Release Notes – FileConvert

The following are feature enhancements between versions. For a complete list of changes, see the change log.

7.0.0.17

  • "Input File Limit Per Run" has been replaced by a "Queue Limit for Scheduled Jobs." This sets the maximum number of files that can be in the queue at a time. When a scheduled job runs, it will stop scanning for files once the queue limit is reached. The queue limit does not apply to manual jobs.
  • New setting: "Remove Log Items" purges old log information after N days to keep the log file from growing too big.

7.0.0.5

  • Initial release of FileConvert 7.
  • Completely updated UI.
  • New ribbon-style toolbar provides easier access to features.
  • PDF/A-1b support for creating archival-quality PDFs.
  • Bookmark separators place a bookmark in the output PDF instead of splitting it.
  • New ability to browse input/output/backup folders and job history from the main view.
  • Logging is now done by job and date.
  • New ability to filter the logs by date ranges or status.
  • Added support for more file types.
  • New ability to skip a file if the output file already exists.

6.6.0.2468

  • New internal PDF engine for converting documents to PDF.

6.5.0.2118

  • FileConvert can now run as a service. See Settings > General > Run as a Service. Look in the documentation for limitations when running it as a service.

6.3.0.1832

  • New destination setting: split document every __ pages.
  • Batch jobs can now leave files in their original locations.

6.1.0.1661

  • New job source option: Batch Files. Use batch files to feed a list of files to FileConvert. FileConvert will convert the files on the list instead of looking for files.
  • New setting: General > Source Folder File Limit. This limits the number of files that can be added to the queue each time the job runs. Intended to stop long folder scans.

6.0.0.1584

  • FileConvert Pro Plus is now available with support for multi-threaded conversions using the Advanced OCR engine. The number of threads is currently limited to 4. Access this setting under Tools > Settings > General > Number of Concurrent Threads.

6.0.0.1562

  • For in-place conversion jobs, you can now choose whether or not to delete the source files.

6.0.0.1493

  • New OCR setting: Page Timeout to establish how long the OCR engine will try to process a page before giving up.
  • New option for embedding OCR text: character-aligned or not character-aligned.
  • During OCR, each page runs in a new process for more robustness.
  • Smaller file size for searchable PDFs.
  • Compressed streams and other advanced PDF features are now supported.

5.0.0.1371

  • New OCR option: "Auto-Rotate Pages". If you're using the Advanced OCR engine, it can automatically turn rotated pages upright.
  • New separator option if there are multiple destinations: Choose a Destination. The separator sheet shows all of the available destinations. The user puts a mark next to the destination(s) they want to use.

5.0.0.1329

  • All-new conversion engine rewritten from the ground up.
  • Separators are now stored in a database for easier sharing.
  • New output option: parallel tree. You can place converted files in a folder tree that parallels the source tree.
  • Information about which files have been processed is now stored in an .ini file. This means that it is no longer necessary to delete the source files to keep them from getting converted again.
  • OCR now uses a rasterized page instead of extracting images, which is much safer and more reliable.
  • OCR Engine is now a job preference.
  • When you manually run a job, you have a chance to preview files that will be added to the queue and make changes.
  • Files that have already been processed can be re-added to the queue.
  • Jobs now have a Priority setting so some jobs can take precedence over others.
  • Log info is now highly detailed.
  • You can now restore backup files easily from the log tab.
  • Added the ability to convert PDF to TIFF.
  • Added "separator-only" OCR for fast processing of separators without running full OCR.
  • FileConvert handles corrupt and incompatible files much more gracefully.
  • Reduced the system resource usage dramatically, especially the RAM requirements.
  • New job options to determine how line breaks are handled when converting to a TXT file.
  • You can now remove files from the queue.
  • You can now pause the queue (FileConvert needs to stay open for the pause to remain in effect).

5.0.0.1300

  • Separators can now be stored anywhere for easy sharing (Settings > Separators).
  • The separator file gets re-loaded every time a separator is encountered.

5.0.0.1237

  • Batch conversion jobs can now convert document images to plain text.

5.0.0.1234

  • New setting to preserve separators in scans.
  • New "Add Separator" button to add and print a separator on-the-fly.

5.0.0

  • The Watch Folders feature of FileCenter Professional has become FileConvert.
  • OCR text is now aligned behind the image text in PDF files.
  • Existing PDF files can be converted to searchable PDF.
  • Delayed OCR will perform OCR as a separate step at a scheduled time.
  • Process Separators without doing full OCR.
  • More flexible job and scheduling options.
  • Batch-convert files in-place.
  • More detailed, robust logging.
  • New wizards to make job creation/editing simpler.
  • New advanced conversion job options.
  • New Advanced OCR engine with improved recognition and support for multinational characters.