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 of work, he’s a 1900‑rated chess player, guitarist, and French learner.

 



61 Stories by Jacob Collins

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)

TL;DR Goal: Split PDF files programmatically in Java (JDK 8+). Tool: Utilize the JPedal library. Process: Non-destructive splitting (into pages or chunks) using specific...
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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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How JPedal allows you to view the commands in a PDF stream

A new version of JPedal has been released and it contains an exciting new feature—the object stream decoder. JPedal is the best Java PDF...
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