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Key Features |
Benefits
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| View |
Opens Many Formats |
Save training and software costs by eliminating the need to have native,
potentially complicated software on every desktop. |
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Unified Viewer |
Same easy interface for all file types with no training required. |
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Performance |
Spend less time waiting for files to open and views to refresh than with
comparable viewers. Brava has smoother view transitions, too. |
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Excellent Navigation Tools |
Navigating documents or drawings is easy with our dynamic Zoom/Pan tool,
Magnifier (three modes) and scrollable paging. |
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Page Thumbnails |
Jump right to the page you need without navigating the entire
document/drawing set. |
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Term-Hit Highlighting |
All instances of a search string are highlighted for quick
identification. |
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Documents & CAD |
Brava offers specialized tools, like scrollable paging for documents and
layer views for CAD, based on file type. It is also optimized behind the
scenes for different formats, offering double precision geometry and
attribute viewing for CAD and complex font handling for documents. |
| Markup / Annotate |
Original Files Untouched |
Original files are never modified; annotations are saved as a separate,
overlaid XML file. |
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Secure & Trackable |
Each annotation entity is marked with the creator's username, date
and time.
Users cannot edit other user's annotations. |
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Concurrent Annotations |
Each reviewer can create a separately managed annotation file, supporting
permission roles and allowing multiple users to comment on the same file
at the same time. |
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Annotations Saved As XML |
Annotations are saved in a non-proprietary, open XML format, permitting import/ export of annotations
and pre/post processing as an integral part of a workflow. |
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Burn-In |
Annotations can be burned into a PDF or secure CSF "copy" of
the original file, making it easier to
email files with notes to suppliers or customers. |
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Stamps |
Add stock stamps like Approval, Rejected or Cancelled, or create custom
stamps. Like all annotation entities, stamps record the creator's
username, date and time. |
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Consolidate |
Select annotation/markup files from multiple reviewers to combine into a
single file. |
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Changemarks Annotation Review |
Changemarks step reviewers through every comment, ensuring none are
missed. This is particularly useful on very large drawings or multi-page
documents. |
| Print |
Extensive Print Features |
Full range of print options and settings, including print current view,
page range, print to scale and more. |
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Print Region |
Select an area and print just that
area blown up to fit the output page size or to scale. |
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Watermarks & Print Banners |
Add a watermark or print banners to one or all print outs. Use pre-set
wildcards for username, date and more (useful for ISO9000, JCAHO or
other compliances). Or intelligently insert metadata from
your enterprise content management system as part of your business
process. |
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Print Preview Thumbnail |
The print dialog shows a thumbnail view of exactly how the
document will print, including scaling, rotation and margins. |
| Measure |
Accurate |
Vector (CAD) files are not converted to pixels
(rasterized) and coordinates are not converted from real numbers (floating
point) to integers. |
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Copy to Clipboard |
Measurement results can be easily copied to the Windows' clipboard
to paste into other applications like PowerPoint, Word or Excel. |
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Auto-Magnify For Easy Point Selection. |
When measuring, Brava offers a magnified view of
the sensed point of interest, allowing the user to select measurement
points with higher accuracy, even when working on large drawings and
long distances. |
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Snap To Geometry |
Accurately snap measurement points to end, mid and center coordinates in
vector (CAD) files. |
| Compare |
Compare Versions/Verify Changes
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Visually compare
two files/pages/sheets. This is useful for comparing document revisions
and faxed versus signed contracts. View with annotations for easy change
verifications, ensuring no change was left unincorporated. |
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Dynamic Compare Slider |
Use the Compare Slider to dynamically fade from one file to the
next. This rapidly animates. |
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Highlighted Differences Compare |
