Step 3: Export to PDF/A

Step 3: Export to PDF/A

PDF/A is new in CLI OCR Version 9.0, so the export format is not available in V8.

PDF/A Standard Keys – PDF/A MRC Keys

--pdfaExportMode

Specifies the mode of exporting recognised text into PDF format.

Key	Parameters	Default
-paem	TextOnly The recognised text will be saved as text, and the pictures will be saved as pictures. The original document layout will not be retained. TextOnImage The entire page image will be saved as a picture. Text areas will be saved as text over the picture. ImageOnText The entire page image will be saved as a picture. The recognised text is 'written' under the picture. This option is useful if you export text to document archives: the full page layout will be retained and the full-text search will be available. ImageOnly The entire page image will be saved as a picture.	TextOnly
-paem	–pdfaExportMode

--pdfaPictureFormat

Specifies the image format to be used during export to a PDF/A file with embedded pictures.

Key	Parameters	Default
-pafpf	Automatic JpegColor JpegGray ZipColor ZipGray CCITT4	Automatic
-pafpf	–pdfaPictureFormat

--pdfaPictureResolution

Specifies the picture resolution that will be used for exporting pictures into PDF/A format.

Key	Parameters	Default
-pafpr	picture resolution in dpi	-1, the original resolution must be preserved.
-pafpr	–pdfaPictureResolution

--pdfaQuality

Specifies the JPEG quality for colour pictures saved to PDF/A format.

Key	Parameters	Default
-pafq	JPEG quality in percent	50
-pafq	–pdfaQuality

--pdfaAuthor

Stores the author's name of the PDF/A document. You may set this property to the name of the user.

Key	Parameters	Default
-pafa	name	empty string
-pafa	–pdfaAuthor

--pdfaCreator

Stores the author's name of the PDF/A document.
You may set this property to the name of the user.

Key	Parameters	Default
-pafc	name	empty string
-pafc	–pdfaCreator

--pdfaKeywords

Specifies the keywords of the PDF/A document.

Key	Parameters	Default
-pafk	keywords	empty string
-pafk	–pdfaKeywords

--pdfaProducer

Specifies the producer's name of the PDF/A document.

Key	Parameters	Default
-pafp	name	empty string
-pafp	–pdfaProducer

--pdfaTitle

Specifies the title of the PDF/A document.

Key	Parameters	Default
-paft	title	empty string
-paft	–

--pdfaSubject

Specifies the subject of the PDF/A document.

Key	Parameters	Default
-pafs	subject	empty string
-pafs	–pdfaSubject

-pdfaPaperHeight

Specifies paper height in twips (1/1440 of inch)

Key	Parameters	Default
-paph	paper height in twips	height of an A4 page
-paph	-pdfaPaperHeight

--pdfaPaperWidth

Specifies paper width in twips (1/1440 of inch).

Key	Parameters	Default
-papw	paper width in twips	width of an A4 page
-papw	–pdfaPaperWidth

--pdfaReleasePageSizeByLayoutSize

The values of the -paph and -papw keys define the page size.

Key	Parameters	Default
-pars	no
-pars	–pdfaReleasePageSizeByLayoutSize

--pdfaReleaseLinks

Specifies that the hyperlinks are exported as text.

Key	Parameters	Default
-parl	no
-parl	–

--pdfaWritePDFA1A

Specifies that the recognized text is exported to PDF/A-1a format.

Key	Parameters	Default
-paa1	no
-paa1	–pdfaWritePDFA1A

--pdfaWriteTaggedPDF

Specifies that the recognized text is exported to tagged PDF.

Key	Parameters	Default
-pakt	no
-pakt	–pdfaWriteTaggedPDF