BiBatchConverter
Version number: 6.09

The BiBatchConverter can utilize multiple Black Ice Printer Drivers for parallel multi-threaded document conversion!

To make sure that the conversion process is running in the optimal environment, it is required to have at least one CPU core per Printer Driver. For example: When converting with three Black Ice Printer Drivers parallel, the minimum of 4 CPU core system is needed. One core for the Operating System and 3 cores for conversion for the 3 printer drivers.

The Searchable Compact PDF file format allows users to generate searchable PDF files from non-searchable documents (Image PDF, TIFF, or other image-based documents). In addition to searchability, in searchable PDF files, the text can be selected and copied from the generated PDF document.

With BiBatchConverter, you can take any document, such as a Word document, Excel spreadsheet, PowerPoint presentation, or webpage, and turn it into an image file. BiBatchConverter supports virtually any type of image, including TIFF, JPEG, PDF, and PNG.

The BiBatchConverter is capable of extracting the text information from the printed document. The text extracted from the document is saved as a standard text file. The text file will have the same name as the printed document, but with the .txt extension. The BiBatchConverter supports the following text outputs:

- Plain text (default) – this option will generate plain text outputs without formatting, positioning and font information.

- Add font information, position and style – This option will generate text outputs with font information, positioning and style. This option is recommended if intending to convert the text back to a formatted document.

- Text with layout – This option will generate plain text outputs without font information while keeping the original physical layout, indent, alignment and spacing.

The BiBatchConverter offers a fast and simple solution to merge or append multiple print jobs into a single, multi-page document. Users can effortlessly merge files and customize the output by either set a pre-defined name or configure the BiBatchConverter to utilize the input folder's name when converting from the same directory.

The BiBatchConverter Service Manager can monitor any number of directories on your system. It will automatically convert every document in the specified directory, along with any documents that are added to the directory. In addition, you have the option to monitor all subdirectories of the main directory. The BiBatchConverter Server Service Manager can be configured to continuously monitor the selected directories, or the software can be scheduled to monitor directories and start batch conversions on certain days and times.

The BiBatchConverter offers a solution to monitor cloud directories on OneDrive, Google Drive, or Dropbox and move the processed documents to another directory.

The BiBatchConverter can monitor cloud directories and convert/batch convert documents to PDF, TIFF, FAX, JPEG, PNG, and many more file formats.

The BiBatchConverter Service Manager features scheduled directory monitoring, which gives the user the ability to select when the BiBatchConverter Service Manager should start monitoring the specified directories. With scheduling, the user may select what days and hour to start monitoring a directory and the end time to finish monitoring the directory.

The BiBatchConverter Service Manager includes an Email and SMS Notification feature to send emails or SMS notifications if the BiBatchConverter Service has detected an error message, the document conversion has been completed, or the conversion process has stopped.

The BiBatchConverter Service includes a Web Interface, allowing Administrators to monitor and configure the document conversion process on the go from any device including smartphones and tablets.

If you are printing to a physical printer, the BiBatchConverter will allow you to control the output like any standard printer.

• You may select from a list of common paper sizes, or create your own custom paper size using the advanced paper size option.
• When using the “Force Fax Resolution” feature, you can assure that the output of the printer driver will be in a fax friendly resolution. 204X98 is used for standard resolution, and 204X196 is used for fine resolution.
• You may set the orientation of the printed document to either Landscape or Portrait. "Rotate Landscape to Portrait" option will output a document in landscape format and fit it to Portrait orientation.
• You can configure the graphic resolution of the outputted image. A higher resolution means the document will be more detailed and readable, but may result in a longer printing time.

By using the "Use filename from page content" feature, the file name of the created output file can be specified. To specify the file name add the Filename tag to the first page of the document.

When it comes to naming the files that you convert, BiBatchConverter gives you a number of options. BiBatchConverter can be configured to name every converted file using a specified prefix and extension. It can also be set to use the original document name, or a custom name of your choosing. If you are not comfortable with files being automatically generated, BiBatchConverter gives you the option to manually specify the name and output directory of every converted file.

The BiBatchConverter has a built-in feature to remove blank pages from the printed document.

The BiBatchConverter includes the capability to Rotate documents 90°, 180° and 270° degrees Counter-Clockwise or rotate Landscape documents to Portrait orientation. This is beneficial when needing to programmatically rotate improperly oriented or scanned documents

Rotates the landscape pages of the converted document by 90 degrees automatically to ensure users can print landscape images into portrait.

Users and administrators can configure the BiBatchConverter to automatically detect the image size, page orientation and color depth of the converted document.

