Step 3: Export to PDF - PDF/A

Step 3: Export to PDF - PDF/A

Below you can find the description of the export to PDF format keys of the abbyyocr11 utility.

PDF export parameters

--pdfScenario

New CLI 11 R1
The scenario of export to PDF / PDF/A format.
This settings have control compression rate and export speed.

Key	Parameters	Default
-pfs	Balanced MaxSpeed MaxQuality MinSize	Balanced
-pfs	- -pdfScenario

See What's new in CLI V11? – Was ist neu in CLI 11 Linux?

Illustration screenshot made on a Laptop (2012) Quad i7-3720QM, 2,6 GHz, Windows 7, 16 GB RAM, 64 bit; FineReader Engine 11 R1 - Std. sample files that are included in the sample that comes with the Windows SDK. Note: The CLI tool offers the the functionality via parameters, but without a GUI; speed and recognition results of course vary on the document type, recognition language, image quality and used hardware.

--pdfaComplianceMode

New CLI 11 R1
Specifies if the result PDF file should conform to one of PDF/A standards.

Key	Parameters	Default
-pacm	None Pdfa_1a Pdfa_1b Pdfa_2a Pdfa_2u Pdfa_3a Pdfa_3u	None
-pacm	- -pdfaComplianceMode

--pdfTextExportMode

New CLI 11 R1
Specifies the mode of export of recognized text into PDF (PDF/A) format.

Key	Parameters	Default
-ptem	ImageOnly ImageOnText TextOnImage TextOnly TextWithPictures
-ptem	- -pdfTextExportMode

--pdfMRCMode

New CLI 11 R1
Specifies the mode of using Mixed Raster Content for output PDF (PDF/A) file.

Key	Parameters	Default
-pmm	Always Auto Disable	Auto
-pmm	- -pdfMRCMode

--pdfColority

New CLI 11 R1
Allows you to keep the original colors in the output PDF (PDF/A) file or save it in gray or black and white.

Key	Parameters	Default
-pfc	ForceToBw ForceToGray KeepColority
-pfc	- -pdfColority

--pdfDontCorrectColorDepth

New CLI 11 R1
The color depth of the document will not be corrected.

Key	Parameters	Default
-pdccd	no
-pdccd	- -pdfDontCorrectColorDepth

--pdfResolution

Specifies the picture resolution in dpi that is used for exporting pictures into PDF (PDF/A) format.

Key	Parameters	Default
-pfr	picture resolution in dpi	300
-pfr	- -pdfResolution

--pdfResolutionType

New CLI 11 R1
Defines how to use the value of specified resolution

Key	Parameters	Default
-prt	Desired Exact Source	Desired
-prt	- -pdfResolutionType

PDF export features

--pdfFontEmbeddingMode

New CLI 11 R1
Specifies whether fonts should be embedded during export to PDF (PDF/A).

Key	Parameters	Default
-pfem	Auto DontEmbed Embed	Auto
-pfem	- -pdfFontEmbeddingMode

--pdfWriteTaggedPDFMode

New CLI 11 R1
Specifies if the recognized text should be exported to tagged PDF

Key	Parameters	Default
-pwtm	Auto DontWrite Write	Auto
-pwtm	- -pdfWriteTaggedPDFMode

--pdfReplaceUncertainWordsWithImage

Uncertainly recognized words will be replaced with their images during export to PDF (PDF/A) format.

Key	Parameters	Default
-pruw	no
-pruw	- -pdfReplaceUncertainWordsWithImage

--pdfDontWriteRunningTitles

New CLI 11 R1
The running titles will not be saved to the output PDF (PDF/A) file.

Key	Parameters	Default
-pdwrt	no
-pdwrt	- -pdfDontWriteRunningTitles

--pdfDontWriteLinks

The hyperlinks will not be written to the output PDF (PDF/A) file.

Key	Parameters	Default
-pdwl	no
-pdwl	- -pdfDontWriteLinks

--pdfDontWriteSourceOutline

New CLI 11 R1
The outline of the source PDF file will not be written to the output file.

Key	Parameters	Default
-pdwso	no
-pdwso	- -pdfDontWriteSourceOutline

--pdfWriteSourceAttachments

New CLI 11 R1
The attachments from the original PDF file will be written to the output file.
This option is ignored if the original file was not PDF.
The attachments can be saved only when exporting to PDF/A-3 or non-PDF/A-compliant PDF (when the -pacm option is used with None, Pdfa_3a or Pdfa_3u parameters).

Key	Parameters	Default
-pdwsa	no
-pdwsa	- -pdfWriteSourceAttachments

--pdfEnableLinearization

A linear PDF file will be created so that it can be faster served and displayed when submitted via HTTP

Key	Parameters	Default
-pel	no
-pel	- -pdfEnableLinearization

--pdfVersion

Update CLI 11 R1
Specifies the version of the PDF (PDF/A) file. The version should not conflict with the specified export parameters.
Example: Encryption of the file is not allowed in PDF/A – so do not combine this 2 features.

Key	Parameters	Default
-pfv	Auto Version13 Version14 Version15 Version16 Version17	Auto
-pfv	- -pdfVersion

--pdfWriteXmpMetadataMode

New CLI 11 R1
Specifies whether document content information should be written to XMP data of the PDF (PDF/A) file.

Key	Parameters	Default
-pwxm	Auto DontWrite Write	Auto
-pwxm	- - pdfWriteXmpMetadataMode

PDF paper size parameters

--pdfPaperHeight

Specifies paper height in twips (1/1440 of inch)

Key	Parameters	Default
-pph	page height in twips	height of an A4 page
-pph	- -pdfPaperHeight

--pdfPaperWidth

Specifies paper width in twips (1/1440 of inch).

