ABBYY PDF Transformer 2.0 Pro - Powerful PDF Conversion and Creation Made Easy!
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ABBYY Introduces PDF Transformer 2.0 Pro, Smart & Simple PDF Conversion and Creation Tool
August 29, 2006
The First PDF Conversion Software in Its Class to Change Static PDF-Image-Only Files into Searchable PDFs in One Step
ABBYY, a leading provider of document recognition, conversion and data capture technologies, today announced the worldwide availability of ABBYY PDF Transformer 2.0 Pro, a PDF conversion and creation application ideal for business settings where PDF conversion and creation is a routine job function. This easy-to-use PDF utility converts all types of PDF files to Microsoft ® Office documents; it also creates PDFs from Microsoft Office applications. In addition, PDF Transformer is the first utility in its class that translates static, image-only PDF files into searchable PDFs in one step. With this new feature, users can perform full-text searches for scanned PDF image documents, such as magazine articles, signed contracts, and books, by simply entering a search word on a desktop search tool.
“When developing PDF Transformer 2.0 we thought about user convenience as a first priority. With an intuitive interface familiar to anyone working with PDFs, and an optimal set of functions, the product fits organically into your work environment”, explained Alex Bobrovskiy, ABBYY Chief Product Manager for Desktop Products. “We believe that we have found the best way to make our product powerful without sacrificing ease of use.”
PDF Transformer combines two utilities in a single package, offering PDF conversion and PDF creation. The software is designed for those who need an easy-to-use, affordable, yet powerful program for converting PDFs into editable office documents and generating PDF files from office applications.
PDF Conversion Utility
Convert Scanned PDF Images to Searchable PDF Files
Most scanners or multifunction devices, such as digital copiers, scan documents into “image-only” PDF formats, which are not searchable. ABBYY PDF Transformer 2.0 helps to convert such images into searchable PDF format in one step. By adding a text layer to image only PDF files this smart program makes them accessible for key word searching.
Convert PDF to Editable Formats
The PDF conversion component of the software allows quick and easy conversion of all types of PDF files (from image only PDFs to files with special encoded fonts or complex formatting) to a variety of editable formats including Microsoft® Word, Excel, TXT, and HTML, allowing users to reuse the information or make changes.
The product’s intuitive, viewer-style interface is flexible and easy to use. It is instructive and provides the ability to choose the level of control needed in the PDF conversion process, depending on user preferences, file formatting complexity, or its use purposes. Users may look through a PDF file before converting it and change the settings if necessary. Users can also select a specific page or zone within the PDF file to process and set up the level of layout retention needed. PDF Conversion options are easily accessible, without requiring navigation through many different windows and dialog boxes to select conversion requirements.
PDF Transformer 2.0 Pro delivers superior accuracy with PDF file conversion using its dual-option approach.When processing PDF files, the utility determines if the text is embedded, examines the integrity of the text layer and makes a decision to extract the text or apply optical character recognition (OCR). Each area is examined individually, and the most appropriate method is applied to each area of the document to achieve the best possible results.
When processing PDF files, the utility captures and re-creates internal links and hyperlinks as well as retains document properties including titles, subject, author and key words and saves this information in Microsoft Word, Excel, HTML and searchable PDF formats. In addition, PDF Transformer 2.0 Pro converts documents in 37 languages, supporting conversion of multilingual documents, and provides paper size and image quality retention.
Creating PDF Files
PDF Transformer creates PDF files directly from Microsoft Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations or Visio diagrams using toolbar buttons embedded in the applications. Users may save the PDF file or send it by e-mail without first saving the PDF. The Create PDF functions are easily accessible from applications with the PDF Transformer toolbar or Windows Explorer. Users may also create PDFs from other applications that support the “Print” function.
ABBYY PDF Transformer 2.0 Pro supports PDF security settings and allows users to produce his or her PDF document with permissions passwords to prevent the unauthorized opening of documents or to restrict certain operations including printing, content extraction, editing, adding comments and adding or removing pages.
