DynamicPDF™ Rasterizer for .NET

DynamicPDF Rasterizer for .NET simply put is a .NET library to quickly take your vector-based file format (PDF that is) and convert it to a pixel-based format (most image formats). This process can significantly reduce the overall size of the document and then allows you to use the output image for other purposes where PDF documents may not be ideal. Highlighted below are just some of the great attributes of the DynamicPDF Rasterizer for .NET.

Convert to Many Common Formats

DynamicPDF™ Rasterizer for .NET is packed with all the features you need to handle your PDF to image rasterization. Convert your PDF files to BMP, GIF, JPEG, TIFF (including multipage-TIFF) as well as to a System.Drawing.Bitmap class for further manipulation. And best of all the conversions are done efficiently and it can all be done in just a few simple lines of code.

Easy to Use

With DynamicPDF Rasterizer for .NET, converting files from PDF to images is as easy as 1-2-3. Well, actually it’s as easy as 1-2. Because in just two lines of .NET code you can output any PDF file to any of our supported file formats.

Note the very straight forward code below. Many static objects are included in the API to further simplify file converting. Most converting is as simple a specifying the input PDF name then specifying the output image name.

[Visual Basic]
Dim MyPdf As PdfRasterizer = New PdfRasterizer("C:\DocumentA.pdf")
MyPdf.Draw("C:\DocumentA_Page.png", ImageFormat.Png, ImageSize.Dpi72)

[C#]
PdfRasterizer pdf = new PdfRasterizer("C:\\DocumentA.pdf");
pdf.Draw("C:\\DocumentA_Page.png", ImageFormat.Png, ImageSize.Dpi72);

But do not be fooled by the simple code. DynamicPDF Rasterizer for .NET still packs loads of features and functionality into its API.

Great Features

Below are some of the great DynamicPDF Rasterizer for .NET features. For a complete list of features take a look at our Feature page.

Form Field and Annotation Support

• There is no need to worry about whether you PDF is going to be rendered correctly. DynamicPDF Rasterizer for .NET fully supports the conversion of all your Acrobat Form Fields and Annotations. Be assured that your rasterized PDF will remain true to its original style.

PDF to Printer

• With DynamicPDF Rasterizer you can now achieve a PDF to Printer solution. Rasterizing your PDF to a System.Drawing.Bitmap object allows you to send that object directly to a printer. A fully functional example of this is included with the evaluation download.

Image Transparency

• Full image transparency is supported when converting your PDF to TIFF or PNG. This is useful for output images that will sit on a colored background where the background color needs to come through.

DynamicPDF Integration

If you are already using any of our other great DynamicPDF products or if you plan to in the future, you can rest assured that DynamicPDF Rasterizer will work seamlessly with all our other products. So whether you are creating PDF documents from scratch using DynamicPDF Generator or DynamicPDF ReportWriter, merging or filling in PDF documents using DynamicPDF Merger or converting files to PDFs with DynamicPDF Converter you can now seamlessly create rasterized images out of PDF documents created with any of those above mentioned product (or any other PDF you have).

Flexible Licensing

DynamicPDF™ Rasterizer for .NET is available in two licensing models. Server based licensing is intended for developers who wish to install our software on their server or web server. It is licensed per production server and allows an unlimited number of installations on development workstations and development servers. This licensing model is ideal for those who wish to install our software on a limited number of servers and allows us to offer a lower price to developers who do not intend to distribute our software to a large number of servers or workstations.

Developer based licensing is intended for developers who wish to distribute our software to a large number of clients. It allows one developer to develop an unlimited number of client or server based applications that use our product and distribute them royalty free to up to 5000 machines. If you need larger distributions, please contact our sales department. Our assemblies can easily be deployed with another application using XCOPY or a setup program.