The AFPIN filter

The AFPIN filter converts AFP input to Layout eXchange Format (LXF), and enables Streamserver to identify and extract AFP formatted input documents. Typical usage scenarios are to:

•	Recognize pages and read formatted text from the AFP document using PreformatIN.

•	Convert AFP documents to other print formats, such as PCL and PostScript.

•	Convert AFP documents to archival formats, such as PDF and TIFF, and re-use indexing information.

•	Convert AFP overlays to LXF overlays for migration to StreamServe environment.

•	Convert AFP documents and hide or replace, for example, OMRs and barcodes.

•	Store AFP document in the post-processor repository using AFP document metadata. The AFP documents can be sorted and included in the same envelope as other stored documents.

The AFP conversion may result in large LXF documents, depending on the complexity of your AFP data stream and PreformatIN design. The large LXF documents may affect Project performance, depending on factors such as throughput, operating environment and hardware.

AFP reference

You must have knowledge of the AFPDS format and AFP terminology to use the AFPIN filter.