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PDF Impress Changelog

What's new in PDF Impress 10.91.16.252

Jan 15, 2017
  • Fixed the issue when PDF file was created in a default paper size even if a user changed the paper size in a PDF profile to custom paper size or any pre-defined paper size.
  • Fixed the issue when PDF file was created in a default paper size even if a user changed the paper size in a PDF Impress printer properties to custom paper size or any pre-defined paper size.
  • Improved Czech (Czech Republic) user interface localization
  • Improved German (Germany) user interface localization
  • Improved Italian (Italy) user interface localization
  • Improved Portuguese (Brazil) user interface localization
  • Improved Portuguese (Portugal) user interface localization
  • Improved Russian (Russia) user interface localization
  • Improved Slovak (Slovakia) user interface localization
  • Improved Spanish (Mexico) user interface localization
  • Improved Swedish (Sweden) user interface localization
  • Improved Ukrainian (Ukraine) user interface localization

New in PDF Impress 10.91.07.248 (Dec 2, 2016)

  • PDF Impress 10.91.07.248 is available for download. Pricing starts at $79.95 for 3 user license. This update is free for all previous PDF Impress 10 commercial license users. PDF Impress older versions and giveaway license users qualify for an upgrade discount. PDF Impress 10 #248 will install default as 30 days fully functional trial. If you already have installed previous version of the PDF Impress 10 (expired trial or giveaway license) it will replace it. The list of new feature additions and bug fixes are as follows:
  • Added warning message into Security task to notify user when confirmed password does not match the original one.
  • Add support for remembering the last used location in PDF Impress Tools Open, Save and Save As dialogs.
  • Fixed the issue when encrypted file was created with a blank password due mismatch in password entry.
  • Fixed a JPG to PDF conversion from File Explorer and Workroom when progressive jpg format option was used.
  • Removed a warning message “Path cannot be blank. Specify the correct document path.” in PDF Impress Tools Save As dialog when user click Cancel.
  • Update code signing certificate (SHA256)

New in PDF Impress 10.88.31.243 (Sep 22, 2016)

  • Added Polish (Poland) user interface localization
  • Fixed an issue when encrypted PDF document with blank permission password could be opened on iPhone or iPad
  • Fixed an issue when Self-Signed Certificate could not be used for digital signing immediately after its creation
  • Fixed a problem with .mng format when used for Stamp or Digital Signature tasks
  • Discontinued support for .tga and .svg formats in Stamp and Digital Signature tasks

New in PDF Impress 10.85.25.241 (Sep 22, 2016)

  • Added support for a digital signing with signatures stored at SafeNet eToken 5100 usb token or smartcard device
  • Added support for a chain of trust in certificate purchased from Symantec Managed PKI or other Adobe approved providers (Signature identity is valid in Adobe Reader and show Source of Trust obtained from Adobe Approved Trust List (AATL)
  • Added a transparent background to a visual appearance of a digital signature
  • Added various error messages to improve digital signing process
  • Updated process of signing from Windows Certificate store which now does not require an exportable certificate
  • Improved Stamp task with a transparency support in png, gif and tif formats
  • Improved Stamp task with a transparency support for social media and stamps grouping
  • Improved speed of data entry into fields in a Digital Signature task
  • Improved quality of Text appearance in a digital signature Visual Appearance
  • Fixed an issue with adding digital signature to a print process on x64 operating systems
  • Fixed “Not responding” warning in window title after clicking on Select button in Digital Signature task
  • Fixed an issue when “Insert on” field in Signature Appearance did not record inserting a page number
  • Fixed downloading with Internet Explorer (IE) and showing “The signature of pdfimpress10.exe is corrupt or invalid.”

