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At Second Image, we will convert our clients' documents into TIFF files, JPEGS or other formats, but most of our clients prefer their documents to be converted into PDF format because of the many advantages that format affords.

Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format files (PDFs) are easy to store, view and distribute. Too, PDFs provide reliable, secure access to materials and maintain the legal integrity of documents. Second Image clients can manage their PDF records either from a CD or online. Storing documents as Adobe PDFs is also beneficial because it enables our clients to combine text files created in a variety of formats, such as spreadsheets, images, and medical records, into a searchable, unified file.


Optical Character Recognition
By utilizing Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology, we enable our clients to conduct quick and efficient keyword searches across documents.
Copying Text
Second Image clients working with their PDF documents can select, copy and paste text or columns of text and can also add notes and comments to these electronic documents. This means that, since they are extracting in real text, there's no longer a need for the person summarizing the records to manually re-type needed text.
Creating Bookmarks
Second Image clients viewing their documents as PDFs can set bookmarks to make navigation easy. They can use bookmarks to flag important material for future reference.
Highlighting, Crossing Out and Underlining Text
PDF technology also enables viewers to add comments and notes to documents records.
Presenting in the Courtroom
Another advantage of working with PDF files is that these documents are easy to transport, distribute and present. Because multiple document types can be combined into a single Adobe PDF file, attorneys and their support staff can submit case documents in an efficient, organized manner. For example, digital photos, text of reports, and scanned medical charts can all be combined into an Adobe PDF file for review and to be sent to courts.

Gone are the days when attorneys needed to prepare elaborate physical exhibits, such as charts, enlarged photos and even X-ray films. Second Image clients can use the documents we've prepared for them easily and effectively in the courtroom. PDFs can be projected onto screens, allowing attorneys to point out pertinent information in the records, zoom into photographs and analyze X rays for juries-all without the need for hard copies.

Meeting Legal Requirements
For an electronic document to be admissible in a court of law, it must be created in a file format that cannot be altered without leaving an electronic footprint. The PDF file format is a "read only" document that cannot be altered without leaving an electronic footprint and meets all legal requirements in a court of law.
Passing the Test of Time
Widespread use of PDFs in government and business for archiving and sharing documentation virtually guarantees that the PDF file will remain a long-term format standard.

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