
•improved: Improved text in some information windows and alerts.
LinkOptimizer Light 4.3.13 (Aug 18, 2011)
•improved: Improved precision of cropping data.
•improved: Improved memory management.
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which the progress window didn't show up during processing on Mac OS X 10.7 Lion.
LinkOptimizer 4.5.11 (Aug 16, 2011)
•new: Processing of BMP images.
•improved: Fixed an issue in which images cropped by LinkOptimizer could be marked for cropping again, although no cropping in fact occurred in Photoshop. (In other words, LinkOptimizer now ignores cropping values below 0.01 inch).
LinkOptimizer 4.5.10 (Aug 4, 2011)
•new: Non-skewed images in skewed frames are not ignored anymore.
•improved: Improved memory management.
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which the progress window didn't show up during processing on Mac OS X 10.7 Lion.
LinkOptimizer 4.5.9 (Jul 7, 2011)
•new: Support for mass deployment and activation on multiple systems.
This update is only relevant to systems admins who deploy software on multiple systems. For implementation details, please contact us.
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.
LinkOptimizer 4.5.6 (Apr 12, 2011)
•fixed: Fixed an error which could occur when analyzing InDesign CS documents.
LinkOptimizer 4.5.5 (Feb 16, 2011)
•improved: Improved reporting of some activation errors.
•improved: Improved accuracy of checking for new updates.
LinkOptimizer Light 4.3.11 (Feb 3, 2011)
•fixed: Fixed a date format related error, which could occur during analyzing on some international systems.
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 database storage.
LinkOptimizer Light 4.3.10 (Feb 3, 2011)
•fixed: LinkOptimizer now ignores images linked to database storage.
•fixed: Fixed some activation related issues.
LinkOptimizer 4.5.3 (Dec 28, 2010)
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer could crash when scanning certain ICC color profiles on launch.
LinkOptimizer Light 4.3.9 (Dec 23, 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.
LinkOptimizer 4.5.2 (Dec 24, 2010)
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer could crash on launch when scanning the installed ICC color profiles.
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.
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.
LinkOptimizer 4.4.14 (Dec 17, 2010)
• Fixed an issue in which the Support window could not be open under certain conditions.
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.
LinkOptimizer Light 4.3.8 (Dec 4, 2010)
• Please see release notes for LinkOptimizer 4.4.10 - 4.4.11 below.
LinkOptimizer 4.4.12 (Dec 3, 2010)
• Fixed an issue from v4.4.10 in which analyzing links with certain kinds of text wrap could cause an error.
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.
LinkOptimizer 4.4.10 (Nov 29, 2010)
• Improved reliability of manual text wrap detection of links in InDesign CS3.
• The "Ignored" field in Link Info pane is now highlighted in red.
• Expanded description of some reasons for link ignoring.
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.
LinkOptimizer 4.4.8 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.3.7 (Oct 14, 2010)
• Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer could stop with an error and fail to relink the links when "Overwrite original images" option was checked.
• Multi-line entries are now displayed properly in the History panel.
This update is strongly recommended to all LinkOptimizer users.
LinkOptimizer 4.4.7 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.3.6 (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.
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.
This update is strongly recommended to all LinkOptimizer users.
LinkOptimizer 4.4.5 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.3.5 (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.
LinkOptimizer 4.4.4 (July 26, 2010)
-Fixed an issue in which the target monochrome resolution could be applied 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 some variable names weren't preserved when processing with unsaved preset.
-Direct access to Zevrix forums and release notes in the Help menu.
LinkOptimizer 4.4.3 (July 21, 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).
LinkOptimizer 4.4.2 (July 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.
LinkOptimizer 4.4.1 (June 22, 2010)
-NEW (v4.4): LinkOptimizer now processes Monochrome black-and-white images (Bitmap mode in Photoshop). Target effective resolution for such images is set separately.
-Fixed an issue in which analyzing/processing could stop with an error after updating to version 4.4.