New in PDF Impress 10.83.30.232 (Apr 1, 2016)

  • Improved support for Microsoft Excel which now shows under Page Setup, Page – Print Quality available PDF Impress printer resolutions
  • Fixed problems when printing from Microsoft Excel using Entire Workbook and predefined Print areas on each Worksheet
  • Fixed problem when printing from Microsoft Excel when each Worksheet was set up with a different Print quality (resolution)
  • Fixed a physical location of stamp when manually placed in PDF profile Stamp task
  • Fixed a physical location of stamp when manually placed in PDF Impress Tools
  • Fixed a miscellaneous issue when during a repeated use PDF Impress failed to create PDF file or to show Extended Save as dialog and restart of computer was required to fix a problem
  • Removed old currently unsupported encryption from Security task
  • Manual / help was updated

New in PDF Impress 10.72.12.224 (Dec 15, 2015)

  • Add Desktop icon options for PDF Impress and PDF Impress Tools shortcuts in install
  • Add rotate clockwise and counterclockwise options to right click on any scanned page. Rotate function can be performed on individual page or on all selected pages at once
  • Add automated Windows re-sizing to full screen when a shorter than 960 pixels screen resolution is used for scanning or loading into PDF Impress Tools
  • Add automated Windows re-sizing in PDF Impress and PDF Impress Tools to full screen when 600 pixels tall resolution is used
  • Improved scanner detection by eliminating incorrect device name to be shown when scanner is offline
  • Improved webcam use process which now requires a taken snapshot before conversation
  • Fixed opening pdf files in PDF Impress Tool when .PDF extension was is capital letters
  • Fixed some text in bubbles showing up with a black background when Windows Classic or High Contrast Theme were use

New in PDF Impress 10.69.11.216 (Sep 21, 2015)

  • Use any scanner or webcam to convert hard copies of your documents and photos into PDF files. Merge multiple scans, image files or shots from webcam into one PDF document with ease and automatically open it in PDF Impress Tools for further PDF manipulation.
  • Provides the ability to optimize PDF files for quick viewing through the web. The linearization process will allow viewers to begin reading the document before it has been completely downloaded. Fast Web View enabled PDF files can be created through Profiles or through Watchers.
  • Use built-in OCR to convert scan or image file with text into searchable PDF. OCR is based on Tesseract and default language support includes English, German, French and Spanish, more languages can be added on by user.
  • Load document menu in PDF Impress Tools allows to select image file, perform various filtering, content reduction, OCR and other editing before converting it into PDF and merging with a current content in Tools.
  • Additionally to graphic formats, you can now export PDF content into text (.txt) format directly from PDF Impress Tools Save as menu.
  • Easily select any text in PDF document and then right click and click on COPY (or use shortcut CTRL+C) to copy selected text into clipboard for further processing.
  • PDF Impress 10 was fully tested and is certified with the latest operating systems and productivity suites.
  • Watcher: Fixed error handling when using a digital signature in a watcher.
  • Settings: User can define if the Tools button in PDF Impress starts standalone or integrated PDF Impress Tools.
  • Install: Improved installer allows simplified upgrade for 2013 and 2014 version users.

New in PDF Impress 2014.64.23.200 (May 4, 2015)

  • Add Environmental Variables support to Watermark, Stamp and other relevant tasks.
  • Add all variables to right click option and load its content into bubble when hover over.
  • Add support for scanning with OCR using scanner or webcam. Scans from Scan2Encrypt application will automatically open in standalone PDF Impress Tools.
  • Improved TXT to PDF conversion from Windows Explorer, Workroom and Watcher.
  • Improved stability when applying task in Workroom to multiple very large PDF files in batch.
  • Updated PDF Impress user manual/help with an environmental variables support.
  • Fixed the issue with PDF file name being truncated in Workroom after “_#” character.
  • Fixed the problem when content of %ORIGINALFILENAME% variable did not load properly.
  • Fixed the issue when “/” character was used within the Watermark content.
  • Fixed the issue with HTML to PDF conversion in Watcher,
  • Fixed the issue with HTML Log file in Watcher when debug log was enabled.

New in PDF Impress 2014.62.01.192 (Dec 2, 2014)

  • Add the latest 256-bit AES encryption for Acrobat X and later.
  • Add support for opening encrypted PDF documents in a PDF Impress Tools.
  • Improved HTML/HTM to PDF conversion from Windows Explorer, Workroom and Watcher.
  • Improved PDF document rendering in PDF Impress Tools.
  • Fixed the icon associated with PDF documents when PDF Tools is used as a default PDF reader.

