Automator and acrobat.

[motormount]

Merry Christmas everybody!

I'm trying to make an app or hot folder with automator so when i drop my pdf there the pdf will be watermarked and encrypted.

I've already made the actions inside acrobat, but i can't find a way to import them or launch them with automator.

Any kind of idea or how to link would be much appreciated!
 

[Joe]

Have you tried just using the built-in Automator actions for encrypting and watermarking a PDF?

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[motormount]

Thanks Joe.
Automator's default watermarking action is image based.
The pdfs to be watermarked are of different sizes, so the image option will work on similar sized files, and even then the result is not quite good.

Inside acrobat you can make a text watermark and anchor it to the place you like, so the watermarked/secured pdf's  look  more similar.

Also the default actions are limited, so it would very helpful - if possible - to be able to trigger acrobat actions with automator!

Thanks in advance!

[Joe]

See if something like this might work:

https://superuser.com/questions/355395/externally-executing-the-acrobat-x-action-workflow