What’s new in the Aspose.PDF for Java 24.8

Release Highlights

Aspose.PDF for Java 24.8 brings significant advancements with the addition of PDF/A-4 compliance and alternative text for image stamps. This release also introduces image flattening for transparency and addresses critical bugs related to file conversions, including DOCX file corruption and incorrect Excel output.

New Features

• Alternative Text for Image Stamps: Developers can now enhance accessibility by embedding alternative text into image stamps within PDF documents.

• Support for PDF/A-4 Compliance: Added functionality for exporting PDFs in PDF/A-4 format, aligning with the latest archival standards (ISO 19005-4:2020).

• Flatten Transparent Images: This new feature ensures transparent images in PDFs can be flattened, improving rendering reliability across various viewers.

Enhancements

• Improved CMYK Color Handling: Corrected the behavior of Color.fromCmyk to ensure accurate color representation.

• Multi-Page TIFF to PDF Conversion: Simplified handling and accurate conversion of multi-page TIFF images into PDF format.

Bug Fixes

• PDF to Excel - Extra Columns Issue: Fixed a layout issue where unnecessary columns were appearing during conversion.

• DOCX Generation Errors: Resolved a major issue where DOCX files generated from PDFs could not be opened or displayed an “unreadable content” error.

• Reduced Text Spacing in DOCX: Fixed formatting inconsistencies where spacing before text was unexpectedly reduced.

• Incorrect Signature Detection: Addressed regression where PdfFileSignature.containsSignature() returned inaccurate results.

• JavaScript Extraction Issue: Fixed an issue where JavaScript embedded in PDF documents could not be extracted.

• TOC Truncation: Resolved a bug where Table of Contents entries were being improperly truncated.

• XPS Conversion Exception: Eliminated a critical error occurring during XPS to PDF conversion.

• Missing Images in Excel: Fixed an issue where images were not preserved in PDF to Excel output.

Public API and Backward Incompatible Changes

Added Methods

• Form.makeFormAnnotationsIndependent(Page)
• StructureAttribute.toString()

Added Constructor

• XmpValue(String, boolean)

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For full list of updates, please visit Aspose.PDF for Java 24.8 Release Notes.

pdf a4 support | alternative text pdf image | multi page tiff to pdf | docx conversion unreadable fix | pdf signature detection issue