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DocConverter Release Notes 2015 R3.0

This software release for ActivePDF DocConverter 2015 R3.0  (2015.3.0.17179) includes new features and bug fixes. 

Software Requirements

The following software is required to successfully use DocConverter.

• Windows Server® 2008 (32- or 64-bit edition) OR
• Windows Server® 2008 R2 OR
• Windows Server® 2012R2
• Microsoft® .NET Framework 4.0 (If it is not detected, it will be installed automatically)

Optional Software Applications

• (Recommended) Default converter: LibreOffice® 4.2 (if not installed, DocConverter can install it automatically)
• Install these applications if you want to use their native converters instead of the default converter:
• Microsoft Word®, Excel®, PowerPoint®, Visio®, Publisher (DocConverter currently supports Versions 2007, 2010, or 2013)
• Fuji® Xerox® DocuWorks™ Viewer Light 7.2.1 minimum
• Corel® WordPerfect®, X5, X6, and X7 (WordPerfect 15, 16, 17)

Note: Install the applications before installing DocConverter.

Hardware Requirements

The minimum hardware requirements for DocConverter are:

• 512 MB of RAM
• 150 MB of hard disk space (for application)

Notes:

• Additional hard disk space is needed to meet the requirements of the installed applications and the volume of files being processed.
• ActivePDF does not officially support running DocConverter in a Remote Desktop Services (RDS), Terminal Services or Citrix® environment.

New Features

For more details, see the linked entries in the New Features page of the DocConverter API Reference Guide or the DocConverter Quick Start Guide.
New settings are available in both the API and the Configuration Manager unless otherwise noted.

• By default, PDF-to-image conversions create a single image file for each PDF page. You can now use the new ToImageStitchPagesto combine all the PDF pages into a single output image file, with the choice of stitching them together vertically or horizontally.
• The SetPDFSecurityAESmethod has a new parameter that allows you to select either 128-bit or 256-bit AES encryption.
• (API setting only) The new UseSecureConnectionproperty allows you to use HTTPS for secure connections when working in the COM environment.
  Note: DocConverter's .NET connections use WCF, which is secure by default.
• The SetWordExportOptionsmethod has a new parameter to select to bitmap fonts when they cannot be embedded.
• You can now use the SetTIFFConversionOptionsmethod to specify whether or not to use the orientation and compression defined in the TIFF image files when converting TIFF image files to PDF.
• During PDF conversions, page objects and fonts are now compressed by default, resulting in output PDFs with smaller file sizes. Use the new SetPDFCompressionmethod to turn this feature on or off.
• (Configuration Manager setting only.) On by default: DocConverter now uses the local time (from the computer's Time and Date Registry settings) to date emails during conversion to PDF, instead of UTC.
• (Configuration Manager setting only.) You can now set the Delayed Queue Timerto delay DocConverter's start time for processing an input file in a Watch Folder. This can be used when converting very large files, it allows time for the Microsoft OS to finish copying in a file to the Watch Folder.

Other Changes:

• The default PDF version for output PDFs is now 1.5. In earlier release of DocConverter, the default PDF version for output PDFs was 1.4. You can use the CompatibilityLevelproperty to select other versions.
• The default port for COM is now 52525. In earlier releases of DocConverter, the default port was 90 or 58585.

Bug Fixes

The following bugs were resolved since the last release.

Note: For a list of Known Bugs, see:

https://www.activepdf.com/support/kb-special/kb-bug-report/docconverter-known-bugs-2015-r3-0

Installation and API Information

Installation and API information is available in the DocConverter Legacy documentation section at:

https://www.activepdf.com/support/documentlinks.