PDF File Format Specific Features Version number:
Black Ice ColorPlus and PDF Printer Drivers includes several PDF File Format specific features:
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Programmatically print and convert files with the Black Ice printer driver without any user interaction. The Auto-print is recommended in several scenarios such as, creating a customized batch converter and Web Service based document conversion. The SDK includes a DLL and ActiveX control for automated printing and batch conversion.
Black Ice ColorPlus and PDF Printer Drivers includes several PDF File Format specific features:
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Title: Title of the PDF document.
Author: You can specify the author of the document.
Subject: Short description of the PDF document.
Keywords: Here you can add keywords for your document. Search engines will look for these keywords.
Enable PDF linearization: A linearized PDF file allows the first page of the document to be displayed in a browser before the entire PDF document is downloaded.
Transparency: Enabling the transparency option allows you to show a Watermark through certain type of documents with graphs, diagrams, and graphic objects. The result will be a more visible watermark on a page. Using this option may break or distort certain types documents. This feature is recommended only for specific documents.
The Black Ice Printer Driver supports the PDF linearization also known as Fast Web View.
Resampling methods;
Bilinear
This resampling method computes new pixels using linear interpolation. The results are smoother than those produced by other methods but not as sharp as using Cubic Spline resampling method.
Cubic Spline
Cubic Spline resampling method computes new pixels using cubic splines. The Cubic Spline is the recommended resampling method for the most images as it represents a good trade-off between accuracy, speed, size and sharpness.
Resampling rate
Resampling rate represent the percentage of how much the size of the resampling images will decrease or increase. By default, the Resampling rate is 100%, which means that the images in the PDF document will resample with the current (not the original) size parameters.
Enable Color Patterns
If Color Patterns are enabled, the Printer Driver will create dithered bitmaps for each used color in the PDF document, resulting better quality and colors. The Color Patterns option recommended to create PDF documents in better quality, but not recommended for emailing or display on the web, because of the increased PDF file size.