The utility retains internal links and hyperlinks when creating PDFs as well as automatically keeps document properties, including title, author, subject, and keywords in the created PDF file. The PDF creation interface also allows users to specify the size of the resulting PDF files depending upon use.
System Requirements
PC with Intel® Pentium®/Celeron®/ Xeon™, AMD K6/Athlon™/Duron™ or compatible processor 200 MHz or higher
Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows® 2000 (SP2 or greater), Windows® Server 2003*
32 MB of RAM minimum; 128 MB of RAM or more recommended
230 MB of hard-disk space for typical installation and program operation
Super VGA (800x600) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor
* Support for Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Office 2007 will be available after they are released
Availability and Pricing
ABBYY PDF Transformer 2.0 is available immediately through various online stores, select retail outlets and resellers worldwide. For detailed product information or to download a free trial version of the utility, visit http://www.pdftransformer.com/.
WHAT’S NEW IN
ABBYY PDF TRANSFORMER 2.0 PRO
ABBYY PDF Transformer 2.0 Pro combines two utilities in one –
PDF сonversion and PDF сreation. It is designed for those who
are looking for an easy-to-use, affordable, yet powerful program to
convert PDFs to editable office documents and generate PDF files
from office applications.
ABBYY PDF Transformer 2.0 Pro takes an intelligent approach to
PDF conversion and with its core technology enhancements, offers
increased overall conversion quality.
The new version offers more than double the functionality of the
previous version and adds clarity and ease of use. It provides
users with a simple, instructive interface that makes the product
easy to use. In addition, the new interface provides more control
over the conversion processes.
PDF Conversion Technology Improvements
Intelligent PDF Conversion
Based on ABBYY’s latest OCR technologies, ABBYY PDF Transformer 2.0 Pro delivers superior accuracy
with PDF file conversion using its dual-option approach. When processing PDF files, the utility determines
whether or not text is embedded, examines the integrity of the text layer and makes a decision as to whether
to extract the text (a faster process) or apply OCR (for increased accuracy). It examines each area
individually, and selects the most appropriate method to apply to each area to garner the best possible
results.
Re-creation of Links
When processing PDF files, ABBYY PDF Transformer 2.0 Pro now captures and re-creates internal links
and hyperlinks. For example, if the table of contents page in a PDF file has links to document pages, these
internal links will be reconstructed in the post-conversion Microsoft Word document.
Retention of Document Properties
ABBYY PDF Transformer 2.0 Pro can extract the following type of information from PDF files: title, subject,
author, and key words, and saves this information in Microsoft Word, Excel, HTML and Searchable PDF
formats.
Multilingual PDF Conversion
ABBYY PDF Transformer 2.0 Pro converts documents in 37 languages and now allows users to convert
PDF files in any combination of the supported languages.
Page Size Retention
PDF Transformer uses information about a page size from the source PDF file and retains this information in
the output document. For instance, if a PDF is letter-sized, the output document (let’s say a Microsoft Word
doc) will also be letter-sized.
Retention of Image Quality
When converting a PDF file to a Microsoft Word document the new PDF Transformer doesn’t compress
images and maintains their initial quality.
Convert Image PDFs to Searchable PDFs
Most scanners or multifunction devices, such as digital copiers, can scan documents into “image-only” PDF
format, which is not searchable. ABBYY PDF Transformer 2.0 Pro is the only program in its class that allows
users to convert image-only PDFs to searchable PDFs in one step. By adding the text layer to image-only
PDF files, ABBYY PDF Transformer makes these files available for key word searching (for example
searching for PDF files using any desktop search tool). You can effectively store and retrieve scanned
information like magazine articles, contracts, books, etc. on your computer
Creating PDF Files from Applications
Fast and Easy PDF Creation
The new ABBYY PDF Transformer 2.0 Pro provides the ability to create PDF files directly from a Microsoft
Word document, an Excel table, a PowerPoint presentation or a Visio diagram and send it by e-mail using
the special toolbar buttons.