New in PDF Impress 2014.59.17.187 (Sep 19, 2014)

  • Completely redesigned PDF Impress printer driver with improved speed and stability.
  • Add conversion monitoring in a new printer driver.
  • Improved quality of images conversion.
  • Improved a debug log with an additional entries.
  • Updated PDF Impress user manual/help with a corrected syntax for a command line conversion.
  • Fixed the problem when printing from Microsoft Excel (error: “Your file could not be printed due an error on PDF Impress.”
  • Fixed a non-admin user printing under Terminal Services.
  • Fixed a random print spooler crashing when PDF Impress printer was used.
  • Fixed support for empty password in Security task when using also a Digital Signature task and conversion is done in Workroom or Convert to PDF folder.
  • Fixed the issue with Email task option when “Send All documents from one conversion batch in single email.” was selected.
  • Fixed the issue when multiple files were converted with a right click using profile with Email task.
  • Fixed a localization of pull down menu including page range and page orientation.
  • Fixed the installation on a Windows Server 2003 x64.

New in PDF Impress 2014.42.12.137 (Feb 15, 2014)

  • Added Russian (Russia) user interface localization.
  • Download file size is nearly 10% smaller and less hard drive space is required to install PDF Impress.
  • Improved PDF conversion core with an ability to automatically substitute unavailable fonts with similar ones.
  • Improved PDF conversion engine when converting vector graphics elements (e.g. thin lines, frames, etc.)
  • Improved Autodesk AutoCAD integration with watchers for automated conversion.
  • Fixed various conversion issues from Microsoft Office applications when margin was defined.
  • Fixed conversion from MS Excel in landscape orientation when margin was defined (e.g. JaxWorks templates).
  • Fixed missing lines / blank page issue when converting drawings (e.g. .dwg, eDrawings).
  • Fixed font issue when converting musical notes to PDF from Guitar Pro 6.1.5.
  • Fixed a problem with truncated / invalid pages when specific fonts and encoding were used (e.g. German).
  • Fixed a problem when print is redirected into UNC path.
  • Fixed a problem with a debug log naming when it was turn on for more than 24 hours.

New in PDF Impress 2014.29.20.100 (Oct 1, 2013)

  • Access, Manipulate and Convert Documents in a Workroom:
  • Designed with the familiar File Explorer user interface and functionality, it provides easy way to access, organize and batch convert documents.
  • PDF Impress Workroom allows quick one click conversion or a conversion with profile allowing users to define the conversion process on a fly. Users can apply any task directly to a group of documents and digital signing is just a click away.
  • Manipulate PDF documents with a PDF Impress Tools:
  • Standalone PDF Impress Tools will not only replace Adobe Reader by previewing and printing the content of the PDF files, but it also allows adding watermarks, stamps, attachments, document information (metadata), security (encryption and permissions) and digital signature. Users can insert, remove, rotate and extract pages, optimize PDF and setup page layout.
  • PDF documents can also be exported to JPEG, TIFF, PNG or HTML5. PDF Impress Tools can be opened as your default PDF reader or it can start on right click, through start up menu or from PDF Impress Workroom.
  • Show Digital Signature Appearance:
  • Add a physical representation (e.g. scan of your hand written signature) of your digital signature by setting up its signature appearance. Easily define page and exact location on the page, size and variable text together with image you want to show up.
  • Create PDF Signature Visualization:
  • Signature and Stamp tasks allow creating signature visualization by using webcam or simply by typing your name.
  • Multiple digital signatures support:
  • Provide digitally signed documents to other participants in the process and they can approve document with their own digital signatures.
  • Right click digital signing:
  • Right click any PDF file in File Explorer or in PDF Impress Workroom and digitally sign it with just few clicks using your digital signature from Microsoft Certificate Store.
  • Choose your language with a multi-language support:
  • PDF Impress 2014 user interface is available in Czech, English, Italian, Portuguese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish. Users can easily add a new language(s) using a localization kit.
  • Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1 and Microsoft Office 2013 support:
  • PDF Impress 2014 was fully tested with the latest operating systems and productivity suite.
  • Other improvements:
  • PDF Impress Tools: Stamp, Watermark, Digital Signature tasks place interactive objects on PDF document.
  • E-mail task: Supports direct sending through SMTP, bcc and sending multiple attachments in a single email.
  • Print task: Allow automate PDF file printing after the conversion or from PDF Impress Tools.
  • Environment variables: Visual helper activated on right click will insert variable from pull down menu.
  • Profiles: Profiles now includes integrated Convert to PDF folder.

