PDF output format coverts the current document into the Adobe Portable Document Format.
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Output Extension | |
OCR | Optional (OmniPage & Abbyy) |
Multipage support | Yes |


Engine
Select here the OCR engine to use to run the current task and create the output document. Available engines are, based on the current license:
- Nuance OmniPage
- Abbyy FineReader
PDF/A
If enabled it will create an output PDF (with or without OCR) which complies to the PDF/A compliance level.
According the selected engine in use the PDF/A compliance level profile is different according.
When using Nuance OmniPage the PDF/A compliance level is fixed to:
- PDF/A 1b
When using Abbyy FineReader a selection of the available PDF/A compliance levels will be displayed and you can choice between:
- PDF/A 1a
- PDF/A 1b
- PDF/A 2a
- PDF/A 2u
- PDF/A 3a
- PDF/A 3u
OCR
If enabled the OCR engine will run text recognition and the text layer will be inserted in the output document making the document searchable, otherwise a raster PDF document will be created.
Select the language to use during the OCR recognition process. Multiple languages can be selected by holding CTRL key while selecting the languages.
Please refer to the OCR Appendix chapter for the supported OCR languages.
Timeout
Specify a maximum amount of time the OCR process should run, after which a timeout will occur terminating the process with an error. To be used to prevent the OCR process might take too long, hang or loop on particular complex or malformed documents.
The timeout value is expressed in seconds.
Version
Select the PDF version to set for the output created document. Available options are:
- Auto (Default)
- 1.2
- 1.3
- 1.4
- 1.5
- 1.6
- 1.7
Nuance OmniPage supports the following versions: 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7 (only with MRC enabled).
Abbyy FineReader supports the following versions: 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7.
Linearized
In enabled a linearized or Fast Web View PDF will be created. Linearized is a special format which makes the view of the PDF over the internet faster by rendering first the initial pages.
Compact PDF
If enabled a compact PDF (compressed with MRC) will be created. MRC is the Adobe Mixed Raster Content compression which is using a different, appropriate, compression for each object of the PDF rather than a general compression for the complete document. In this way the compression is optimized and it reduces dramatically the PDF output size.
Title, Author, Subject, Keywords (available only with OCR enabled)
Enter a text to set as Title, Author, Subject or Keywords property of the Adobe PDF document, or click the Variable button to select a variable which will contain a value for the target properties.
OmniPage
When selecting the Nuance OmniPage engine additional format options will be displayed.
TextOverImage Mode (available only with OCR enabled)
Indicates how the OCR engine converts the overlay image (image over text). Available options are:
- None: apply no rules. The image will be used as is and no detection is perform.
- Strict: the OCR engine will determine if the image is grayscale, if so, it will convert the image to black and white (1 bit per pixel) only if the image contains no grayscale values besides pure black and white.
- Relaxed: the OCR engine will determine if the image is grayscale. If the image has noise or shadows, they will be ignored and the image is converted to black and white (1 bit per pixel).
Abbyy
When selecting the Abbyy FineReader engine additional format options will be displayed.
Enhance local contrast
If enabled engine will increase the local contrast of the image during the preprocessing of the image. Such option may increase the quality of recognition.
The images for which this preprocessing method is effective include:
- Photos or scans of documents with texture or pictures in the background. With the normal binarization procedure, the characters that coincide with darker areas of background may be lost or recognized unreliably. If you apply this method before recognition, such areas are detected, and contrast is increased, with the result that after binarization the characters stand out more distinctly.
- Photos or scans of documents with highly colorful background or text highlighting.
Remove noise
If enabled engine will reduce the noise of the image. Available working options are:
- White noise: this mode may be useful, for example, for uncompressed images with ISO less then 800, for reduced images.
- Correlated noise: this mode may be useful, for example, for the JPEG photos with high compression settings
Properties

With this section you add additional custom properties to set as Adobe PDF document XML properties.
Use the Add Property to add a new property and set the name and the value, or click the Variable button to select a variable which will contain a value for the target property name and / or value.
Use the delete red cross button to delete an existing property from the list.
Security

Protected
If enabled an output secured PDF document will be created according the security settings specified below.
Owner password
Enter the owner password to use to secure the output PDF document, or click, or click the Variable button to select a variable which will contain a value for the password.
The owner password specifies operations that should be restricted even when the document is decrypted, which can include modifying, printing, or copying text and graphics out of the document, or adding or modifying text notes and AcroForm fields. It does not encrypt the file.
User password
Enter the user password to use to secure the output PDF document, or click, or click the Variable button to select a variable which will contain a value for the password.
The user password encrypts the file and prevents opening.
Copy enabled
If enabled copy will be enabled, otherwise copy is disallowed.
