ScanSoft PDF Create! 5

ScanSoft PDF Create! 5.0 files from all of your documents with just a click of the mouse, thanks to PDF Create. Now it’s easier than ever to share information or archive important files using the PDF format. Create documents up to 3 times faster than with other PDF applications, with results that are universally viewable from virtually any PDF viewer. Unparalleled features deliver batch creation, the ability to combine multiple files into a single PDF document, and the creation of PDF packages, within an easy-to-use application. Creating PDF files from your electronic documents has never been easier!

PDF CREATE! 5.0 FEATURES:

• Industry-Standard PDF - Creates 100% industry-standard PDF files that can be read, printed, or processed by popular PDF viewer programs - such as Nuance PDF Converter Professional, Nuance PaperPort Professional and Adobe Acrobat and Acrobat Reader. Supports PDF versions 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7 and ISO PDF/A.
• Support for PDF packages - Wrap-up multiple documents and file types into a single PDF package. Managing document security and transferring files has never been easier.
• PDF-A Support - The PDF-A archiving standard ensures today's PDF files will be able to display and print appropriately for years to come. A new PDF-A button can turn any PDF file into the archive format instantly. Creates PDF files that are compliant with the new public specification from the International Standards Organization, 19005-1 PDF/A.
• Superior Creation Speed - Produces PDF files up to 300% faster than alternatives.
• Small Native File Sizes - Creates PDF files that are dramatically smaller than the original document. Supports industry-standard compression options, including loss-less, JPEG 2000 and enables optimization for the Web.
• PDF File Size Optimizer - The PDF Optimizer allows you to minimize the size of files without compromising the quality. A host of size reduction approaches from down sampling, to compression, and unembedding fonts, allow documents to be ideally sized for sharing and archiving.
• PDF Create Assistant - The PDF Create Assistant makes it a breeze to batch process documents and set up profiles so you have batch settings pre-configured for different types of documents.
• Passwords and Security - Secure PDF files by requiring others to know a password in order to view or print a document. 40-bit and 128-bit encryption can also be applied to a PDF file with the user able to control whether the document can be viewed, printed, edited, copied or annotated. Security Profiles can be created so that applying security to your documents can be as simple as a drag-and-drop.
• Automated Batch Creation - The PDF Create Assistant makes it fast and easy to create PDF documents - from multiple files and multiple file types at the same time. Use drag & drop to add files to a batch, or simply select a range of pages you wish to turn into PDF files.
• Merging Documents - Select a range of original files or different types and have them copied as PDF files - into separate PDF files, into a single combined PDF document, or grouped within a PDF Package. You can also merge multiple documents into a single PDF file page-by-page, which is ideal for merging letter text into a letterhead template document, or to merge form data into a form template.
• Watermarks and Stamps - Apply watermarks and stamps to your documents from a pre-made library or create your own. Custom watermarks can be applied from other PDF files or created from within the PDF Create Assistant.
• Advanced Font Embedding, Graphics and Page Size Controls - Supports font embedding for all standard and non-standard fonts, shading and transparency conversions. Select the graphics resolution and control PDF page size and orientation. Supports the creation of custom page sizes and automatically scales in inches, millimeters and points.
• Automatic PDF-to-e-Mail - Choose to have PDF files automatically added as an attachment to an e-mail message simplifying the sharing of documents over the Internet.
• International Language Support - Supports international double-byte character sets enabling creation of PDF documents using almost any Latin, Cyrillic or Asian character set.
• Does Not Require Adobe Acrobat or Reader - Create and view PDF files without the need for any additional PDF creation or viewing software.

WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 5.0

• New! PDF Packages - Organize information and simplify sharing with PDF packages. PDF Packages can be created directly from within PDF Create, and can store multiple files and multiple file types within a single PDF package file.
• Improved! ISO PDF/A Support - The International Standards Organization (ISO) has officially published the specification for 19005-1 PDF/A, a specification of PDF for the long-term preservation of archived documents. PDF Create has made significant improvements in its support of this important new PDF specification, as well as PDF 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, and 1.7.
• New! 1.7 PDF Support - Support for creating PDF files that are compliant with Adobe specifications 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, and 1.7 gives you the greatest flexibility in working with PDF.
• New! New profiles for creating PDF files - With the Searchable PDF profile Searchable PDF files can be created from image files or Image-only PDF files using OCR for extracting text from images. The PDF with MRC Compression profile is useful for creating compressed PDF files from documents scanned to image files. It has most value for documents with grayscale or color pictures or backgrounds. You can choose how to balance image quality against file size. Creation of Searchable MRC PDF with the combination of both features is also possible.

Scansoft PDF Create! 5.0: Datasheet

System Requirements:

• Intel Pentium or higher processor or equivalent
• Microsoft Windows: Windows 2000 (SP 4), Windows XP (SP 2), Windows XP 64-bit Edition, Windows Vista (SP 1) 32-bit or 64-bit Editions, Windows 2003 Server
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or above
• 256MB RAM (512MB recommended)
• 150MB of free hard disk space for application files plus 5MB working space during installation
• SVGA monitor with 256 colors, but preferably 16-bit color (called High Color in Windows 2000 and Medium Color in XP) and 800 x 600 pixel resolution
• Windows-compatible pointing device
• CD-ROM drive for installation
• Web access needed for product registration, activation and obtaining live updates for the program

Note: Performance and speed will be enhanced if your computer's processor, memory, and available disk space exceed minimum requirements

Product information is advisory only. Specifications and compatibility should be checked with the manufacturer before order. Images are for illustrative purposes only.