Category: webPDF

Security and feature update for webPDF 8

A security and feature update for webPDF 8 is currently available with the revision number 2229. The important core components OpenJDK (11.0.10) and Tomcat (9.0.41) have also been updated. This allows you to upgrade all used libraries and dependencies to the latest versions. We recommend our security updates for all customers, as they are essential…





Security update for webPDF 8

Currently a security update for webPDF 8 is available with the revision number 2193. The important core components OpenJDK (11.0.9+11) and Tomcat (9.0.39) have also been updated. This allows you to upgrade all used libraries and dependencies to the latest versions. We recommend our security updates for all customers as they are essential for an…




Important security update for webPDF 8

Currently a security update for webPDF 8 is available with the revision number 2176. The important core components OpenJDK (11.0.8+10) and Tomcat (9.0.37) as well as the additional tools such as Chromium (84.0.4147) or the PDF/A converter (6.9.0.3) have been updated. With these updates you get additional new functions with the possibility to convert even…




Quality of text recognition in OCR webservice improved

Also existing functions, like the recognition of text (OCR) in PDF documents or graphics will be improved with the latest update of webPDF (Revision No. 2159). We now offer the possibility to prepare (optimize) your document before recognition in order to optimize the result. By applying various graphic operations to the source document (graphic or…




Blacken confidential content

Sometimes it is necessary to check documents for confidential content or private information and then remove them. This can be text or images that are visible in a PDF file and should be removed. This procedure is called “blackening of content“. The webPDF update (Revision No. 2159) introduces the new function “Blackening” which can do…




Improved usability of the webPDF portal

With our current interim update to revision number 2159 we have optimized the handling and navigation of the portal, so that you have an even better overview of the documents to be processed. In addition, the new “full screen” mode has been integrated, which allows documents to be displayed full screen. In the following we…




Support of the WebP format

WebP is a graphics format developed by Google based on the VP8 video codec for lossy or lossless compressed static or animated images. The main purpose of the WebP format is to reduce images on the Internet to the smallest possible file size. Images and graphics in WebP format are about 30% smaller than JPG…




Support of the HEIC/HEIF format

The HEIF (High Efficiency Image File) or HEIC (High Efficiency Image Container) format is a standard developed by the Moving Picture Experts Group for storing and using images and image sequences. One of the great advantages of this format is the comparatively small amount of storage space required. With the same quality, images in HEIF…




wsclient library: webservice converter

How does the conversion of various formats with the webPDF wsclient library work? Here we want to introduce the operation of the webPDF Webservices Converter in detail and show how you can best use it with the help of the webPDF wsclient library. Important note: The following coding example is based on the use of…