Edit enabled
If enabled document edit will be enabled, otherwise edit is disallowed.
Annotate enabled
If enabled annotation will be enabled, otherwise annotation is disallowed.
Print password
If enabled print will be enabled, otherwise print is disallowed.
Digital Signature

Enabled
If enabled the configured digital signature(s) will be applied once the output PDF document is created.
The list shows the configured digital signature(s) to apply on the PDF document by listing the Type of the signature and its Id which is the internal DB Id of the saved digital signature profile.
Use the New button to add a new signature and specify the signature settings, use the Modify button to modify an existing signature configuration or use the Delete button to delete an existing signature.


Type
Select the type of the digital signature to apply. Available options are:
- Adobe.PPKLite
- Adobe.PPKMS
- CADES/PADES
- XADES
Certificate Path
Enter or browse to the location of the certificate which will be used to apply the signature, or click on the Variables button on the right, to select a variable which will contain the certificate location.
The certificate is expected to be in the format of PFX or P12, inclusive of the private key for authentication.
Certificate Password
Enter your Certificate password here, or click on the Variables button on the right, to select a variable which will contain the password.
Reason
Enter the optional reason to be inserted into the signature, if required, or click on the Variables button on the right, to select a variable which will contain the reason.
Visible
If enabled makes the signature visible in the PDF pages.
PADES Enhanced (only for PADES)
If enabled will create the signature according the PADES Enhanced specifications.
XADES Signature Type (only for XADES)
Select the type of XADES signature to create. Available options are:
- Enveloping
- Enveloped
- Sibiling
Enveloping
The signature is over content found within an Object element of the signature itself. The Object (or its content) is identified via a Reference (via a URI fragment identifier or transform).
An example of Enveloping signature type:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><ds:Signature xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#" Id="Signature-897354955"><ds:SignedInfo><ds:CanonicalizationMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-xml-c14n-20010315"/><ds:SignatureMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#rsa-sha1"/><ds:Reference URI="#objId"><ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#sha1"/><ds:DigestValue>jAzjMyWkRMtD34khWsmErsr36QI=</ds:DigestValue></ds:Reference><ds:Reference Type="http://uri.etsi.org/01903#SignedProperties" URI="#SignedProperties-827996373"><ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#sha1"/><ds:DigestValue>hQRm1rCqBW20OfFaKSStLGhx8Mk=</ds:DigestValue></ds:Reference></ds:SignedInfo><ds:SignatureValue>f8fWShwSyVy3MBg+fqUpxZH4Xpke+7f1MwEuiAQMDZj3Hrsmy45+pwTUYA7n2Khz9vQPmyBYF9+g6YYOG3rw5qgnXRASN6bRmIyDQX1opP4XxBT8Oxcqnn5d5Mdp59ODGlcTH3XlzMIjImV9/qX8NvEjQXHB9cLKJR/ZyTrgxPk=</ds:SignatureValue><ds:KeyInfo><ds:KeyValue><ds:RSAKeyValue><ds:Modulus>2Ll0ZCD7R45Wbgd+pfbTluIm6O7/OVJDYcLGz4SOmR5u15BohrM3z/KjOX8xcal7UH2bae4bT/ivCwYA0ZFRjxiD4Gu6KTH1JyMO3aELuRT23suq73DiaADxJdiEWpmLLybbXUsb/lFdcOI/dTSbJceiW0tp+yNF2tGOx2iQ2JM=</ds:Modulus><ds:Exponent>AQAB</ds:Exponent></ds:RSAKeyValue></ds:KeyValue><ds:X509Data><ds:X509IssuerSerial><ds:X509IssuerName>O=Scanshare B.V.</ds:X509IssuerName><ds:X509SerialNumber>10990847157835176788</ds:X509SerialNumber></ds:X509IssuerSerial><ds:X509SubjectName>O=Scanshare B.V.</ds:X509SubjectName><ds:X509Certificate>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</ds:X509Certificate></ds:X509Data></ds:KeyInfo><ds:Object><xades:QualifyingProperties xmlns:xades="http://uri.etsi.org/01903/v1.3.2#" xmlns:xadesv141="http://uri.etsi.org/01903/v1.4.1#" Target="#Signature-897354955"><xades:SignedProperties Id="SignedProperties-827996373"><xades:SignedSignatureProperties><xades:SigningCertificate><xades:Cert><xades:CertDigest><ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#sha1"/><ds:DigestValue>lHj5VrgPWSZ6wIe60xxzWKdMTOg=</ds:DigestValue></xades:CertDigest><xades:IssuerSerial><ds:X509IssuerName>O=Scanshare B.V.</ds:X509IssuerName><ds:X509SerialNumber>10990847157835176788</ds:X509SerialNumber></xades:IssuerSerial></xades:Cert></xades:SigningCertificate><xades:SignaturePolicyIdentifier><xades:SignaturePolicyImplied/></xades:SignaturePolicyIdentifier></xades:SignedSignatureProperties></xades:SignedProperties></xades:QualifyingProperties></ds:Object><ds:Object Id="objId"><Document id="D1">ENCRIPTEDDOCUMENT</Document></ds:Object></ds:Signature>
Enveloped
The signature is over the XML content that contains the signature as an element. The content provides the root XML document element. Obviously, enveloped signatures must take care not to include their own value in the calculation of the SignatureValue.
