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l Tag Image File Format (TIFF)
l Portable Document Format (PDF)
l Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG and JPG)
l Portable Network Graphics (PNG)
l Bitmap (BMP)
Processing
The task reads the image and detects the presence of the selected supported barcode types.
When a barcode is detected, the data it contains is read and added to the Data Page level of
the Metadata.
Note
This task does not recognize more than one level of the Metadata Document. This means
that if you are intending to define separate documents, you should use the Metadata
Level Creation task after the Barcode Scan.
Output
This task outputs the original data file but with modified (or created) Metadata. The format
should be the same as the input.
Supported barcode types
The following types of barcodes are supported:
Barcode
types
Description
EAN13 EAN13 symbology. Used with consumer products internationally, 13
characters.
EAN8 EAN8 symbology. Short version of EAN-13, 8 characters.
UPCA UPCA symbology. Used with consumer products in U.S., 12 characters.
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