Release Notes

• Updated the native DLL's language to Neutral. (v4.05)
• Added SubFileType tag to pages of multipage TIFFs. (v4.04)
• Implemented the ability to define a custom BitsPerPixel for Tiff images. (v4.02)

• Resolved an issue where the application would hang during the rasterization of certain PDFs. (v4.06)
• Fixed an "ObjectDisposedException" that occurs when processing the output Stream (User needs to close the Stream after using it). (v4.05)
• Added a method for writing multi-page TIFF to a stream. (v4.04)
• Optimized memory usage for PDF to multipage Tiff conversion. (v4.04)
• Resolved the error 'Frame must have the same dimensions as the image' during Tiff creation. (v4.04)
• Resolved a problem related to loading the native file for an ASP.NET application within Linux containers. (v4.03)
• Addressed an error labeled "Frame must have the same dimensions as the image" that emerges while generating Tiff images. (v4.02)
• Resolved an issue with BlackThreshold for Tiff, PNG, and BMP monochrome color formats. (v4.02)
• Successfully rectified a situation where specific text was not appearing upon rasterizing a particular PDF. (v4.02)
• Fixed a "Parameter is not valid" error that occurs when converting a specific PDF into a bitmap image. (v4.01)
• Fixed an issue with error codes. (v4.01)

v4 is compatible with v3. All code written against v3 will compile against v4 except for few removed/deprecated API. Listed below are the details of deprecated/removed types and suggested replacements:

• There is no .NET framework specific DLL, and we support NetStandard2.0 and above. (v4.01)
• Removed DrawToBitmap method, instead get the image as byte array and use it as needed. (v4.01)
• Removed RGBA color format support for TIFF image. (v4.01)
• Removed DrawToMultiPageTiff method that takes Stream, instead use the DrawToMultiPageTiff that returns byte array. (v4.01)
• Removed BitmapColorFormat. (v4.01)

• Supports saving the image to a Stream object in .NET Standard/.NET Core. (v3.12)
• Linux platform is now supported. (v3.08)
• AnyCPU is now supported for all project types. (v3.03)
• AnyCPU is now supported for .NET Core and .NET Standard projects. x64 or x86 is still required for .NET Framework projects. (v3.02)
• Added support for .NET Core 2.0 (UWP and Windows) (v3.00)
• Added the ability to rasterize a specific part of a PDF page. (v3.00)
• Added events to track the progress of a rasterization. (v3.00)
• Ability to rasterize PDF Portfolios (Attachments). (v3.00)
• Added the ability to set a background color. (v3.00)
• Added a monochrome color format without dithering. (v3.00)
• Improved PDF rendering engine. (v3.00)
• Updated the Help Documentation. (v3.00)

• Fixed an issue with the RasterizerProgress Event handler. (v3.18)
• Fixed an issue that hangs the application when creating an image out of a specific PDF document. (v3.17)
• Fixed an issue with text rendering that occurs in UWP apps & Linux machines. (v3.16)
• Fixed an issue with saving the rasterized image to a stream object. (v3.16)
• Fixed an issue with rendering text when rasterizing a specific PDF. (v3.15)
• Fixed an issue that crashes the application when rasterizing a specific large PDF. (v3.15)
• DLL names updated. (v3.15)
• Fixed an issue that causes minor differences in the output images generated in Windows and Linux. (v3.14)
• Fixed an issue with the native library deployment in NuGet package for Azure environments (v3.13)
• Throws exception if required memory is not available. (v3.12)
• Fixed an issue with resolving references when package used in a standard library which is being consumed by another project. (v3.11)
• Fixed an issue with referencing the libraries in Linux Docker environment using the NuGet package. (v3.10)
• Fixed an issue with referencing DLL in ASP.NET Core 2.x projects using NuGet package. (v3.09)
• Fixed an issue with generating TIFF images having incorrect dimensions. (v3.08)
• Fixed an AccessViolationException caused when rasterizing a specific PDF. (v3.07)
• Fixed a NullReferenceException error caused by using zero byte data to create an InputPdf class object. (v3.06)
• Fixed an ArgumentNullException error caused when converting some specific PDFs to tiff using Standard DLL. (v3.06)
• Fixed an issue with the MultiPage tiff image watermark. (v3.06)
• Fixed an issue with rasterizing the form field contents. (v3.05)
• Fixed an issue with loading the "DPDFRenderNative_x86" DLL in some systems. (v3.05)
• Fixed an issue with rendering the form fields. (v3.04)
• Fixed an issue with transparency when RGBA transparency is set. (v3.03)
• Fixed an issue with loading documents in a multithreaded environment using the .NET Standard DLL. (v3.03)
• NuGet package now looks at project properties instead of the solution's properties. (v3.02)
• Resolved an issue with using an empty password with InputPdf. (v3.01)
• Fixed a file lock issue after disposing Rasterizer and InputPdf objects. (v3.01)
• Initial Release. (v3.00)

v3 is compatible with v2. All code written against v2 will compile against v3.