An example of Enveloped signature type:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><SigRoot><Document id="D1">ENCRIPTEDDOCUMENT</Document><ds:Signature xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#" Id="Signature-573229269"><ds:SignedInfo><ds:CanonicalizationMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-xml-c14n-20010315"/><ds:SignatureMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#rsa-sha1"/><ds:Reference URI=""><ds:Transforms><ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#enveloped-signature"/></ds:Transforms><ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#sha1"/><ds:DigestValue>KhP+AeqTE51inTPLyFBcbLuEBNY=</ds:DigestValue></ds:Reference><ds:Reference Type="http://uri.etsi.org/01903#SignedProperties" URI="#SignedProperties-2043565925"><ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#sha1"/><ds:DigestValue>ookNClhoVTXC87y+ISjqhnhL/G4=</ds:DigestValue></ds:Reference></ds:SignedInfo><ds:SignatureValue>ffqeG7dzicabz31/EJGkblGY8rfvhErbgUcPVZ4bt6hbyF1Ub0gUgV9fH4KKtd8oWH6JnbfX3pgBRESU/yZMYvpZq5zhT7QC1qowuQrhTdxVQi/CNqoedwYOq3EsqQCRYmnyR3Q/Bvv7bCMLQez1vGa/T2lbKnNzXY9NasQg1ho=</ds:SignatureValue><ds:KeyInfo><ds:KeyValue><ds:RSAKeyValue><ds:Modulus>2Ll0ZCD7R45Wbgd+pfbTluIm6O7/OVJDYcLGz4SOmR5u15BohrM3z/KjOX8xcal7UH2bae4bT/ivCwYA0ZFRjxiD4Gu6KTH1JyMO3aELuRT23suq73DiaADxJdiEWpmLLybbXUsb/lFdcOI/dTSbJceiW0tp+yNF2tGOx2iQ2JM=</ds:Modulus><ds:Exponent>AQAB</ds:Exponent></ds:RSAKeyValue></ds:KeyValue><ds:X509Data><ds:X509IssuerSerial><ds:X509IssuerName>O=Scanshare B.V.</ds:X509IssuerName><ds:X509SerialNumber>10990847157835176788</ds:X509SerialNumber></ds:X509IssuerSerial><ds:X509SubjectName>O=Scanshare B.V.</ds:X509SubjectName><ds:X509Certificate>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</ds:X509Certificate></ds:X509Data></ds:KeyInfo><ds:Object><xades:QualifyingProperties xmlns:xades="http://uri.etsi.org/01903/v1.3.2#" xmlns:xadesv141="http://uri.etsi.org/01903/v1.4.1#" Target="#Signature-573229269"><xades:SignedProperties Id="SignedProperties-2043565925"><xades:SignedSignatureProperties><xades:SigningCertificate><xades:Cert><xades:CertDigest><ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#sha1"/><ds:DigestValue>lHj5VrgPWSZ6wIe60xxzWKdMTOg=</ds:DigestValue></xades:CertDigest><xades:IssuerSerial><ds:X509IssuerName>O=Scanshare B.V.</ds:X509IssuerName><ds:X509SerialNumber>10990847157835176788</ds:X509SerialNumber></xades:IssuerSerial></xades:Cert></xades:SigningCertificate><xades:SignaturePolicyIdentifier><xades:SignaturePolicyImplied/></xades:SignaturePolicyIdentifier></xades:SignedSignatureProperties></xades:SignedProperties></xades:QualifyingProperties></ds:Object></ds:Signature></SigRoot>
Sibling
The signature is over content external to the Signature element, and can be identified via a URI or transform. Consequently, the signature is “detached” from the content it signs. This definition typically applies to separate data objects, but it also includes the instance where the Signature and data object reside within the same XML document but are sibling elements.
