10-2 Administrators Guide for Dynamic Converter
10.2 Conversion of PDF Files in UNIX
Conversion of PDF files under UNIX may be slow and may time out after three minutes the default timeout value for the conversion process.
To increase the conversion timeout, complete the following tasks:
1.
Open the Dynamic Converter Admin page see Dynamic Converter Admin Page
on page A-1.
2. Click Configuration Settings.
The Dynamic Converter Configuration page is displayed see Dynamic Converter
Configuration Page on page A-2.
3. Enter a new value in the Time Out field increasing it from 3 minutes, which is the
default.
4. Click Update to enable your changes.
The changed setting takes effect immediately, so you do not need to restart the Content Server.
10.3 Embedded Graphics on UNIX
Some source documents contain embedded OLE objects. Embedded OLE objects are usually accompanied by a graphic snapshot in the form of a Windows metafile. On
both Windows and UNIX, Dynamic Converter can use the metafile snapshot to convert the OLE object. When the metafile is not available, Dynamic Converter reverts
to OLE technologies for the conversion. In that event, the conversion will still succeed on Windows, but it will fail on UNIX.
10.4 Use of Vector Versus Raster Graphics Formats
If you are converting vector graphics, Dynamic Converter requires access to a running X-Server. This is because Dynamic Converter depends on the X-Server system to draw
the pixels.
Vector graphics formats describe lines and fills. Common formats are WMF, EMF, CorelDRAW, Adobe Illustrator, Excel charts, Word autoshapes, and PowerPoint
presentations. Raster graphics, on the other hand, contain pixel information of an image. Common file formats are BMP, JPEG, and GIF.
One way to tell the difference between a vector and a raster graphic is to try to stretch the image. Since vector graphics describe lines, they will re-compute the placement of
the lines and the image should still look nice. Raster graphics, however, will become pixelated when you resize.
See the Dynamic Converter Installation Guide for instructions on how to set up rendering of graphics and fonts in UNIX.
Note: The new Dynamic Converter HTML Template Editor will not
support working with multi-byte content IDs for the templates or the content items being converted.
Implementation Considerations 10-3
10.5 Converting Vector Graphics and Spreadsheet Text in UNIX
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