Question:
Is it possible to batch convert my Microsoft Office documents to PDF/A?

Answer:
Yes, now you can easily batch convert your born digital documents - such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint - to PDF/A for long-term archiving. With the Born Digital Module option available with our PDF Compressor Enterprise, document types supported by Microsoft Office, Outlook e-mails with attachments and digitally created PDFs can be converted to PDF/A in the same way that scanned documents can be converted to PDF/A. The Born Digital Module is available for all PDF Compressor Enterprise license models.

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Question:
I want to use PDF Compressor to compress 100,000 single page TIFF scans and apply optical character recognition (OCR). Do you think a PC with Windows XP™ and a 1.8 GHz Dual-Core CPU with 2 GB is sufficient? What do you recommend for optimum performance?

Answer:
PDF Compressor clearly benefits from a fast CPU, so preferably use a machine with more than 2 GHz. Additionally, it helps if few other applications run on that CPU at the same time.

On a multi-core computer PDF Compressor will only use the number of processor cores it is licensed for. For your Dual-Core system you can buy either a Single-Core or Dual-Core license. With a Dual-Core license two compression jobs can run in parallel, effectively almost doubling the throughput.

2 GB of main memory should suffice for your compression task, unless other applications occupy a lot of memory. We recommend 2 GB per licensed processor core for PDF Compressor.

Moreover, as each project is unique, I suggest you download a trial of PDF Compressor and test its performance with your documents.

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Question:
What is the difference between PDF and PDF/A?

Answer:
Good question. PDF/A is a special kind of PDF. In contrast to the common PDF, the PDF/A ISO standard is defined for long-term archiving. Essentially, PDF/A identifies a ‘profile’ for electronic documents that ensures the documents can be reproduced in years to come. It offers users a way for representing electronic documents in a manner that preserves their visual appearance over time, independent of the tools and systems used for creating, storing or rending the files.

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