Visually highlight differences: additions in green, deletions in red and common
in gray. |
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Side-by-Side Compare |
Match views of file revisions side by side, including zoom level and
orientation. |
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Alignment |
Use this feature to align or scale files (perhaps of different formats)
to match for a comparison, or perhaps to compare similar parts of one drawing
(a section view) to another part on a different file. |
| Redact |
Permanently Block Data, Distribute As PDF/Secure CSF |
Block text or an image area before
distributing a PDF, TIFF or secure CSF. Blocked text cannot be retrieved
in any way. |
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Redact By Zones/Text Strings |
Define areas in the document to be redacted when
published to PDF or secure CSF. Defined redaction "zones" can be
re-used in Net-It Enterprise to bulk-redact similar documents. |
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Find & Redact |
Redact all
occurrences or a word or phrase. Or create a list of search strings
to redact in one step. |
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Add Exemption Codes/ Redaction Reasons |
Add a note to a redaction area indicating the reason and/or code such as Freedom Act
or Privacy Act exemption coding. |
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Save Redact To PDF Or Secure CSF |
Redacted documents (office documents, scanned TIFF documents,
etc.) can be saved to PDF, TIFF or secure CSF. Unlike other
redaction tools, redacted text and image data is actually removed from
the document while leaving the rest of the document text searchable
(non-rasterized). |
| Publish |
Save To PDF, TIFF, DWF Or Secure CSF |
Save the file you are viewing as a rich content PDF, TIFF, DWF or
secure CSF. Add annotations, redaction (block out ) areas, a watermark
and print banners.
Add security, like feature restrictions with CSF for more secure
distribution and view with the free Brava Reader (opens PDF, TIFF and CSF). |
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Brava Annotations Saved To PDF Annotations |
Annotations created in Brava become PDF annotation
objects with time stamping, viewable notes, etc. in Adobe Reader. |
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Save To Secure CSF |
Because
PDF is an open format, there are many third party products that can
translate, convert and edit PDF files. CSF is not an open
format because it is intended for secure
document sharing over a finite period of time (it is not a long-term
archival format). CSF's are
compressed, encrypted and text searchable, and support layers,
attributes and more. CSF files contain Visual Rights settings (see
Content Security), which provide granular control
over what a user can do with the file. |
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Save Views To JPEG, Capture Regions To Clipboard |
Capture the current view to JPEG
or copy it to the Clipboard for insertion into office or other applications. |
| Content Security |
Share Content: Keep Control With CSF Visual Rights® |
Control how your documents can be used when sent to suppliers, customers
or partners.
Publish document, image and CAD files to an accurate, encrypted,
secure CSF that embeds persistent controls like print, copy, measure,
markup and analyze rights and the ability to expire the file on a
certain date. Set watermarks and banners, like copyright information, to
protect intellectual property interests. |
| Customization |
Toolbars/Menus/Dialogs Customization |
Remove toolbars and menu options for a simpler interface or customize
dialog boxes. |
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Startup Customization |
Configure the initial view state, including the background
color, date format, markup color and more. |
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Events Customization |
Add custom processing on file open, file exit, markup save, markup open
or other events. |
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Publishing Customization |
Set default rights to apply to CSF
files or specify where to safe PDF or CSF output files. |
| API/SDK |
Client |
Published API
for either Java1 or ActiveX1,2
client |
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Server1 |
Java Servlet or .NET versions |
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Integrations Methods1 |
HTML-based Java Script and ActiveX
interface with sample code make it
very easy to integrate Brava into any existing management, collaboration
or portal solution. |
| Integrations |
Brava Enterprise Integrations |
We have out-of-the-box integrations to
EMC Documentum, Open Text, Microsoft SharePoint/Infopath,
Interwoven, Meridian Project Systems, Primavera and more. |
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Brava Desktop Integrations |
We have out-of-the-box integrations to
EMC Documentum, Microsoft SharePoint/Groove and ColumbiaSoft. |
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Licensing |
Brava Desktop | Standalone licensing for a single desktop and concurrent network
licensing (ideal for small department deployments). |
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Brava Enterprise |
Intranet/Extranet licensing (ideal for large departments or enterprise/ extraprise deployments). |
