PDF Converter Services 10.0 — Print Only & Barcode Watermarks, Convert Attachments

Well, it is that time of the year again, time for a brand-new release of the Muhimbi PDF Converter Services (See this post for the new SharePoint version). Versions 10.0 already, yep, there is no version 9 because we are just like Microsoft and Apple. Perhaps we should have called it Version X.

In all seriousness, we have skipped the 9.x range as those version numbers are reserved for the Online version of our software. From a feature perspective all 3 platforms ( SharePoint, the SDK and Online Subscription services) are generally in sync.

As always there are many improvements and refinements, but also some great new features, specifically:

• Barcode watermarks.

• Print-only watermarks.

• Attaching email and InfoPath attachments in their original format.

• New HTML Converter.

• Filter out useless ‘signature’ images during email conversion.

• Filter out attachments based on their file type.

• Allow any MS-Word style to be designated as a heading level (for PDF Bookmarks and TOC).

A quick introduction for those not familiar with the product: The Muhimbi PDF Converter Services is an ‘on premises’ server based SDK that allows software developers to convert typical Office files to PDF format using a robust, scalable but friendly Web Services interface from Java, .NET, Ruby & PHP based solutions. It supports a large number of file types including MS-Office and ODF file formats as well as HTML, MSG (email), EML, AutoCAD and Image based files and is used by some of the largest organisations in the world for mission critical document conversions. In addition to converting documents, the product ships with a sophisticated watermarking engine, PDF Splitting and Merging facilities, an OCR facility and the ability to secure PDF files. Separate SharePoint and Cloud-based Subscription services are available as well.

When upgrading from a previous version, read this Knowledge Base article first.

The main changes and additions in the new version are as follows:

• 1723 AttachmentsNewSupport embedding of attachments inside a PDF in original file format

• 5339 AttachmentsNewImplement filtering of attachment types during conversion

• 5364 AutoCADFixOut of Memory exception during AutoCAD conversion

• 4879 AutoCADFixResource leak in CAD conversions

• 4904 AutoCADImprovementImplement sorting of CAD layouts by their Tab Order

• 5024 AutoCADImprovementImprove PDF rendering of certain DXF files

• 4630 AutoCADNewAdd support for latest R2018 DWG files

• 4882 ConversionFixError related to ‘Protected View’ when converting Office documents

• 5407 ConversionImprovementResolve performance issues related to Office telemetry

• 4709 CoreImprovementImprove logging5341EmailFixRTFHTML email parsing issue

• 4845 EmailImprovementImprove encoding of EML headers

• 4728 EmailNewFilter out useless ‘signature’ images during email conversion

• 5027 HTMLFixConvert Page to PDF problem with Filter in List

• 5433 HTMLImprovementImprove conversion of Power BI pages

• 3162 HTMLImprovementImprove conversion of ‘Modern View’ SharePoint pages

• 4618 HTMLImprovementImplement new HTML Converter that supports all modern standards

• 4309 HTMLImprovementClean up converted HTML links without protocol

• 4763 HTMLImprovementInvestigate special characters in HTML conversion

• 4844 HTMLImprovementImprove support for converting of Nintex Forms 2010

• 3499 HTMLNewAdd support for ‘repeating headers and footers’ in HTML converter

• 5333 InfoPathFixInfoPath conversion fails if xml does not define the ‘my’ namespace

• 5413 MS-WordFixSigned Word document Fail to Convert

• 5931 MS-WordImprovementImprove page numbering and various field types during MS-Word conversion

• 4834 MS-WordImprovementImprove MS-Word 3rd party template handling

• 4891 MS-WordNewAllow any MS-Word style to be designated as a Heading level

• 4805 SamplesImprovementCreate batch files for .Net sample code for building and running

• 4808 SamplesImprovementMake Java sample codes work with newer Java versions

• 4807 SamplesImprovementUpdate PHP sample HTML page

• 4883 SamplesNewAdd Sample Code to GitHub

• 4740 SamplesNewAdd .net Core sample code

• 5383 SetupEnd of lifeDrop support for Windows Server 2003 (No longer supported by installer)

• 5366 SetupFixDuring installation Windows security pop up is visible

• 4614 SetupFixFix Suspicious Double File Extension Execution AV Warnings

• 4975 SetupImprovementImplement new code signing mechanism

• 5405 WatermarkingFixWatermarking fails for certain PDF files

• 5351 WatermarkingFixOut of memory exceptions during certain watermark operations

• 5367 WatermarkingFixChinese characters not appearing in text watermark

• 5342 WatermarkingImprovementImplement date and time localisation in watermarks

• 4248 WatermarkingNewAdd ‘Print Only’ Watermarks

• 2396 WatermarkingNewAdd support for barcode watermarks

For more information check out the following resources:

• Product Page.

• Brochure.

• FAQ & Knowledge Base.

• Release Notes.

• Administration Guide.

• User & Developer Guide.

• All PDF Converter Services related Blog Posts.

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