PDF Transformation

Rainbow PDF Server Based Converter V3.0 supports the Adobe PDF of the following version.

• PDF 1.0　（ Adobe Acrobat 1 ）
• PDF 1.1　（ Adobe Acrobat 2 ）
• PDF 1.2　（ Adobe Acrobat 3 ）
• PDF 1.3　（ Adobe Acrobat 4 , Adobe Distiller 4 ）
• PDF 1.4　（ Adobe Acrobat 5 , Adobe Acrobat Distiller 5 ）
• PDF 1.5　（ Adobe Acrobat 6 , Adobe Distiller 6.0 ）
• PDF 1.6　（ Adobe Acrobat 7 ）
• PDF 1.7　（ Adobe Acrobat 8 , Adobe Acrobat 9 ）

Only PDF that made by Adobe Acrobat and Antenna House PDF driver is guaranteed to convert. The converted result from PDF that made by other PDF tools (driver and library) is not guaranteed.

The followings are limitations in the conversion from PDF.

• PDF with the password setting cannot be converted.
• PDF without permission to print cannot be printed.
• PDF without permission to copy and extract cannot be converted.
• The embedded font is not supported. Therefore, if the font that is used in PDF has not been installed in the environment, the font may be substituted with another font.
• The character codes are not set correctly for the PDF that does not have the character code table. This can be identified as follows. When text is copied to clipboard by Adobe Acrobat or Reader and if the copied character does not match with the character displayed, PDF does not have the character code table.
• A gradient fill is disregarded.
• A pattern fill is disregarded.
• The setting of the transparency (opacity) is disregarded.
• When converting from PDF to PDF, it's impossible to convert if the converted PDF version is lower than the original PDF version.
• When there is a part where the color is filled with small images, the conversion may take time.
• In the PDF1.7 package type, coversion of only the main PDFs are supported.
• In the Acrobat 9 portfolio type, coversion of only the cover PDFs are supported.
• Comments are disregarded.
• The data in form fields are disregarded.
• An interactive PDF may not be converted correctly.