Key	Parameters	Default
-ppw	page width in twips	width of an A4 page
-ppw	- -pdfPaperWidth

--pdfPaperSizeMode

New CLI 11 R1
Specifies how the paper size should be selected during export of the recognized text into output PDF (PDF/A) file.

Key	Parameters	Default
-ppsm	AutoFlexible AutoFixed ImageSize SynthesisSize UserDefined	ImageSize
-ppsm	- -pdfPaperSizeMode

PDF document content info writing parameters

--pdfDontWriteAuthor

New CLI 11 R1
The author of the document will not be written into the output PDF (PDF/A) file.

Key	Parameters	Default
-pdwa	no
-pdwa	- -pdfDontWriteAuthor

--pdfDontWriteCreator

New CLI 11 R1
The creator of the document will not be written into the output PDF (PDF/A) file.

Key	Parameters	Default
-pdwc	no
-pdwc	- -pdfDontWriteCreator

--pdfDontWriteKeywords

New CLI 11 R1
The keywords will not be written into the output PDF (PDF/A) file.

Key	Parameters	Default
-pdwk	no
-pdwk	- -pdfDontWriteKeywords

--pdfWriteProducer

New CLI 11 R1
The producer of the document will be written into the output PDF (PDF/A) file.

Key	Parameters	Default
-pwp	no
-pwp	- -pdfWriteProducer

--pdfDontWriteSubject

New CLI 11 R1
The subject of the document will not be written into the output PDF (PDF/A) file.

Key	Parameters	Default
-pdws	no
-pdws	- -pdfDontWriteSubject

--pdfDontWriteTitle

New CLI 11 R1
The title of the document will not be written into the output PDF (PDF/A) file.

Key	Parameters	Default
-pdwt	no
-pdwt	- -pdfDontWriteTitle

PDF picture compression parameters

--pdfBwPictureFormats

New CLI 11 R1
Specifies the image format to be used when saving a PDF (PDF/A) file with embedded black-and-white pictures.

Key	Parameters	Default
-pbpf	Space-separated combination of the following constants: Auto CCITT4 JBIG2 JBIG2Lossless	Auto
-pbpf	- -pdfBwPictureFormats

--pdfColorPictureFormats

New CLI 11 R1
Specifies the image format to be used when saving a PDF (PDF/A) file with embedded color pictures.

Key	Parameters	Default
-pcpf	Space-separated combination of the following constants: Auto J2K Jpeg LZW Zip	Auto
-pcpf	- -pdfColorPictureFormats

--pdfGrayPictureFormats

New CLI 11 R1
Specifies the image format to be used when saving a PDF (PDF/A) file with embedded gray pictures.

Key	Parameters	Default
-pgpf	Space-separated combination of the following constants: Auto J2K Jpeg LZW Zip	Auto
-pgpf	- -pdfGrayPictureFormats

--pdfEnableSharpenFilter

New CLI 11 R1
The image will be additionally sharpened.

Key	Parameters	Default
-pesf	no
-pesf	- -pdfEnableSharpenFilter

--pdfJpegQuality

New CLI 11 R1
Specifies the JPEG quality in percent for pictures embedded in a PDF (PDF/A) file.

Key	Parameters	Default
-pjq	JPEG quality in percent	45
-pjq	- -pdfJpegQuality

--enableInterpolationMode

Specifies if the output PDF document supports image interpolation in PDF viewers.
Note: This option is not suitable for PDF/A formats as they require that the interpolation is turned off.

Key	Parameters	Default
-peinm	Yes No Auto	Auto
-peinm	- -enableInterpolationMode

PDF Mixed Raster Content (MRC) parameters

--pdfColorMaskDownSampling

New CLI 11 R1
Specifies the down sampling rate of the color mask during export to a PDF (PDF/A) file with Mixed Raster Content.

Key	Parameters	Default
-pcmds	down sampling rate of the color mask	4
-pcmds	- -pdfColorMaskDownSampling

--pdfMonochromeText

New CLI 11 R1
The recognized text will be exported as monochrome.

Key	Parameters	Default
-pmt	no
-pmt	- -pdfMonochromeText

--pdfTextColor

New CLI 11 R1
Specifies the text color in monochrome mode. The int value is calculated from the RGB triplet using the formula: (red value) + (256 x green value) + (65536 x blue value).

Key	Parameters	Default
-ptc	int value of the text color	0 (black)
-ptc	- -pdfTextColor

--pdfDontKeepBackground

New CLI 11 R1
The original background will not be saved during export to a PDF (PDF/A) file with Mixed Raster Content.

Key	Parameters	Default
-pdkb	no
-pdkb	- -pdfDontKeepBackground

--pdfBackgroundColor

New CLI 11 R1
Specifies the background color. The int value is calculated from the RGB triplet using the formula: (red value) + (256 x green value) + (65536 x blue value).

Key	Parameters	Default
-pbc	int value of the background color	-1 (automatic detection)
-pbc	- -pdfBackgroundColor

--pdfBackgroundDownSampling

New CLI 11 R1
Specifies the down sampling rate of the background.

Key	Parameters	Default
-pbds	down sampling rate of the background	2
-pbds	- -pdfBackgroundDownSampling

--pdfDontPicturesInBackground

New CLI 11 R1
The pictures will not be considered as a part of the background.

Key	Parameters	Default
-pdpib	no
-pdpib	- -pdfDontPicturesInBackground

--useBwImageAsTextMask

New CLI 11 R1
The binarized image will be used as MRC text mask. This option is recommended for originally black-and-white printed documents with handwritten notes, stamps etc.

Key	Parameters	Default
-pubwitm	no
-pubwitm	- -useBwImageAsTextMask

Note. Full keys are marked by italic.

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