Aspose.Page for Python via .NET 24.1 Release Notes

We are pleased to announce the release of the first version of Aspose.Page for Python via .NET 24.1. Aspose.Page is an API for manipulating PDL formats. The first version of Aspose.Page can:

• Create, edit and save PS/EPS and XPS documents
• Convert XPS document to PDF and image
• Convert PostScript (PS) and Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) files to PDF and image

XPS Features

• Create and edit XPS document
• Add or remove pages of XPS document
• Work with canvases, paths and glyphs elements
• Create vector graphics shapes (Path element) using a set of primitives (elliptical arcs, Bezier curve segments and straight line segments)
• Create text strings (Glyphs element)
• Group elements (Canvas element) to manipulate a group as a whole
• Manipulate the appearance of graphics and text strings
• Use brushes of different types including solid color brush, image brush, visual brush etc
• Specify colors in different color spaces including sRGB, scRGB and any space based on ICC profile
• Work with multiple documents inside an XPS document
• Preserve print tickets in opened XPS document if any
• Add default print tickets into new XPS document or an opened one if there are no tickets in it
• Perform cross-package operations, e.g. add/insert an element from another document (XPS package), assign a property value created in another document’s context, create elements/property values based on file resources created in another document’s context, add/insert a page from another document
• Get a job/document/page print ticket object and link it to another job/document/page
• Manipulate print tickets using the Print Schema model classes
• Save XPS documents as raster images
• Save XPS documents to PDF format
• Save XPS documents to PostScript
• Manipulate hyperlinks associated with XPS elements
• Save PDF to stream
• Manipulate, save and convert XPS outline items.

EPS Features

• Supports PostScript language levels 1-3 with an exception of font types: Type2 (CFF), Type14 (Chameleon), Types 9, 10, 11
• Create PS document
• Add page to PS document
• Work with graphics states (transformations and clips)
• Create vector graphics shapes using a set of primitives (elliptical arcs, Bezier curve segments and straight line segments)
• Create text strings
• Add images including transparent ones
• Save as PDF
• Save as raster image
• Resize and crop EPS images
• Convert raster images to EPS
• Add, edit and save XMP metadata in EPS files