ABBYY FineReader Engine 10 for Windows > Key Features

• Intelligent PDF processing
  FineReader Engine analyses internal information within the source PDF files such as:
  • annotations,
  • metadata, 
  • text objects, 
  • font dictionaries 
  • content stream

SDK enhances PDF conversion performance and speed by efficient and accurate text selection. If text is embedded into the PDF file, the OCR engine examines the integrity of the text layer, and makes a decision as to whether or not to extract the text or apply OCR on a block by block basis.

• Capture of internal PDF information
  It extracts internal PDF links, hyperlinks and document properties such as: subject, author, title, and keywords.

• PDF security and encryption support:
  FineReader Engine supports a variety of PDF security settings, increasing its applicability for government agencies and other organizations demanding high security.
  • "Open File" password settings designed to prevent unauthorized access to a document.
  • Restriction of certain operations, such as printing, editing or extracting file content, by assigning permission passwords.
  • Support for the latest encryption standards.

• Output in Tagged PDF format – that can be "reflowed" to fit different page or screen widths. Ideal for use with handheld devices (PDAs) or screen readers typically used by visually impaired users.
• Page size - Ability to set the size for all pages of an output file during PDF conversion.
• Links in PDF files – Re-creates hyperlinks within a PDF file.
• PDF/A export – Conversion to PDF/A format which is recommended as a standard for long-term preservation of page-oriented documents.
• CJK to PDF export – Enables conversion of documents in Chinese (both simplified and traditional), Japanese and Korean into PDF format. 
• PDF(/A) MRC compression – Compressed PDF (PDF/A) files have a significantly reduced size with the original quality preserved. MRC PDF compression technology is ideal when color documents are scanned and processed.

FineReader Engine is a flexible OCR SDK and provides developers with special tools to achieve the optimal PDF conversion mode appropriate for their particular needs.