/// <summary>
/// Converts a TIFF file to a searchable PDF document (PDF 1.4, PDF/A-1a, PDF/A-1b, PDF/A-2a, PDF/A-2b, PDF/A-2u, PDF/A-3a, PDF/A-3u, PDF/A-4, PDF/A-4e or PDF/A-4f).
/// </summary>
/// <param name="ocrLanguage">An OCR language.</param>
/// <param name="tiffFilename">A filename of source TIFF file.</param>
/// <param name="pdfFilename">A filename of destination PDF file.</param>
/// <param name="documentConformance">Conformance of destination PDF document.</param>
public static void ConvertTiffToSearchablePdf(
    Vintasoft.Imaging.Ocr.OcrLanguage ocrLanguage,
    string tiffFilename,
    string pdfFilename,
    Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocumentConformance documentConformance)
{
    try
    {
        // create an image collection
        using (Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageCollection images = new Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageCollection())
        {
            // add images from TIFF file into image collection
            images.Add(tiffFilename);

            // create a searchable PDF document
            using (Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument document =
                new Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument(pdfFilename, Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfFormat.Pdf_14))
            {
                System.Console.WriteLine("Create OCR engine...");
                // create the Tesseract OCR engine
                using (Vintasoft.Imaging.Ocr.Tesseract.TesseractOcr tesseractOcr =
                    new Vintasoft.Imaging.Ocr.Tesseract.TesseractOcr())
                {
                    System.Console.WriteLine("Initialize OCR engine...");
                    // init the Tesseract OCR engine
                    tesseractOcr.Init(new Vintasoft.Imaging.Ocr.OcrEngineSettings(ocrLanguage));

                    // create a PDF document builder
                    Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Ocr.PdfDocumentBuilder documentBuilder =
                        new Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Ocr.PdfDocumentBuilder(document);

                    // if PDF document conformnce is PDF/A-1a or PDF/A-2a or PDF/A-3a
                    if (documentConformance == Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocumentConformance.PdfA_1a ||
                        documentConformance == Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocumentConformance.PdfA_2a ||
                        documentConformance == Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocumentConformance.PdfA_3a)
                    {
                        // specify that document builder must add marked content (add structure elements) to a PDF document
                        documentBuilder.AddMarkedContent = true;
                    }

                    // specify that the best image compression must be calculated automatically
                    documentBuilder.ImageCompression = Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfCompression.Auto;

                    // specify that image must be place over text
                    documentBuilder.PageCreationMode = Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Ocr.PdfPageCreationMode.ImageOverText;


                    // for each image in image collection
                    foreach (Vintasoft.Imaging.VintasoftImage image in images)
                    {
                        System.Console.WriteLine("Recognize text in image...");
                        // recognize text on image
                        Vintasoft.Imaging.Ocr.Results.OcrPage page = tesseractOcr.Recognize(image);

                        System.Console.WriteLine("Add page to a PDF document...");
                        // add recognized OCR page to the PDF document
                        documentBuilder.AddPage(image, page);
                    }

                    // shutdown OCR engine
                    tesseractOcr.Shutdown();

                    // if PDF document conformance is specified
                    if (documentConformance != Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocumentConformance.Undefined)
                    {
                        System.Console.WriteLine(string.Format("Convert PDF document to {0}...", documentConformance));
                        // create PDF/A document converter
                        Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Processing.PdfA.PdfAConverter converter =
                            (Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Processing.PdfA.PdfAConverter)Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Processing.PdfDocumentConverter.Create(documentConformance);
                        if (converter == null)
                            throw new System.NotImplementedException("PDF/A converter not found.");

                        // set ICC profiles
                        converter.DefaultCmykIccProfileFilename = "DefaultCmyk.icc";
                        converter.DefaultRgbIccProfileFilename = "DefaultRgb.icc";


                        // create processing state
                        using (Vintasoft.Imaging.Processing.ProcessingState processingState = new Vintasoft.Imaging.Processing.ProcessingState())
                        {
                            // convert PDF document
                            Vintasoft.Imaging.Processing.ConversionProfileResult result = converter.Convert(document, processingState);

                            // if PDF document is not converted
                            if (!result.IsSuccessful)
                            {
                                // throw error
                                throw result.CreateConversionException();
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        // save changes in PDF document
                        System.Console.WriteLine("Save changes in PDF document...");
                        document.SaveChanges();
                    }
                }
            }

            // clear and dispose images in image collection
            images.ClearAndDisposeItems();
        }
    }
    catch (System.Exception ex)
    {
        System.Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
        System.Console.ReadKey();
    }
}

