PDF: Experiences with PDF-XChange PRO??

[Howard Kaikow]

Any experiences with Tracker Software's PDF-XChange PRO?/


The comparison table is formatted outright awful.
Even someone with good eyes would have trouble reading with those background colors.

[Bob D]

Although I cannot comment on the "Pro" version, I have been using the "Standard" edition for years.
It performs very well. Solid, stable app.
Support is commendable as well.

[Howard Kaikow]

Originally Posted by Bob D

Although I cannot comment on the "Pro" version, I have been using the "Standard" edition for years.
It performs very well. Solid, stable app.
Support is commendable as well.

I' m gonna install the trial in a few minutes.

[wilbertnl]

I had never heard of this PDF software before.
It looks like it's offering promising features.
Sure worth to take a closer look!

REVIEW: PDF-XChange 3 Pro Edition

[Howard Kaikow]

Originally Posted by wilbertnl

I had never heard of this PDF software before.
It looks like it's offering promising features.
Sure worth to take a closer look!

REVIEW: PDF-XChange 3 Pro Edition

I'm using 64-bit Vista.

What are recommended products to:

1. Create a PDF printer, and;
2. Allow the editing of tax forms and other forms that were created in PDF,
and;
3. Allow the insertion of blank pages into a PDF document, and;
4. Allow the saving of modified PDF files.

Alternatives to Acrobat is interesting, but they do not list PDF-CChange, nor list the specific criteria foe exclusion in the report, so I'm not impressed.

http://www.prosoftlabs.org/Adobe/pr/htm mentions PDF Direct (could not find
a way to download a trial), Scansoft PDF Converter (I ASSuME the Pro
version), DeskPDF, Able2Extract, and NitroPDF(will not have 64-bit Vista
support until later this year).

It was alleged that PDF Direct has 24 x 7 support, good luck contacting them
prior to purchase.

Converting from PDF to MSFT Office apps would a plus.

Which are the recommended products?
Any others?

[BlueZannetti]

Originally Posted by Howard Kaikow

Which are the recommended products?
Any others?

Howard,

I've not used it...., but Bluebeam PDF Revu looks interesting on the paid software front. Not sure if it meets all goals.

Blue

[huntnyc]

@Howard,

have tried Nitro but no OCR so scanned docs become just images.

Have tried PDF Converter Pro but does not convert docs from scanner.

Got Adobe Acrobat Pro 8 and if I knew of a good alternative I would get it but I don't for what I need it to do.

Gary

[HAN]

Howard: We use PDF-XChange Viewer Pro at work. (And I use it here at home.) It doesn't create PDFs (I use BullZip for that.) At this point in time, PDF-XChange Pro does not yet create blank pages (but I have a work around for that. I just print (via BullZip) a blank page from MS Word. I then use PDF-XChange Pro to insert the new blank page file into my doc.) Everything else on your list is covered as long as the PDF isn't password locked.

I use PDF-XChange Pro at least once a week to type info into non-fillable forms and then save them. One of the ladies in our office uses PDF-XChange Pro to re-type invoices that already exist as PDFs. It has saved her a bunch of time and she really likes it...

[Howard Kaikow]

Originally Posted by huntnyc

@Howard,

have tried Nitro but no OCR so scanned docs become just images.

Have tried PDF Converter Pro but does not convert docs from scanner.

Got Adobe Acrobat Pro 8 and if I knew of a good alternative I would get it but I don't for what I need it to do.

Gary

Neither Nitro PDF nor PDF-XChange seem to allow insertion of blank pages.
Scansoft PDF Converter Pro 4 offers this, so I ASSuME that version 5 also allows insertion of blank pages.

Much prefer the Nitro PDF GUI to that of PDF-XChange.

I have a scanner that scans to PDF as the default. Never tried to edit those.

[Howard Kaikow]

Originally Posted by HAN

Howard: We use PDF-XChange Viewer Pro at work. (And I use it here at home.) It doesn't create PDFs (I use BullZip for that.) At this point in time, PDF-XChange Pro does not yet create blank pages (but I have a work around for that. I just print (via BullZip) a blank page from MS Word. I then use PDF-XChange Pro to insert the new blank page file into my doc.) Everything else on your list is covered as long as the PDF isn't password locked.

Yes, I'd have to use the same hack with Nitro PDF as well.
But I really do not like the PDF-XChange GUI.

[Howard Kaikow]

Originally Posted by huntnyc

@Howard,

have tried Nitro but no OCR so scanned docs become just images.

Have tried PDF Converter Pro but does not convert docs from scanner.

Got Adobe Acrobat Pro 8 and if I knew of a good alternative I would get it but I don't for what I need it to do.

Gary

For OCR to PDF, take a look at ABBYY Transformer.