Jacob Collins

  Jacob is the JPedal Product Lead and specialises in PDF creation and manipulation. He also develops Salesforce backend systems and contributes to marketing and support. Outside work, he’s a 1900‑rated chess player, guitarist, and French learner.

 



50 Stories by Jacob Collins

Glossary of PDF Terms

This article lists and defines commonly used terminology from the PDF world.   AcroForm AcroForm is a PDF form format that was introduced in...
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How to remove a page from a PDF file in Java (Tutorial)

The PDF file format is not natively supported by Java. Therefore, to remove a page from a PDF file, you will need an external...
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How to split PDF files in Java (Tutorial)

The PDF file format is not natively supported by Java. Therefore, to split a PDF file into multiple PDFs, you will need an external...
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Comparing PNG Compression Algorithms

In this article we will be comparing the different compression methods available to use within PNG images. To do this, we will be using...
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How to add an image annotation to a PDF in Java

If you’ve been struggling to find a solution for inserting image annotations into a PDF, look no further. With JPedal you now have the...
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Comparing TIFF Compression Algorithms

In this article, we will be exploring the different tiff compression techniques you can use. We will investigate their effect on different metrics such...
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