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How to use the eCopy PDF Pro Office Batch Converter utility through Command Line
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How to use the Batch Converter utility through Command Line
Summary:
The Batch Converter utility used to convert large numbers of *.pdf or *.tif files can be used through Command Prompt.
Information:
The basic command to run in Command Prompt is:
Windows 32-bit
C:\Program Files\Nuance\eCopy PDF Pro Office 6\batchconverter.com -I\*.tif -O -T
Windows 64-bit
C:\Program Files (x86)\Nuance\eCopy PDF Pro Office 6\batchconverter.com -I\*.tif -O -T
The and folders must not contain any spaces and there must not be any spaces between the parameters.
It is recommended to run Command Prompt as the Administrator.
Additional Information:
Additional parameters and specifications to use batchconverter.com:
batchconverter.com -I -O -T [-R] [-Q] [-P]
[-S] [-D] [-Cm] [-Cg] [-Cc]
[-V] [-W] [-G]
[-L<lang1,>] [-J] [-K] [-Ao] [-As]
[-?] [-F]
-I input file full path. * can be used for filename (*.pdf, *.tif)
-O output file or folder full path.
-T output type: TIF|PDF|PDFS
-R recursive processing, subfolders under the input will be processed too. -FThe input folder structure will be created under the output folder.
-Q quiet processing, no password dialogs will be showed thus password protected pdf files will not be converted successfully.
-P process single page
-? Shows usage info and the list of languages + 3letter language identifiers.
Tiff output specific parameters
-S colorspace: auto|mono|gray|rgb. Default: auto.
-D resolution: auto|72|96|150|200|300|600|1200|2400. Default: auto.
-Cm image compression for monochrome images: none|g3|g4|lzw. Default: g4.
-Cg image compression for grayscale images: none|LZW|JpegMin|JpegLow|JpegMed|JpegHigh|JpegMax. Default: LZW.
-Cc image compression for color images: none|LZW|JpegMin|JpegLow|JpegMed|JpegHigh|JpegMax. Default: LZW.
PDF output specific parameters
-V Version: 1A|1B|2A|2B|2U|3A|3B|3U|1.3|1.4|1.5|1.6|1.7|auto
-W Optimize for web viewing
-G Remove tags
-E Execute sequence
Searchable PDF output specific parameters
-L Language(s) for OCR. Comma delimited list of 3letter language identifiers (-Leng,ger,fre,nor). If not presented, auto is used.
-J Reject char. Default: ~.
-K If presented, conversion keeps original images.
-Ao If presented, pages are oriented and straightened automatically.
Language ID Language
eng English
ger German
fre French
dut Dutch
nor Norwegian
swe Swedish
fin Finnish
dan Danish
ice Icelandic
por Portuguese
spa Spanish
cat Catalan
gal Galician
ita Italian
mal Maltese
gre Greek
pol Polish
czh Czech
slk Slovak
hun Hungarian
sln Slovenian
cro Croatian
rom Romanian
alb Albanian
tur Turkish
est Estonian
lat Latvian
lit Lithuanian
esp Esperanto
srl Serbian (Latin)
srb Serbian (Cyrillic)
mac Macedonian
mol Moldavian
bul Bulgarian
bel Byelorussian
ukr Ukrainian
rus Russian
che Chechen
kab Kabardian
afr Afrikaans
aym Aymara
bas Basque
bem Bemba
bla Blackfoot
bre Breton
bra Portuguese (Brazilian)
bug Bugotu
cha Chamorro
chu Tswana
cor Corsican
crw Crow
esk Inuit
far Faroese
fij Fijian
fri Frisian
fru Friulian
gli Gaelic (Irish)
gls Gaelic (Scottish)
gan Ganda/Luganda
gua Guarani
han Hani
haw Hawaiian
ido Ido
ind Indonesian
int Interlingua
kas Kasub
kaw Kawa
kik Kikuyu
kon Kongo
kpe Kpelle
kur Kurdish
ltn Latin
lub Luba
lux Luxembourgian
mlg Malagasy
mly Malay
mln Malinke
mao Maori
may Mayan
mia Miao
min Minankabaw
moh Mohawk
nah Nahuatl
nya Nyanja
occ Occidental
oji Ojibway
pap Papiamento
pid Pidgin English
pro Provencal
que Quechua
rha Rhaetic
roy Romany
rua Ruanda
run Rundi
sam Samoan
sar Sardinian
sho Shona
sio Sioux
smi Sami
sml Sami Lule
smn Sami Northern
sms Sami Southern
som Somali
sot Sotho
sun Sundanese
swa Swahili
swz Swazi
tag Tagalog
tah Tahitian
tin Tinpo
ton Tongan
tun Tun
vis Visayan
wel Welsh
wen Sorbian
wol Wolof
xho Xhosa
zap Zapotec
zul Zulu
jpn Japanese
chs Chinese (Simplified)
cht Chinese (Traditional)
krn Korean