PDF Transformation

Rainbow PDF Server Based Converter V4.0 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 , Adobe Acrobat 10 ）

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 without permission to print cannot be printed.
• PDF without permission to copy and extract cannot be converted.
• When outputting to an image, the outline of a font is used. In SGV output, if the text information is correct, characters will be outputted, if there are any problems, the outline will be outputted.
• Unsupported gradient fills will return WARNING: Error Level : 2
• Unsupported pattern fills will return WARNING: Error Level : 2
• 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.