OSDC V12 New Features

Specifying the PDF/X Format

Use the -pdfver parameter to specify the PDF version to be created. For example, to output PDF/X-1a:2001:

-pdfver PDF/X-1a:2001

Features of PDF/X

○ = Statement applies.   × = Statement does not apply.

Output Intent and ICC Profile Specification

PDF/X requires an output intent to be specified. For PDF/X-4 output, embedding an ICC profile is mandatory. Use the following command-line parameter and option configuration file attributes to specify the output intent and control ICC profile embedding.

Command-Line Parameter: -pdfprofile

Specifies the ICC profile to use by its full path.

-pdfprofile "C:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\color\JapanColor2001Coated.icc"

Option Configuration File: default-output-intent

Specifies the output intent. You can specify an ICC profile directly, or specify an ICC profile together with an output condition identifier.

Example: Specifying an ICC profile directly

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<formatter-config>
  <pdf-settings
    default-output-intent="url('file:///C:/Windows/System32/spool/drivers/color/JapanColor2001Coated.icc')" />
</formatter-config>

Example: Specifying an ICC profile and output condition identifier

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<formatter-config>
  <pdf-settings
    default-output-intent="url('file:///C:/Windows/System32/spool/drivers/color/JapanColor2001Coated.icc#OutputConditionIdentifier=JC200103')" />
</formatter-config>

ICC Profile Embedding

The embed-std-output-intent attribute in the option configuration file specifies whether to embed the ICC profile in PDF/X output.

• false: Does not embed the ICC profile. This is the default setting.
• true: Embeds the ICC profile. The actual ICC profile file must be specified.

Supported 3D Effects

The following 3D Format and 3D Rotation settings are supported, subject to the restrictions below.

Comparison of OSDC V11.1 and OSDC V12.0

The following examples compare the original PowerPoint (.pptx) document containing 3D effects with the output produced by OSDC V11.1 and OSDC V12.0.

Original PowerPoint

OSDC V11.1

OSDC V12.0

Restrictions

• 3D Format > Light Source supports specifying the angle only.
• Selecting 3D Rotation > Do not display text in 3D disables the 3D effect on the text.
• 3D effects are not supported for images, diagrams, icons, 3D models, or grouped shapes.
• This feature does not support combinations with certain text effects, such as shadows and glows, or certain shape formatting, such as patterns and gradients.

Command-Line Parameter

To output in BMP format, specify @BMP with the -p parameter:

-p @BMP

Line Number Output Support

Line number output now supports various numbering settings, including continuous numbering and page- or section-specific settings. Line numbers are also preserved in complex layouts, such as documents with multiple columns.

To hide line numbers in the output, specify the following command-line parameter:

-docnonlinenumber

The following examples show the original Word document and OSDC V12.0 output with line numbers displayed or hidden.

Original Word Document

OSDC V12.0
Line Numbers Displayed

OSDC V12.0
Line Numbers Hidden

Improved Table Border Junctions

The appearance of junctions between double and triple table borders has been improved, producing cleaner connections where border lines meet.

Conditional Second-Pass Conversion

The -docpagenumbercorrection parameter updates page numbers in the table of contents and the total page count. Previously, using this parameter always performed two conversion passes, even when the document did not contain either item.

The new conditional-2nd-pass option allows OSDC to determine whether a second pass is necessary and skip it for documents that do not require these corrections.

Enhanced Support for Form Controls

In addition to the previously supported checkboxes and combo boxes, OSDC V12.0 now supports displaying the following form controls:

Comparison of OSDC V11.1 and OSDC V12.0

The following examples compare the original Excel (.xlsx) document with the output produced by OSDC V11.1 and OSDC V12.0.

Areas containing form controls are circled in red in the original Excel example.

Original Excel Document

OSDC V11.1

OSDC V12.0

Support for External Hyperlinks

OSDC V12.0 adds support for external hyperlinks in Excel documents, including links to:

• Websites (URLs)
• Other files and folders
• Email addresses

Preferred Encoding for Detection

OSDC automatically detects the character encoding when converting text files. However, incorrect detection can sometimes result in garbled characters. The new preferred-encoding option allows you to specify which encoding should be prioritized during detection.

Example option configuration file: Prioritize Shift_JIS when detecting the text file encoding.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<formatter-config>
  <dfv-settings preferred-encoding="Shift_JIS" />
</formatter-config>

Improved BOM Detection

When a text file contains a Byte Order Mark (BOM), OSDC now gives it the highest priority when determining the encoding for conversion.

Restrictions

• Text is rendered only when its fill is a solid color. Text with other fill types is not rendered.
• Shape gradients are supported only for radial or rectangular shapes.
• Image tiling is not supported.

Reverse Page Order

The new -prevp command-line parameter outputs pages in reverse order.

-prevp

Transparency Handling

The new transparency option specifies whether to convert transparency to opacity when outputting to PDF.

PDF Metadata Encryption

The new encrypt-metadata option and -nemd command-line parameter control whether metadata is also encrypted when encrypting a PDF.

PDF/A and PDF/X Compliance Handling

The new error-on-pdfx-fault option specifies whether to continue processing when a document does not comply with PDF/A or PDF/X requirements.