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PDF at a glance
Adobe introduced PDF in the early 1990s as part of the Acrobat family. Adobe later handed the specification to ISO, and PDF 1.7 became ISO 32000-1 in 2008.
BPG at a glance
BPG
BPG arrived in the mid-2010s when image engineers were looking for better post-JPEG compression before AVIF and JPEG XL had ecosystem momentum.
Format comparison
| Feature | PDF | BPG |
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| File type | Document | Image |
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| Created year | 1993 | 2014 |
| Inventor | Adobe | Fabrice Bellard |
| Status | active | active |
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| Vector scaling | Supported | Not supported |
When to use each format
When to use PDF
- Your source file is already in PDF.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to BPG.
- PDF is commonly used in document workflows.
When to use BPG
- Your target workflow expects BPG.
- Improve delivery compatibility with BPG.
- BPG is commonly used in image workflows.
FAQs
Why convert PDF to BPG?
High-efficiency image encoding for maximum compression at JPEG-class quality, image compression research, and specialized pipelines where HEVC infrastructure is available.
What changes when converting PDF to BPG?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Moving to BPG removes vector scaling.
What should I review after converting PDF to BPG?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.
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