Archive with the Pdftools SDK
With the Pdftools SDK you can archive files to the following formats:
- Archive a PDF document to PDF/A
- Archive images to accessible PDF/A
- Archive PDF to TIFF image archive
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 PDF to TIFF image archive
Convert PDFs to TIFF images in a format suitable for archiving using the Archive conversion profile.
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
| PDF 1.x, PDF 2.0, PDF/A-1, PDF/A-2, PDF/A-3 | TIFF |
Image processing
- Set resolution (DPI)
- Set TIFF file compression algorithm
- Set the quality of lossy image compression
Color management
- Set background color
- Set color space
Page layout
- Define page dimensions in standard page sizes, points or pixels
- Set rotation: force portrait or landscape or inherit rotation from original document
Learn how to Archive PDF document to TIFF image archive.
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 Conversion profiles documentation.