-Improved appearance of version control info in the Check for Updates window.
LinkOptimizer Light 4.3.4 (June 23, 2010)
-Fixed an issue where an image file without file extension assigned could cause LinkOptimizer to stop with an error during processing.
-Duotone EPS files are now processed.
-Fixed an issue in which EPS raster images in InDesign CS5 were ignored.
LinkOptimizer 4.4 (June 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.
LinkOptimizer 4.3.4 (June 10, 2010)
-Fixed an issue where an image file without file extension assigned could cause LinkOptimizer to stop with an error during processing.
LinkOptimizer 4.3.3 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.3.3 (June 3, 2010)
-Updated an error dialog to reflect an error that can happen in Photoshop CS5 under certain conditions.
LinkOptimizer 4.3.2 / LinkOptimizer Light 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.
-Adobe CS5 compatibility (v4.3).
LinkOptimizer 4.3.1 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.3.1 (May 20, 2010)
-FIXED: Fixed an issue in which certain images could cause an error during processing.
-Adobe CS5 compatibility (v4.3).
LinkOptimizer 4.2 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.2
-NEW: Two new resampling methods are now available: Nearest Neighbor and Bilinear (LinkOptimizer only).
-FIXED: Fixed an issue in which analyzing some barcode vector EPS files could cause LinkOptimizer to stop with an error.
LinkOptimizer 4.1.11 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.1.11
-FIXED: Fixed an issue in which an image without extension in file name could make LinkOptimizer stop with an error during analyzing.
LinkOptimizer 4.1.10 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.1.10
-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.
LinkOptimizer 4.1.9
-Fixed an issue in which the TIFF compression was not applied as specified under certain conditions.
LinkOptimizer 4.1.8
-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.
LinkOptimizer 4.1.7 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.1.7
-Fixed an issue in which analyzing some small non-Illustrator vector EPS files could cause LinkOptimizer to stop with an error.
LinkOptimizer 4.1.6 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.1.6
-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.
-LinkOptimizer Light: implemented fixes of versions 4.1.4-4.1.5 (see below).
LinkOptimizer 4.1.5
-Fixed an issue in which an error could occur when editing images in Photoshop on Mac OS X 10.4.11.
LinkOptimizer 4.1.4
-Fixed an issue in which Unsharp Mask settings weren't saved with the current preset.
LinkOptimizer 4.1.3 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.1.3
-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.
LinkOptimizer 4.1.2 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.1.2
-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.
LinkOptimizer 4.1.1 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.1.1
-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.
LinkOptimizer 4.1 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.1
-Compatibility with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
LinkOptimizer 4.0.10 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.0.10
-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.
LinkOptimizer 4.0.9 / 4.0.10
-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.
LinkOptimizer 4.0.8
-Fixed an issue when LinkOptimizer stopped with an error while trying to display certain dialogs during processing.
LinkOptimizer Light 4.0.8
-Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer Light could not be launched from InDesign menu after installation.
-Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer Light stopped with an error during analyzing.
LinkOptimizer 4.0.7 / LinkOptimizer Light 4.0.7
-Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer asked to locate a support application on the first launch.
LinkOptimizer 4.0.5
-The Deactivate menu and button are now working as expected.
LinkOptimizer 4.0.3
-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.
LinkOptimizer 4.0.2
-Fixed an issue in which an InDesign error could occur when calling LinkOptimizer from InDesign menu under certain conditions.
LinkOptimizer 4.0.1
-Fixed: GIF, BMP and PICT files don't cause LinkOptimizer to stop with an error during analyzing anymore. These images are being ignored.
LinkOptimizer 3.3.10 / LinkOptimizer Light 2.7.6
-Images on locked layers don't cause errors during processing anymore.
LinkOptimizer 3.3.9 / LinkOptimizer Light 2.7.5
-LinkOptimizer now displays the complete system error message when permission is denied while copying links to the backup folder.