The BiBatchConverter gives you a number of formatting options depending on the type of image you are converting to. These options include compression, color depth, and general photo quality of the converted image.

The BiBatchConverter installs a virtual printer on your computer. This allows you to print your document directly to the BiBatchConverter printer and output the image file to a directory of your choice. You can also use the BiBatchConverter’s friendly user interface to find and convert documents manually. You may even have the BiBatchConverter automatically print documents in specified directories.

Automatically forward converted documents to one or more physical printers for immediate printing after conversion. Redirected print jobs retain all configured settings such as annotations, barcodes, Bates numbering, and watermarks.

The built in Profile Manager allows users to select and save the printer settings as a profile. The user can save several printer settings to a profile, and then simply select the profile without having to manually change the settings every time.

Certain programs need to be installed to take advantage of BiBatchConverter’s functionality. For example, if you do not have Microsoft Word installed on your computer, you will not be able to convert Word documents. BiBatchConverter can check your system and tell you what types of files you can and cannot convert based on what programs you have installed.

When set to compact mode, the BiBatchConverter becomes a small icon in the bottom right corner of your screen. To convert documents, simply drag them into the window. The BiBatchConverter can be set to start in compact mode. Additionally, you can set it to start automatically when you turn on your computer.

BiBatchConverter is capable to print emails files with the following print modes: Email body and attachment, Email body only, Email attachment only
The BiBatchConverter is also capable to merge the email body and every attachments of an email file into one single output document, and to create directory for each email file, where the folder name will be the name of the email file, and the converted email body and attachments will be placed into this folder.

The BiBatchConverter has a built-in feature to email converted files right after the conversion. If email sending is enabled under the Filename Generation tab of the Printing Preferences, a send email dialog comes up after each print job where the recipients can be entered. Emails can also be sent silently and to predefined recipients.

The Black Ice Printer Drivers have a built-in feature to upload converted files instantly to a website using HTTPS/HTTP. This feature is available from version 14.77 an on in every Printer Driver.

In order to upload converted documents to a web server, one will need a webpage which receives and saves the uploaded documents to the web server. For example solutions, please refer to the Configuring Webpage (PHP) and Configuring Webpage (ASP.NET) pages.

The HTTP Upload feature sends the converted documents to the specified web address with POST requests, which is the most common solution to upload documents to a website.

The Black Ice Printer Drivers include a built-in feature to upload converted documents to a database via an ODBC connection. Users can configure the Upload Document to Database option through BiBatchConverter, selecting an ODBC data source, authentication credentials, and a target table for document storage. Additional features include uploading OCR and text output, silent mode for automated uploads, and logging for tracking successful and failed uploads.

The BiBatchConverter allows you to use bates numbering to number each page of a multipage document. Bates numbering usually consists of a string of letters followed by a number that increments up on each page. You can choose which number to start with as well as the position of the number on each page. The BiBatchConverter will also save each Bates numbering format you configure, allowing you to quickly select from previous formats rather than configuring the same one over and over again.

With the BiBatchConverter, you can add watermarks or stamps to any converted document, such as a company logo or signature. You may configure the position of the watermark or stamp on the page as well as the brightness. Multipage documents may be configured to have different watermarks or stamps on certain pages, or have the same appear on every page.

The BiBatchConverter includes the capability to add Headers and Footers to the printed document to provide important background information and to make your document look more professional.

The BiBatchConverter allows you to add custom annotations to each printed page. If the date and time is included in the annotation text, the BiBatchConverter will automatically update it at printing time (with the time of the print job). The font, as well as the position of the annotation on the page, can be fully customized. You may also choose to have the annotation be transparent or opaque.

The BiBatchConverter includes advanced features to print PDF documents, such as:

• File Descriptions (Title, Author, Subject, Keywords)
• Encryption and Password handling
• Open PDF Settings
• Font embedding and subsetting
• Compression and Resampling
• Linear PDF (Fast Web View)

For more information please see the PDF Specific Features.

Certain image types, such as PDF and TIFF, support multipage images. You can set the BiBatchConverter to generate one multipage image, or have it generate a separate file for each page.

The BiBatchConverter keeps track of every successful and unsuccessful conversion and stores them into an event window. Any problems that occur during the conversion are documented in the window for troubleshooting. These events can be saved to a file for later reference or cleared as needed.

An Opticon Load File is typically used in e-discovery to import and manage scanned document images within document review platforms. Load File generation can be set with only few simple clicks, and the BiBatchConverter will create a load file (.OPT) when converting a batch of documents.