ScanSoft PDF Converter Professional 4.0

ScanSoft PDF Converter Professional 4 is the complete PDF solution for business users, offering an unmatched combination of creation, editing and conversion features. Renowned security and markup capabilities make PDF document collaboration and control easier than ever before. Edit PDF documents directly just like working in the original file. Use FormTyper to instantly convert static PDF forms into fill-able PDF forms. Advanced PDF/A technology guarantees documents will always display and print reliably while cutting-edge compression techniques reduce file sizes significantly. What's more, integration of Nuance's award-winning RealSpeak text-to-speech technology allows any PDF to even be read aloud! Best of all, PDF Converter Professional is less than a third the price of the alternatives - so you can see what we mean by "Better PDF for Business."

PDF Creation Features

Industry-Standard PDF
Creates 100% industry-standard PDF files that can be read, printed, or processed by popular PDF viewer programs - such as ScanSoft PaperPort® Professional and Adobe® Acrobat and Acrobat Reader®. Supports PDF versions 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 and ISO PDF/A.
High Quality Tagged Section 508 Compliant PDF
Create the highest quality PDF files from nearly all Microsoft® Windows® applications. Retains the precise layout of the original document that can be easily navigated by screen reading applications for those with disabilities; plus also supports PDF XML tags.
PDF-A Support
The PDF-A archiving standard ensures today's PDF files will be able to display and print appropriately for years to come. A new PDF-A button can turn any PDF file into the archive format instantly. Creates PDF files that are compliant with the new public specification from the International Standards Organization, 19005-1 PDF/A.
Superior Creation Speed
Produces PDF files up to 300% faster than alternatives.
Small Native File Sizes
Creates PDF files that are dramatically smaller than the original document. Supports industry-standard compression options, including loss-less, JPEG 2000 and enables optimization for the Web.
PDF File Size Optimizer
The PDF Optimizer allows you to minimize the size of files without compromising the quality. A host of size reduction approaches from down sampling, to compression, and unembedding fonts, allow documents to be ideally sized for sharing and archiving.
PDF Create! Assistant
The PDF Create! Assistant makes it a breeze to batch process documents and set up profiles so you have batch settings pre-configured for different types of documents.
Passwords and Security
Secure PDF files by requiring others to know a password in order to view or print a document. 40-bit and 128-bit encryption can also be applied to a PDF file with the user able to control whether the document can be viewed, printed, edited, copied or annotated.