LinkOptimizer Light 2.7.4
-Fixed an issue in which effective resolution of Photoshop EPS files wasn't reported after processing.
LinkOptimizer 3.3.8 / LinkOptimizer Light 2.7.3
-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.
LinkOptimizer 3.3.6
-Fixed an issue in which effective resolution of Photoshop EPS files wasn't reported after processing.
LinkOptimizer 3.3.5 / LinkOptimizer Light 2.7.2
-Fixed an issue in which some links weren't updated after overwriting originals.
-Also fixed a bug of a briefly released v3.3.4 only: The link effective resolution is listed correctly again after processing.
LinkOptimizer 3.3.3 / LinkOptimizer Light 2.7.1
-Fixed an issue in which Sharpen filters weren't applied to layered images in Photoshop.
LinkOptimizer Light 2.7
-LinkOptimizer Light now optimizes Photoshop EPS images in InDesign CS4.
-Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer Light stopped with an error when analyzing some documents.
LinkOptimizer 3.3.2
-Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer ignored Photoshop EPS links on systems where Mac OS X and InDesign CS4 used different numbers formats.
LinkOptimizer 3.3.1
-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.
LinkOptimizer 3.3
-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.
LinkOptimizer 3.2.10
-The Processing Criteria info updated to reflect the Photoshop EPS related bug in InDesign CS4.
LinkOptimizer 3.2.9 / LinkOptimizer Light 2.6.4
-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).
LinkOptimizer 3.2.8 / LinkOptimizer Light 2.6.3
-Fixed an issue in which small rotation angles still prevented LinkOptimizer from cropping some images.
LinkOptimizer 3.2.7 / LinkOptimizer Light 2.6.2
-LinkOptimizer now ignores image rotation angles smaller than 0.01 degree. The respective images are treated as not rotated.
LinkOptimizer 3.2.6 / LinkOptimizer Light 2.6.1
-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. (LinkOptimizer only)
LinkOptimizer 3.2.5
-Fixed an issue in which resolution of certain JPEG images could not be changed on some non-English systems.
LinkOptimizer 3.2.4
-Fixed an issue in which a number related error occurred at the end of processing on some systems.
-Fixed an issue introduced in a briefly released v.3.2.3 in which launching LinkOptimizer from InDesign menus resulted in error.
LinkOptimizer Light 2.6
-InDesign CS4 compatibility.
-New icon.
-All the fixes accumulated from LinkOptimizer 3.1.5 through 3.2.2 (see below).
LinkOptimizer 3.2.2
-Fixed a text wrap related error that occurred during analyzing of InDesign CS4 documents.
LinkOptimizer 3.2.1
-Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer wrongfully reported that several versions of InDesign are open.
LinkOptimizer 3.1.5
-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 window could stay after canceling the processing.
LinkOptimizer 3.1.4 / LinkOptimizer Light 2.5.7
-LinkOptimizer now stops analyzing with a proper warning when the number formats used by the system and InDesign don't match. InDesign and the system should use the same number format for LinkOptimizer to run.
LinkOptimizer 3.1.3
-Fixed an issue in which a preferences related error could occur at the end of analyzing under certain conditions.
LinkOptimizer 3.1.2
-Fixed an issue in which some images weren't positioned properly after processing (this issue only affected v3.1).
LinkOptimizer 3.1.1
-Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer always backed up all images - even when the option was unchecked (this issue only affected v3.1).
LinkOptimizer 3.1
-LinkOptimizer can now delete hidden layers during processing.
-A note on how to prevent image cropping is added to settings.
-Check for updates from within LinkOptimizer.
-Fixed an issue in which LinkOptimizer could stop with an error when updating certain images which were partially positioned off the document pasteboard.
-Fixed an issue which could cause a user process related error on Leopard.
LinkOptimizer 3.0.4
-Fixed a bug in which processing couldn't start due to a backup folder related error.
LinkOptimizer 3.0.3
-Fixed two issues that prevented LinkOptimizer to run properly on Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard".
