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Flatten to Image (Rasterize)

Flatten to Image rasterizes pages when a workflow needs a fixed visual representation of the document.

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Problem

Scanned and generated PDFs frequently arrive with inconsistent sizes, orientation, visual marks, or delivery presentation.

Use

Apply deterministic page geometry, marks, or layout settings with previews and repeatable options.

Evidence plan

What this unlocks

  • Rasterize pages to images — removes all selectable text (one-way)
  • Run from the document workspace once signed in
  • Available for repeatable batch or pipeline workflows

Workflow

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Simple pathForm W-9

Quick OCR and field check

Turn a scanned form into a searchable PDF and verify the obvious fields before routing it.

  1. 1Upload the W-9
  2. 2Run OCR
  3. 3Inspect detected text and form regions
  4. 4Save a searchable copy

Tool chain

OCRForms Ops StudioSet Metadata Studio
Searchable PDFField review notesClean source metadata
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Complex pathForm W-9

Secure intake pipeline

Run a repeatable intake path that extracts fields, redacts sensitive identifiers, verifies removal, compresses the output, and records evidence.

  1. 1Upload the form batch
  2. 2OCR and extract fields
  3. 3Apply redaction policy
  4. 4Verify redaction
  5. 5Compress and export packet
  6. 6Attach audit trail

Tool chain

Pipeline BuilderOCRExtract TablesRedact & RemoveCompress PDFProvenance Ledger
Redacted PDFStructured field exportRedaction verification report
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Inputs & outputs

Accepted formats
pdf
Produced formats
pdf

Common use cases

  • Lock down visual appearance
  • Prepare evidence images
  • Remove selectable layers before controlled handoff

Workflow steps

  1. 1Confirm the one-way flattening effect
  2. 2Choose pages and rendering quality
  3. 3Generate a flattened output and retain the prior version

Outputs

  • Adjusted PDF artifact
  • Applied settings summary
  • Pipeline step configuration

Review checks

  • Preview representative pages
  • Use explicit page ranges
  • Check output dimensions before delivery

API

Endpoint family: /v1/process, /v1/pipelines, /v1/jobs
POST/v1/documents/uploadPOST/v1/ocr/{document_id}GET/v1/jobs/{job_id}/downloadPOST/v1/pipelines/run-adhocPOST/v1/processing/redactGET/v1/forensics/{document_id}/redaction-verify
  • Flattening removes selectable text and form structure in the output.
  • Run OCR afterward if the flattened artifact still needs searchable text.
Integration overview

Limits

Availability
Included in Good
Readiness
beta
Automation
Pipeline-ready

Confirm entitlement, input requirements, and deployment fit in the package and API documentation before you automate this capability.

Integration overview

Evidence

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Evidence is published with the related workflow and proof artifact when it is available for this capability.

Public example workflows

Integration overview
Simple

Quick OCR and field check

Form W-9

Turn a scanned form into a searchable PDF and verify the obvious fields before routing it.

Proof artifacts

Searchable PDF, Field review notes

Complex

Secure intake pipeline

Form W-9

Run a repeatable intake path that extracts fields, redacts sensitive identifiers, verifies removal, compresses the output, and records evidence.

Proof artifacts

Structured field export, Redaction verification report

Roles and use cases

Operations teams

Operations Automation

Normalize high-volume document streams with repeatable pipelines.

Connected tools

Pipeline Builder, Policy Profiles, OCR

Activity trail: Pipeline run historyAudit record: Batch audit

Publishing and accessibility teams

Accessibility / Publishing

Remediate, inspect, and validate accessible deliverables.

Connected tools

Accessibility (PDF/UA), Accessibility Inspector, PDF to PDF/A

Generated artifact: Accessibility inspectionVerification result: veraPDF validation result