New in PDF Impress 2013.25.06.060 (May 8, 2013)

  • Added right click conversion in Windows explorer. PDF Impress Quick convert and PDF Impress with profiles menu will show up when you right click supported document(s).
  • Added Quick Convert option into Settings to allow setting up a default profile for right click PDF Impress Quick convert feature.
  • Added built-in SMTP client in Email task for direct sending e-mail with PDF attachment to the designated SMTP server. Three methods are supported now: Launch Microsoft email client, Send silently using Outlook email client and Send directly to SMTP server.
  • Added support for all environment path variables supported by operating systems in Save PDF task (e.g. �sktop%, %Temp%. etc.).
  • Added support for environment dynamic variables in Watermark and other tasks (�TETIME%, �TE%, %TIME%, %YEAR%, %MONTH%, �Y%, %HOUR%, %MINUTE%, %SECOND%, %PAGENUM%, and %TOTALPAGES%).
  • Add warning “Document locked by another application” when trying merge PDF with PDF document already opened in reader.
  • Added Slovak (Slovak Republic) localization. More languages will be available later this year.
  • Improved Extended Save As dialog with a direct access to all tasks to allow profile changing during the PDF file saving process.
  • Improved Save PDF to folder and Default file name entries. If left blank, PDF Impress will use the original file name a location when possible (%ORIGINAL%).
  • Improved manual / help with the latest feature enhancements.
  • Improved text description in Merge dialog used after Extended Save As dialog when merging into already created PDF file.
  • Improved rendering in PDF Tools viewer.
  • Improved encryption with AES 256 Revision 6 (32000-2, aka PDF 2.0) Encryption to fully support Adobe Reader X standards.
  • Fixed conversion from Microsoft PowerPoint in landscape mode.
  • Fixed stamping issue when LZW TIFF image format was used.
  • Fixed incorrect mask in open dialog in Convert to PDF. Only supported formats will show up now.
  • Fixed uninstallation issue when .msi files were not deleted.
  • Passed Microsoft Windows Certification for Windows 8 and Windows 7.

New in PDF Impress 2013.23.08.040 (Mar 14, 2013)

  • Added support for dragging and dropping PDF file directly to PDF Tools.
  • Added support for copy and paste (CTRL+C, CTRL+V) shortcuts for loading PDF file to PDF Tools.
  • Added PDF Impress User Manual in PDF format.
  • Added support for help (F1) shortcut.
  • Added support for product activation in About dialog.
  • Added support for product activation when printing into expired PDF Impress printer.
  • Fixed not showing certain formats in Stamp task preview.
  • Fixed incorrect rotation angle in Watermark task preview.
  • Fixed “Scan every” option in Input Setting task in Watcher.
  • Fixed misspelled text in Placement pull down in Watermark task.
  • Fixed error setting PDF Impress printer as default when default printer already exist.

New in PDF Impress 2013.21.23.032 (Jan 26, 2013)

  • Added support for copy and paste (CTRL+C, CTRL+V) shortcuts for adding file(s) into Convert To PDF.
  • Added control to Watcher systray application through Startup Item in system configuration (msconfig). Watcher will now start automatically only if it was running when system was shut down.
  • Fixed paper size matching in Microsoft Office applications with PDF Impress printer properties.
  • Fixed page scaling issue when printing into PDF Impress printer from Microsoft Excel.
  • Fixed wrong file name and path when printing from Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox.
  • Fixed Access violation error “Exception EAccessViolation in module msxml3.dll” after Notepad or Internet Explorer 9 is closed when printing with enabled debug log on in Windows XP.
  • Removed requirement to restart PDF Impress when enabling debug log.
  • Improved “Create Self-Signed Certificate” tool user interface.