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Why You Should Embed PDFs in HTML for a Better Viewing Experience
As digital processes become more commonplace, it’s more important than ever for organizations to have the tools in place to manage electronic documents effectively. The evolution of PDF viewing technology continues to provide new levels of flexibility for software applications. Now that HTML5 is capable of rendering PDF data within a conventional browser, developers are […]
How to Flatten PDFs with ImageGear
Although PDFs are one of the most common document types in use today, not every PDF file is identical. A document with multiple layers, annotations, or editable form fields can create significant challenges for an application, especially when it comes to viewing, printing, and OCR reading. One of the most effective ways of dealing with […]
Using ImageGear .NET, how can I detect the bit depth of a PDF so I may better compress my OCR output?
Question I am trying to perform OCR on a PDF created from a scanned document. I need to rasterize the PDF page before importing the page into the recognition engine. When rasterizing the PDF page I want to set the bit depth of the generated page to be equal to the bit depth of the […]
Accusoft Releases New SDK for PDF Functionality
TAMPA, Fla. – On September 22, 2020, Accusoft announced its latest SDK, ImageGear PDF. This integration enables developers to add a variety of PDF functionalities into an application. “We are proud to add ImageGear PDF as the latest addition to our product portfolio,” says Jack Berlin, CEO of Accusoft. “We recognized a need in the […]
Can PrizmDoc Viewer make a searchable PDF from an image-only PDF file?
Question If I have a PDF document that only has an embedded image in it (no text objects, etc.), can PrizmDoc Viewer take it and create a searchable PDF file from it? Answer Yes. PrizmDoc’s Content Conversion Services can take an image-only PDF and create a searchable PDF file from it. This can be done […]
Why are some documents unable to be converted to PDF/A by ImageGear .NET?
Question We are saving files to the PDF/A standard and are running into a few cases where the file cannot be saved as PDF/A by ImageGear .NET. Why is this, and how do we do it properly? Answer First, determine whether a PDF document can be converted to PDF/A by creating an ImGearPDFPreflight object from […]
Can PrizmDoc Viewer make a searchable PDF from an image-only PDF file?
Question If I have a PDF document that only has an embedded image in it (no text objects, etc.), can PrizmDoc Viewer take it and create a searchable PDF file from it? Answer Yes. PrizmDoc’s Content Conversion Services can take an image-only PDF and create a searchable PDF file from it. This can be done […]
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How PDF Redaction Tools Can Secure Documents
Anyone who has watched a thriller about government secrecy probably has an image in mind about what it means to redact a document. That picture usually involves piles of classified pages with entire paragraphs blotted out with black marker. At some point, a character holds a sheet up to a light and finds a spot […]
Is there a way to remove mailto: links from a PDF after converting a MSG file to PDF using PrizmDoc?
Question We are converting emails into PDFs using PrizmDoc. When the PDF is viewed in PrizmDoc, if you hover over the names in the email header, you see a mailto link that provides the email address. Is there a way to remove those links during the conversion process? We wish to ensure there are no […]
Accusoft Releases New JavaScript PDF Library
On March 10, 2021, Accusoft announced the arrival of the free-to-use Accusoft PDF Viewer, the latest addition to its family of PDF solutions. An entirely client-side integration with no complicated server dependencies, this lightweight JavaScript PDF viewer also features a responsive UI for out-of-the-box mobile support. “We’re excited to offer this free version of the […]
How can I flatten a PDF document using PrizmDoc Viewer?
Question What are the technical details/process of “Flattening” a PDF document? Answer It is possible to “Flatten” PDF documents in PrizmDoc Viewer. You can do this by converting the document to a raster format (TIFF is recommended for PDF conversion) using PrizmDoc’s Content Conversion Service, and then converting it back to PDF format. This will […]