Investintech’s Sonic PDF Server is an enterprise-level solution that provides complete control over how PDFs are created within the organization. It supports multiple users and unlimited PDF conversions from any printable Windows file type to PDF.
Sonic PDF Server Features
Create PDFs from printable Windows applications:
- Unlimited - create as many PDFs as you need.
- Turn scanned PDFs and TIFF files into searchable PDFs with PDF OCR.
- Make secure PDF files using encryption, permission settings, and passwords.
- Use compression settings to determine the size and quality of PDFs being created.
| Key Feature | The Benefit |
|---|---|
| No Limits | |
| Multiple conversions per server | No conversion limits or conversion counting necessary. Licensing entitles organization members to create as many PDFs as they’ll need per server. |
| Multiple users per server | Give everyone in your organization with access to your Sonic PDF server the power to create PDF files. Streamline document management organization wide. |
| Create PDF from Printable Windows Applications | Organizational PDF creation is not just limited to MS Office applications (i.e. Word, Excel, and Powerpoint). Hundreds of printable Windows file types can be instantly turned into PDF files. |
| More Ways to Create | |
| Monitored Folders/Sub Folders | Choose a system of watched folders to create PDFs. |
| Email Integration | Remote and internal users can use the email creation option to submit and receive conversion jobs. Processing options can be defined. |
| Desktop Interface (job ticket creation) | Use our unique desktop interface to get maximum control over PDF creation. It gives users the feel of desktop software on a server application. |
| PDF Repurposing Options | |
| Merge/Split/Stitch | Automate and customize document production with these advanced processing options. |
| Branding | Addition of watermark text, header and footer information, page numbers, "confidential", etc. |
| Hyperlinks and Bookmark Support | Retain hyperlink and bookmark structures in created PDF, bookmark levels are customizable. |
| PDF Security | Make any document a secure PDF file using 40 or 128 bit settings, permission settings and passwords. |
| Conversion via Native Application | Use the native application to create PDF. |
| Unicode Font Support | Got a set of Unicode fonts in your document? No problem, these are easily handled. |
| Text Output | PDF files can be transport into Text for editing or database storage. |
| PDF Handling | |
| OCR Output | Convert scanned/image PDF files into text using optical character recognition technology. |
| Searchable PDFs/PDF Indexing | Regain access to image PDF and TIFF files by transporting them into searchable PDF form. |
| Page/Content Scaling | Vary content to fit popular paper sizes such as US Letter size and A4. |
| Scheduler | Set the time and date of when the server will operate. Files can be processed in middle of the night. |
| Command Line Support | Retain server option control without having to interact with the user interface. |
| Document Compression Settings | Use the most advanced compression settings available to determine the size and quality of the created PDFs. |
| Set PDF File Name, summary information, View Mode | These can all be defined by the administrator or the user. |
| Robust | Built to handle a high volume of PDF creations each hour. |
| A Full Suite of Benefits | Get all of the above for one server license fee. No extra modules to buy or add-on later. |
Sonic PDF Server Requirements
Sonic PDF Server can be installed on any server that has:
- Windows XP SP3 or newer, Windows 2003 SP2 or newer, 32-bit or 64-bit edition.
- 1 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
- 4 core CPU recommended.
- 200 MB of hard disk space for Server installation. Additional 100 MB of hard disk space can be required for system files installation. Additional space required for the files being processed.
- PDF creation function has limited functionality on Windows Vista and newer/Windows 2008 and newer if Server is running in service mode.
- PDF creation function depends on 3rd party applications that are properly registered in the system and that support printing of the associated document types.
There are 3 different methods* for creating PDFs (the administrator controls and determines which method will be used):
- E-mail: Send an attached document to a designated e-mail for server-side PDF creation. The output document is returned to the user via e-mail.
- Watched Folder: The input folders are organized based on the input file format. The Sonic PDF Server will watch folders and process the documents it finds. You can designate input folders to act as output folders or specify any other folder per format. Users can apply filters to process or skip files that meet certain criteria.
- Job Ticket User Interface: The administrator can deploy a simple user interface to individual desktops where it can be used by end users to send files for processing.
* We can only guarantee out-of-the-box functionality of the "Watched Folder" method. Functionality of "E-mail" and "Job Ticket User Interface" methods needs to be confirmed on a case-to-case basis.
By using the Administrator interface, your IT department will have full control over managing documents for your entire organization. Easily integrate Sonic PDF Server into existing IT processes by managing settings such as permissions, PDF creation methods, and document features.
There are hundreds of input file formats that can be used for PDF creation. Image (scanned) PDFs and TIFFs can be used for conversion into searchable PDFs. Sonic PDF Server output file formats can be PDF and searchable PDF.
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