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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.
CAP at a glance
CAP
Digital photography fragmented into many manufacturer-specific raw formats because camera makers optimized for their own sensors, metadata, and software ecosystems rather than for one shared public raw standard.
Format comparison
| Feature | PDF | CAP |
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| File type | Document | Image |
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| Created year | 1993 | 2005 |
| Inventor | Adobe | Phase One |
| Status | active | proprietary |
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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 CAP.
- PDF is commonly used in document workflows.
When to use CAP
- Your target workflow expects CAP.
- Improve delivery compatibility with CAP.
- CAP is commonly used in image workflows.
FAQs
Why convert PDF to CAP?
Convert to CAP when keeping compatibility with a legacy capture workflow or preserving source material from a proprietary imaging system.
It is mainly useful in archive recovery and controlled migration scenarios.
What changes when converting PDF to CAP?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Moving to CAP removes vector scaling.
What should I review after converting PDF to CAP?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.
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