''' <summary>
''' Converts a TIFF file to a searchable PDF document (PDF 1.4, PDF/A-1a, PDF/A-1b, PDF/A-2a, PDF/A-2b, PDF/A-2u, PDF/A-3a, PDF/A-3u, PDF/A-4, PDF/A-4e or PDF/A-4f).
''' </summary>
''' <param name="ocrLanguage">An OCR language.</param>
''' <param name="tiffFilename">A filename of source TIFF file.</param>
''' <param name="pdfFilename">A filename of destination PDF file.</param>
''' <param name="documentConformance">Conformance of destination PDF document.</param>
Public Shared Sub ConvertTiffToSearchablePdf(ocrLanguage As Vintasoft.Imaging.Ocr.OcrLanguage, tiffFilename As String, pdfFilename As String, documentConformance As Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocumentConformance)
    Try
        ' create an image collection
        Using images As New Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageCollection()
            ' add images from TIFF file into image collection
            images.Add(tiffFilename)

            ' create a searchable PDF document
            Using document As New Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument(pdfFilename, Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfFormat.Pdf_14)
                System.Console.WriteLine("Create OCR engine...")
                ' create the Tesseract OCR engine
                Using tesseractOcr As New Vintasoft.Imaging.Ocr.Tesseract.TesseractOcr()
                    System.Console.WriteLine("Initialize OCR engine...")
                    ' init the Tesseract OCR engine
                    tesseractOcr.Init(New Vintasoft.Imaging.Ocr.OcrEngineSettings(ocrLanguage))

                    ' create a PDF document builder
                    Dim documentBuilder As New Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Ocr.PdfDocumentBuilder(document)

                    ' if PDF document conformnce is PDF/A-1a or PDF/A-2a or PDF/A-3a
                    If documentConformance = Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocumentConformance.PdfA_1a OrElse documentConformance = Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocumentConformance.PdfA_2a OrElse documentConformance = Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocumentConformance.PdfA_3a Then
                        ' specify that document builder must add marked content (add structure elements) to a PDF document
                        documentBuilder.AddMarkedContent = True
                    End If

                    ' specify that the best image compression must be calculated automatically
                    documentBuilder.ImageCompression = Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfCompression.Auto

                    ' specify that image must be place over text
                    documentBuilder.PageCreationMode = Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Ocr.PdfPageCreationMode.ImageOverText


                    ' for each image in image collection
                    For Each image As Vintasoft.Imaging.VintasoftImage In images
                        System.Console.WriteLine("Recognize text in image...")
                        ' recognize text on image
                        Dim page As Vintasoft.Imaging.Ocr.Results.OcrPage = tesseractOcr.Recognize(image)

                        System.Console.WriteLine("Add page to a PDF document...")
                        ' add recognized OCR page to the PDF document
                        documentBuilder.AddPage(image, page)
                    Next

                    ' shutdown OCR engine
                    tesseractOcr.Shutdown()

                    ' if PDF document conformance is specified
                    If documentConformance <> Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocumentConformance.Undefined Then
                        System.Console.WriteLine(String.Format("Convert PDF document to {0}...", documentConformance))
                        ' create PDF/A document converter
                        Dim converter As Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Processing.PdfA.PdfAConverter = DirectCast(Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Processing.PdfDocumentConverter.Create(documentConformance), Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Processing.PdfA.PdfAConverter)
                        If converter Is Nothing Then
                            Throw New System.NotImplementedException("PDF/A converter not found.")
                        End If

                        ' set ICC profiles
                        converter.DefaultCmykIccProfileFilename = "DefaultCmyk.icc"
                        converter.DefaultRgbIccProfileFilename = "DefaultRgb.icc"


                        ' create processing state
                        Using processingState As New Vintasoft.Imaging.Processing.ProcessingState()
                            ' convert PDF document
                            Dim result As Vintasoft.Imaging.Processing.ConversionProfileResult = converter.Convert(document, processingState)

                            ' if PDF document is not converted
                            If Not result.IsSuccessful Then
                                ' throw error
                                Throw result.CreateConversionException()
                            End If
                        End Using
                    Else
                        ' save changes in PDF document
                        System.Console.WriteLine("Save changes in PDF document...")
                        document.SaveChanges()
                    End If
                End Using
            End Using

            ' clear and dispose images in image collection
            images.ClearAndDisposeItems()
        End Using
    Catch ex As System.Exception
        System.Console.WriteLine(ex.Message)
        System.Console.ReadKey()
    End Try
End Sub