• Supports RGB, RGBA, Monochrome, Gray-scale and Indexed color-formats. (v2.0.0)
• Indexed color support for TIFF and PNG images. (v2.0.0)
• Color quantanization and custom palette support for all indexed formats. (v2.0.0)
• Dithering support for all indexed and monochrome color formats. (v2.0.0)
• Stand alone assembly file (v1.0 has a dependent unmanaged DLL). (v2.0.0)
• Improved memory management. (v2.0.0)
• Revised API model. (v2.0.0)
• Updated the Help Documentation. (v2.0.0)

• Fixed an issue where the output image is missing text. (v2.0.0 Build 37639)
• Fixed a couple of bugs that are causing the rasterization process to hang. (v2.0.0 Build 37471)
• Resolved an issue where the Draw method hangs while rasterizing defective PDFs. (v2.0.0 Build 32144)
• Fixed a System.AccessViolation exception when using VS 2015 and .NET 4.x. (v2.0.0 Build 32144)
• Fixed an issue where certain elements in the PDF are missing in the output image. (v2.0.0 Build 28903)
• Resolved a bug that is causing additional unwanted content to appear in the output image. (v2.0.0 Build 28903)
• Licensing\watermark issue while using Rasterizer in a web application has been resolved. (v2.0.0 Build 28105)
• Resolved an issue where certain symbols on the PDF are not rendered when converted to an image. (v2.0.0 Build 27286)
• Fixed an issue where AccessViolationException is thrown when accessing a PDF with accented characters in file name. (v2.0.0 Build 27286)
• CJK bin file (fpdfcjk.bin) not required to rasterize PDFs with Asian language fonts. (v2.0.0 Build 27286)
• Documentation Updates. (v2.0.0 Build 27286)
• Fixed an issue where rendering page to image becomes slower after first iteration. (v2.0.0 Build 25578)
• Fixed an incorrect outer exception when an invalid license key is added. (v2.0.0 Build 24234)
• Resolved an issue with not being able to open certain files. (v2.0.0 Build 24234)
• Fixed an issue where the PDF contents are rendered partially. (v2.0.0 Build 24234)
• Fixed parameter is not valid error that is thrown while running application with multi-threaded environment. (v2.0.0 Build 24234)
• Licensing\watermark issue while using Rasterizer in a web application has been resolved. (v2.0.0 Build 24234)
• Fixed an issue where the font file is being ignored when used in a web application. (v2.0.0 Build 23667)
• Resolved an issue where certain PDFs are loaded slowly. (v2.0.0 Build 23667)
• Fixed the document load exception thrown when certain PDFs are opened for rasterization. (v2.0.0 Build 23184)
• Resolved an issue where certain images on the PDF are not rasterized correctly. (v2.0.0 Build 23184)
• Resolved an issue with TIFF rasterization. (v2.0.0 Build 23184)
• Improved memory usage when generating large images. (v2.0.0 Build 23184)
• Resolved an issue with text getting overlapped when the PDF is converted to image. (v2.0.0 Build 20524)
• Fixed an installer issue. (v2.0.0 Build 20524)
• Initial Release. (v2.0.0 Build 18858)

• Fixed an issue with the textfield loosing its value when rastering the PDF. (v1.0.1 Build 14399)
• Fixed an issue with multi-line text box becoming single line in the rasterized image. (v1.0.1 Build 14399)
• Updated help documentation. (v1.0.1 Build 14399)
• Fixed an issue with compression not getting set correctly when using DrawToMultiPageTiff method. (v1.0.1 Build 13125)
• Updated help documentation. (v1.0.1 Build 13125)
• Fixed an issue with rasterizing the appearance of a rarely encountered type of PDF form field. (v1.0.1 Build 11907)
• Updated help documentation. (v1.0.1 Build 11907)
• Fixed an issue with Developer licensing. (v1.0.1 Build 11893)
• Fixed a memory management issue with calling the PdfRasterizer or InputPdf constructor repeatedly with a file or byte array. (v1.0.1 Build 11893)
• A "1" is no longer appended to the output image for the first page. (v1.0.1 Build 11669)
• Fixed an issue with the Draw method that returns an array of byte arrays. (v1.0.1 Build 11669)
• Fixed an issue with input PDF files getting locked. (v1.0.1 Build 11669)
• Fixed an issue with the MaxImageSize class. (v1.0.1 Build 11669)
• Fixed an issue with the PdfRasterizer constructor that takes a page number. (v1.0.1 Build 11669)
• Floating point values can now be used in the PercentageImageSize class. (v1.0.1 Build 11669)
• Updated help documentation (v1.0.1 Build 11669)
• The default quality for JPEG image types is now 60. (v1.0.0 Build 11368)
• Initial Release. (v1.0.0 Build 11354)