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LinkOptimizer Version Control
LinkOptimizer Light 4.3.18 (Dec 30, 2011)
•fixed: Fixed an issue in which ArtOptimizer could crash if update check fails.
•fixed: Fixed an issue that could cause an error during activation.
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 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".
System Requirements
• Adobe InDesign CS-CS5
• Mac OS X 10.4.2 (or later)
