Transform PDF documents to AFP with enterprise class software in high volume environment. The software allow Windows users to convert PDF to AFP by dropping PDF files into a hot folder and getting the converted AFP in the output folder. It's a server based product, and you can share the input hot folder and the output folder as a network shared folder for your client users.

Version 1.22 is now available!

PDF2AFP Transform Server 1.22 adds support for Windows Server 2016 64-bit operating systems, enhanced AFP document resolution up to 600 dpi, and the process of PDF to AFP conversion is incredibly fast. The upgrade is free to all registered users. Visit the download section to install the new version

                                                                                

PDF2AFP Transform Server Features:

Convert PDF to AFP streams in batch at unlimited speed
Perform object-to-object conversion from PDF to AFP
Transform PDF into live AFP that contains text as searchable text and graphics as vector graphics, not just rasterize
Monitor hot folder for incoming PDF file and output AFP to a specified folder
Automatically load on system startup
Event logging
Support monochrome, color-white, 16-color, and full color graphics
Automate conversion from PDF form template to AFP and load it to AS400, iSeries, or zSeries mainframe
Adaptive PDF to AFP transform such as to handle many smaller PDFs or a few much larger PDFs
Optimize conversion from PDF to AFP either by speed or by quality
Translate fill-able form in PDF files to inline form in AFP documents
Support full color conversion of PDF pages to AFP pages
Import PDF files from Windows local or network shared folders
Speedy conversion to efficiently handle production sized jobs
Sharpen image and graphics in AFP output
Produce high fidelity AFP to the original print in PDF format
Support a complete set of paper sizes
Define custom paper size
Flexible page orientation such as Portrait, Landscape, Portrait 180, Landscape 270
Clip unprintable area or offset plus size
Grayscale methods including photographic dither, compressed dither, diagonal dither, line art halftone
Color options for mono, color/white, 16 colors (4bit CMYK from 4bit RGB or 24bit RGB), and full color CMYK
Color Management with ICC Profiles
Adjust image resolution between 300x300 and 600x600 dpi
JPEG and LZW compression algorithm for images
Easy Intensity and Contrast Controls
Best output fidelity for TrueType fonts as references, inline resources, or images
Optimize text in Open Type fonts, raster fonts, and outline fonts
Maintain Output Fidelity for placement in character, word, and line level
Font substitution of AFP character set with closely matched Windows font
Support Inline Form Definition
Produce AFP output files as smaller as possible
Flexible file extension for AFP documents, page segments, medium overlays, and overlays
Output AFP files can be emailed, saved to a folder on your computer, copied to a network location, uploaded to a host platform via FTP, or sent to an AFP/IPDS capable printer.
Multi-user server environment support for Microsoft Windows Server, Citrix Server, Web Server etc.
Automatic installation and configuration on Windows x86 and Windows x64
Live update for newer versions on Windows 32bit and Windows 64bit
Free upgrades for registered users

System Requirements:

Intel or AMD processor 1.7GHZ or better
200MB free disk space
1024x768 or higher resolution for Display Monitor
Microsoft Windows Server 2022/2019/2016/2012/2008/2003/2000 Server [32bit/64bit], Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000 [x86/x64]
Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat installed

Installation and Using PDF2AFP Transform Server - Only 4 Steps

1. Download, install, and launch PDF2AFP Transform Server
2. Specify the Input Folder C:\PDFInput, and specify the Output Folder C:\AFPOutput
3. Click 'Start' button to start the PDF to AFP Transform Server
4. Drop in some AFP files into C:\PDFInput folder, and these PDF files would be processed, and transformed into AFP, and immediately output to the C:\AFPOutput folder after the PDF to AFP conversion. 
 

Screenshots for PDF2AFP Transform Server:

Screenshots for AFP creation options (after clicking the Advanced Options button) :

NOTE: Launch on system startup feature requires elevated privilege (Run As Administrator).

User Manual:

You can download the user manual in PDF format or read online the web version.

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