An example of Sibling (Detached) signature type:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><SigRoot><Document id="D1">ENCRIPTEDDOCUMENT</Document><ds:Signature xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#" Id="Signature-69305574"><ds:SignedInfo><ds:CanonicalizationMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-xml-c14n-20010315"/><ds:SignatureMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#rsa-sha1"/><ds:Reference URI="#D1"><ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#sha1"/><ds:DigestValue>k6NH+Fhxf+N7ICBtwyA+FzbCZ9k=</ds:DigestValue></ds:Reference><ds:Reference Type="http://uri.etsi.org/01903#SignedProperties" URI="#SignedProperties-535037153"><ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#sha1"/><ds:DigestValue>hDBt/sdW7thfatRJykacaH4TG6g=</ds:DigestValue></ds:Reference></ds:SignedInfo><ds:SignatureValue>BrwJnl5NKaD0WR2Oqobsmm7+fROt1Gr7/IRjXhrPUNyqtKWaT/v9OOIEVuhDnqFQrybYDYjCX8E2SLDfra/cHWiSLi5ANrQ9YSm4+1rnKJCGumMQ+gXFwCNTPmKOMfZ5r135POAgQm5221txTiU216A1NE1zRNv9DDdJEAg/PG4=</ds:SignatureValue><ds:KeyInfo><ds:KeyValue><ds:RSAKeyValue><ds:Modulus>2Ll0ZCD7R45Wbgd+pfbTluIm6O7/OVJDYcLGz4SOmR5u15BohrM3z/KjOX8xcal7UH2bae4bT/ivCwYA0ZFRjxiD4Gu6KTH1JyMO3aELuRT23suq73DiaADxJdiEWpmLLybbXUsb/lFdcOI/dTSbJceiW0tp+yNF2tGOx2iQ2JM=</ds:Modulus><ds:Exponent>AQAB</ds:Exponent></ds:RSAKeyValue></ds:KeyValue><ds:X509Data><ds:X509IssuerSerial><ds:X509IssuerName>O=Scanshare B.V.</ds:X509IssuerName><ds:X509SerialNumber>10990847157835176788</ds:X509SerialNumber></ds:X509IssuerSerial><ds:X509SubjectName>O=Scanshare B.V.</ds:X509SubjectName><ds:X509Certificate>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</ds:X509Certificate></ds:X509Data></ds:KeyInfo><ds:Object><xades:QualifyingProperties xmlns:xades="http://uri.etsi.org/01903/v1.3.2#" xmlns:xadesv141="http://uri.etsi.org/01903/v1.4.1#" Target="#Signature-69305574"><xades:SignedProperties Id="SignedProperties-535037153"><xades:SignedSignatureProperties><xades:SigningCertificate><xades:Cert><xades:CertDigest><ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#sha1"/><ds:DigestValue>lHj5VrgPWSZ6wIe60xxzWKdMTOg=</ds:DigestValue></xades:CertDigest><xades:IssuerSerial><ds:X509IssuerName>O=Scanshare B.V.</ds:X509IssuerName><ds:X509SerialNumber>10990847157835176788</ds:X509SerialNumber></xades:IssuerSerial></xades:Cert></xades:SigningCertificate><xades:SignaturePolicyIdentifier><xades:SignaturePolicyImplied/></xades:SignaturePolicyIdentifier></xades:SignedSignatureProperties></xades:SignedProperties></xades:QualifyingProperties></ds:Object></ds:Signature></SigRoot>
Xml (only for XADES)
Enter or browse to the location of the XML file where to insert the signature into, or click on the Variables button on the right, to select a variable which will contain the XML file location.
If an existing XML file is not provided a new file is created containing all the signature information. The new created file will have the same filename of the current document ending with the extension .signed.
Node (only for XADES)
Enter the XML node of the provided XML file where to append the signature into, or click on the Variables button on the right, to select a variable which will contain the node.
If the node is not found it will be created.
Document Node (only for XADES)
Enter the Document XML node of the provided XML file where to append the document data into, or click on the Variables button on the right, to select a variable which will contain the node.
If the node is not found it will be created under the above Node in case of not Enveloping signature type.
Document Node ID (only for XADES)
Enter the ID to assign to the previous Document Node, or click on the Variables button on the right, to select a variable which will contain the id.
Document encoding (only for XADES)
Select the encoding algorithm to use to embed the document. Available options are:
- Base64
Example XML (Node: SigRoot, Document node: Document, Document node ID: D1):
Timestamp
If enabled the signature will be timestamped by using the timestamp service specified below.
URL
Enter the URL of the timestamping service to use, or click on the Variables button on the right, to select a variable which will contain the URL.
If the specified timestamping service requires user authentication please fill the credentials below.
Username
Enter the username for the timestamping service, or click on the Variables button on the right, to select a variable which will contain the username.
Password
Enter the password for the timestamping service, or click on the Variables button on the right, to select a variable which will contain the password.