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title: "Advanced flags for Document Automation"
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description: "Customize document conversions using advanced flags for optimal output and performance in TIFF to PDF processes."
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# Optimize document processing with advanced flags

The **Advanced Flags** field allows entry of certain options that cannot be entered via the GUI.

| Option     | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **-B 100** | Blank Page Removal
 This option can be used when converting TIFF files to Searchable PDFs. A value should be provided which specifies the pixel threshold to be used to determine whether a page is blank or not. If a page is deemed to be blank, it is omitted from the output file. A suggested value is 100 i.e., using the –B advanced flag: -B 100 |
| **-D**     | Dot Matrix Processing
 This option will significantly improve recognition for dot matrix documents but should not be used when processing other document types as it will have a negative impact on non-dot matrix documents.                                                                                                                            |
| **-0**     | Custom Despeckle
 When used in combination with the despeckle option, this has the effect of de-speckling the page for OCR processing, but the image retained in the final file is not de-speckled.                                                                                                                                                      |
| **-q**     | Custom Quantization
 This command line option should generally only be used under guidance from technical support. It can control the way that color images are processed and force binarization with a particular threshold. (For example -q 127).                                                                                                      |

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