Optimizing and removing annotaions

Hi,

I have a lot of PDF files which need optimizing and any thumbnails and annotations within them need removing. I've been unsuccessful with quickPDF. Ideally I need this done through the command line. Can someone please suggest a program or process by which I can get this done? I’ve tried software from several third parties, mostly used for PDF optimization, but they don’t yield the same results as optimizing within Acrobat Professional and sometimes they corrupt the PDF. I’ve also tried several PDF libraries, including the adobe SDK but I’ve been unable to successfully perform the 3 tasks above. I’ve also tried creating batch processes through acrobat professional, but as soon as I run them through the command line they don’t perform the same tasks as running them from within the application.

Any help would be appreciated.

Regards,

G



Edited by Gethin - 18 Sep 08 at 3:54AM