Archive with the Pdftools SDK
With the Pdftools SDK you can archive files to the following formats:
Archive PDF to PDF/A
With the Pdftools SDK, you can convert PDF documents to PDF/A specification (PDF/A-1, PDF/A-2, PDF/A-3), including all conformance levels (B, A, and U). You can read encrypted documents, repair or recover corrupt data and objects. You can remove content and convert embedded and attached files.
| Input format | Output format |
|---|---|
| PDF 1.x, PDF 2.0 | PDF/A-1b, PDF/A-1a, PDF/A-2b, PDF/A-2a, PDF/A-2u, PDF/A-3b, PDF/A-3a, PDF/A-3u |
Input document processing
- Automatically determine optimal conformance based on input file (optional)
- Recover corrupt documents
- Repair corrupt data such as embedded font programs or images
- Repair metadata and make them consistent
Color management and fonts
- Make color spaces device-independent, e.g. by embedding ICC profile or setting an output intent
- Manage colorants (PDF/A-2 and later)
- Embed and subset fonts
Conversion process
- Control the conversion process with pre- and post-validation, conversion reports, and application log files
- Remove transparency (PDF/A-1 only)
- Remove malicious content such as attached files (PDF/A-1 and PDF/A-2) and JavaScript actions
- Remove multimedia content such as video and sound
- Convert embedded and attached files (PDF/A-2 and later)
Learn how to archive a PDF file to a PDF/A format.
Archive images to accessible PDF/A
Convert one or more single-page or multi-page raster images to an output PDF document with searchable text.
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
| TIFF, JPEG, BMP, GIF, PNG, JBIG2 or JPEG2000 | PDF/A-1a, PDF/A-2a, PDF/A-3a |
Image processing
- Select image compression, depending on the image type
- Select image quality for lossy compression
- Set standard resolution (DPI / X and Y coordinates)
- Choose optional JPEG image recompression
Page layout
- Select PDF page size or determine automatically
- Select page area
- Set scaling
- Set image position
- Set image orientation (portrait or landscape)
PDF document settings
- Set encryption and user access permissions
- Set document attributes
- Select and embed ICC color profiles
- Define alternative text (tagging) and image language
- Embed XMP metadata
Learn how to archive an image to an accessible PDF/A document.
Archive conversion profile
Conversion profiles define how an input file is converted and rendered in an output file. A profile contains a set of conversion parameters that are combined for a practical use case.
For more information, see Archive section of the Conversion profiles documentation.