None of the PentaPDF Creation solutions require any
additional software (such as Adobe Acrobat) to create PDF files.
Adobe Acrobat Reader or PentaPDF Editor should be installed in order to view PDF files.
Just install any of our products and you are ready to
start creating PDF's!
PDF Support for each of our products is outlined in the following table:
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= Feature included
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Feature partially included
= Feature not included.
Features
PentaZip & PentaSuite DigiPhoto
PentaZip-PRO, PentaSuite
Business-
PRO,
PentaSuite-PRO and PentaSuite
Premium
Creating PDF Files
Use of the Print command from inside any program to create PDF
files from just about any printable format.
One-Click PDF conversion from Windows Explorer for any
printable file types.
Simple one-step PDF Creation avoids hassle of separate
PostScript files.
Produces fully editable PDF files, unlike some print-to-PDF
applications.
Prints non-standard and custom page sizes, portrait and
landscape.
Files and Data we convert to PDF
Conversion of standard Microsoft Word documents
Microsoft Excel Integration with conversion of standard
Microsoft Excel documents
Conversion of Microsoft Word documents that use Desktop
Publishing type features (headers, footers, columns, indices, table of contents, etc.)
Microsoft Power Point Integration with conversion of standard
Microsoft Power Point documents
Corel WordPerfect Integration with conversion of standard
WordPerfect documents including documents converted from other formats
Conversion from supported formats (DOC, RTF, XLS,
PPT, WordPerfect, graphics and others) to PDF using PentaConverter allowing both
single conversions to PDF as well as batch conversions of numerous files at one time (each
new PDF will assume the name of the file it was converted from). Batch Conversion is not available with PentaZIP-PRO. Single file conversion is available with PentaZIP-PRO.
Viewing and conversion using PentaView - for one file
at a time
Document Merging (both Append before the current PDF and
Append after the current PDF)
Output of New PDF files
Output as Normal PDF can be set to be fully compatible with Adobe PDF
Version 4.0 (1.3)
Version 5.0 (1.4)
Version 6.0 (1.5)
Version 7.0 (1.6)
Versions 8.0 and 9.0 (1.7)
Output as PDF/A - PDF/A (PDF Archive) is an ISO standard established for the long-term preservation of documents and files. Unlike basic PDF files, PDF/A profiles embed font and color information in the document in order to insure that the document can be reproduced exactly as created in the future. The PDF/A standard was created to address problems created by storing information in an electronic format.
Output as Uneditable - the resulting PDF will not be modifiable. Text, graphics and images will be captured as one unique image for each page. Used for contracts and legal documents.
Output Password Protected - document can be accessed or modified - Password protection is not as secure as Strong Encryption
Output Encrypted using Strong Encryption - Use of AES 128 bit and 256 bit. These are available with the more recent versions of Acrobat (8.0 and 9.0)
Deploying New PDF Files
Automated email feature, instantly sends created PDF files attaching them to an email message
Place PDF file in a ZIP archive
Optionally opens created documents using your default PDF
viewer (Adobe Acrobat or PentaPDF Editor).
Place PDF file on a CD or DVD (if your system
has a CD or DVD burner installed)
Place PDF file in a ZIP archive and attach the ZIP archive to an email message
Compress + Encrypt - Created PDF file will be placed inside a ZIP archive and then
in an encrypted file
Compress + Encrypt+Mail - Created PDF file will be placed inside a ZIP archive and then
in an encrypted file which in turn will be attached to an email message
Strong Encryption
Strong Encryption through Owner Password and/or User
Password) of Created PDF documents.
Password protection can allow or inhibit:
modification
printing
selecting text and/or images and copying to the clipboard
making annotations or comments
Encryption supported is:
Adobe Acrobat 4.0 (40 bit)
Adobe Acrobat 5.0 (128 bit)
Adobe Acrobat 6.0 (128 bit)
Adobe Acrobat 7.0 (128 bit)
Adobe Acrobat 8.0 (128 bit AES)
Adobe Acrobat 9.0 (256 bit AES)
Integrated Adobe Acrobat style 40bit and 128bit document
encryption.
Digital Signatures (X.509 PKI Certificates)
Digitally Sign PDF files created using PentaPDF. Web of
Trust is based on X.509 Digital Id Certificates based on PKCS#12
Digitally Sign existing PDF files. PDF files can also
have been created using other PDF creation tools. Web of Trust is based on X.509 Digital
Id Certificates based on PKCS#12
Command Line
Create PDF documents using the Command Line
Only PentaSuite Premium
All PentaSuite products and PentaZip products offer PDF file
creation. There are some differences between the various methods offered by our products:
PentaSuite Premium, PentaSuite-PRO, PentaSuite Business-PRO,
PentaZip-PRO and PentaCLI-PRO offer PDF creation for ANY
printable file. This includes use of the Print command from the File pull down menu or
from the Command Line in the case of PentaCLI-PRO.
PentaSuite-PRO Server Edition and PentaCLI-PRO Server Edition
also offer PDF creation support for practically any printable format.
PentaSuite DigiPhoto and PentaZip offer PDF creation
for ANY supported format (i.e. Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, Power Point, Text files
and Graphics formats) but does not have the ability to use the File Print command or
encrypt or Digitally Sign PDF files.
Brief History of the PDF format
Portable Document Format (PDF) is a file format developed by Adobe Systems as a means
of representing documents that are independent of the original application software,
hardware, and operating system used to create those documents.
A PDF file can present documents that contain any combination of text, graphics, and
images in a device and resolution independent format. These documents can be more than one
page, and as complex as you want. You can use as many fonts, graphics, colors and images
as you like.
Formats converted to PDF
Supported File Types for Conversion to PDF
Supported Formats for Conversion to PDF
Digital Camera RAW formats
Canon Raw Format (CRW), Casio Digital Camera, FlashPix, Foveon X3F, FujiFilm FinePix S2
Pro RAF, Minolta MRW, Kodak Professional Digital Camera, Nikon NEF, Olympus ORF Raw
Format, Seattle Film Works, Sony Digital Camera, WAP WBMP (i.e. Cell phone photography)
