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How to extract JPG data from PDF

It is actually possible to extract some raw images from the PDF file. In general, images do not exist inside a PDF file –...
Mark Stephens
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Why writing a PDF parser is such a ‘challenging’…

In theory the PDF file format is specified in detail and is very precise. In practice, you meet alsorts of ‘interesting problems’ – the...
Mark Stephens
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How are PDF files protected?

Access to PDF files can be secured so that not just anyone can open them. This is achieved by encryption – the bytes in...
Mark Stephens
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What are PDF Image Masks?

The PDF Mask features offer a whole set of functionality to allow complicated image drawing to happen. Rather than just sticking an image on...
Mark Stephens
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What are XFA Forms?

In this article I aim to provide an general introduction to XFA forms, the XML Forms Architecture, and how the data is stored in...
Chris Wade
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