pdfToolbox 10.2 includes a fix for the recently discovered workflow problem regarding OpenType SVG fonts
callas software, a market leader for automated PDF quality control and archival solutions, just released a minor update for its pdfToolbox product line. The update includes fixes for problems discovered in the field and a number of small improvements to the product in response to customer requests. In addition, callas software included a way to fix problems discovered with OpenType SVG fonts.
OpenType SVG fonts
Recently designers started using colorful OpenType SVG fonts much more frequently, but as examined by one of callas’ partners agileStreams, they can cause real production problems. The underlying cause of those problems goes back to the way the PDF specification is written, which results in multiple possible interpretations. Because of the severity of the problem, callas software wanted to quickly implement a fix. In pdfToolbox 10.2, a new Fixup merges the characters from an OpenType SVG font into the page content in an intelligent way. This fixes the problem without complicating the PDF file.
OpenType SVG fonts
Other fixes & improvements
The update also makes the conversion of TIFF to PDF and PSD to PDF more robust: better support for 16-bit TIFF files, alpha channels, metadata, spot color channels and more makes the use of TIFF and PSD with pdfToolbox more reliable.
The compare mode between two PDF files has also been improved to add the ability to compare only within certain page boxes and to set the comparison anchor point. This enables the use of PDF file comparison even if two PDF files have different sizes.
Other improvements include new QuickCheck items for content stream length (to judge page complexity very quickly), DPart items and support for variables during batch processes in pdfToolbox Desktop.
Availability & pricing
callas pdfToolbox 10.2 is available as of today:
The update to pdfToolbox 10.2 is free of charge for pdfToolbox 10 users. Note that users can keep their pdfToolbox 10 keys for this update!
pdfToolbox Desktop for manual processing as a plug-in within Adobe Acrobat or standalone, starts at € 499. An upgrade from pdfToolbox 9 costs € 199 and an upgrade from pdfToolbox 8 costs € 299.
pdfToolbox Server, CLI and SDK for fully automated, hands-off processing and integration in other solutions start at € 3 999. Upgrades to pdfToolbox Server 10 are included in the maintenance agreement. Customers without an active maintenance agreement should contact callas software.
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