ABBYY PDF Transformer Pro offers both one-click PDF creation from Windows Explorer and creation “with
custom settings”.
ABBYY PDF Transformer 2.0 Pro provides users
with an optimal set of creation options.
Create Secure PDF files
ABBYY PDF Transformer Pro supports PDF
security settings and allows users to set document
Open and Permissions passwords in order to prevent unauthorized opening of documents or to restrict
certain operations (like printing, content extraction, editing, adding comments, and adding/removing pages).
Re-creation of Links
When creating PDFs, ABBYY PDF Transformer 2.0 Pro retains internal links and hyperlinks. Meaning that if
your document contains table of content or links to web sites or other documents in the corporate network,
these links will be saved in the resulting PDF file.
Document Properties
The utility automatically keeps document properties such as title, author, subject, and keywords in the
created PDF file.
Optimal Size of Created PDF
The PDF creation interface allows users to specify the size of the resulting PDF files depending on use (onscreen viewing and e-mailing, reliable viewing or printing, or for high-quality printing),
According to internal comparative tests, PDF files created by ABBYY PDF Transformer 2.0 Pro are smaller
in file size than those created by most other PDF conversion/creation utilities.
Create PDF via Printer Driver
A user can create PDF files not only from the
applications with the add-in PDF Transformer
toolbar, but also from any other application
that supports the “Print” function. A user need
just “print” a document choosing PDFXChange for ABBYY PDF Transformer 2.0
printer in the Printer Name dialog box.
In this case advanced options for PDF creation are available like:
· Customized paper size
· Flexible graphic compression options
· Font embedding settings
· Adding watermarks
· Overlay options
· And many others (see Properties for the PDF-XChange for ABBYY PDF Transformer 2.0 printer in
Print dialog box).
New Interface for PDF Conversion
With the intuitive, viewer-style interface, ABBYY PDF Transformer is more flexible and easy to use because
it provides the ability to choose the level of control needed in the PDF conversion process, depending on
user preferences, file formatting complexity, or its use purposes. It allows users to look through a PDF file
before converting it and change the settings if necessary. Key options and features of the ABBYY PDF
Transformer interface include:
Ability to Select Pages for Conversion
With the new version and its renewed interface, a user has the opportunity to scroll through a PDF file and
select only relevant pages or areas for conversion.
Layout Retention Options
ABBYY PDF Transformer 2.0 Pro provides the ability to easily set up the level of layout retention needed.
You can save a document with the original layout or in “flowing” mode (both are with or without pictures).
When saving conversion results to Microsoft Excel, a user can also choose the “Ignore text outside tables”
option that allows him to convert information contained in tables only.
Area Selection Tools for Advanced Users
The interface includes a special toolbar for area-by-area
definition of separate elements of a PDF file (including text,
picture and table elements). It helps when trying to convert and achieve the best results from PDFs with
complex formatting. The program supports automatic and manual area definition modes providing users with
the ability to get output documents (Microsoft Word, for example) with absolutely the same formatting as
initial PDFs.
Conversion Languages Option –
The interface allows users to manually set
up languages for conversion of PDF
documents. It is possible to select several
languages at one time for multilingual files.
“Process PDF as Image” Mode –
The program intelligently applies both
textual data analysis and OCR methods to
process all PDF files. But when converting
PDFs with special characters or nonstandard fonts (where some text
fragments may be displayed incorrectly in
the output document), a user can now
select “Process PDF as Image” mode.
This allows him to ensure conversion
accuracy even with reference to such
“difficult” documents. Under this mode,
ABBYY PDF Transformer 2.0 Pro will
ignore textual data contained in the PDF
document and will analyze the page as if it
is a snapshot of a document (as an
image). Then the program will apply its
OCR capabilities to recognize the text.