Thumbnail generation from PDF

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rjohnson

The generation of thumbnails from PDF files seems to be "unreliable". Most PDFs generate OK but occasional ones seem to cause the PDFRenderer to throw an error which is

 com.sun.pdfview.PDFParseException: Unsupported function type 4.
   at com.sun.pdfview.function.FunctionType4.parse(FunctionType4.java:828)
   at com.sun.pdfview.function.PDFFunction.getFunction(PDFFunction.java:168)
   at com.sun.pdfview.colorspace.PDFColorSpace.getColorSpace(PDFColorSpace.java:175)
   at com.sun.pdfview.PDFParser.parseColorSpace(PDFParser.java:1226)
   at com.sun.pdfview.PDFParser.iterate(PDFParser.java:638)
   at com.sun.pdfview.BaseWatchable.run(BaseWatchable.java:101)
   at com.sun.pdfview.BaseWatchable.execute(BaseWatchable.java:263)
   at com.sun.pdfview.BaseWatchable.go(BaseWatchable.java:197)
   at com.sun.pdfview.PDFFile.getPage(PDFFile.java:1334)
   at org.alfresco.repo.content.transform.PdfToImageContentTransformer.transformInternal(PdfToImageContentTransformer.java:94)
   at org.alfresco.repo.content.transform.AbstractContentTransformer2.transform(AbstractContentTransformer2.java:161)
   at org.alfresco.repo.content.transform.FailoverContentTransformer.transformInternal(FailoverContentTransformer.java:158)
   at org.alfresco.repo.content.transform.AbstractContentTransformer2.transform(AbstractContentTransformer2.java:161)
   at org.alfresco.repo.content.transform.ComplexContentTransformer.transformInternal(ComplexContentTransformer.java:247)
   at org.alfresco.repo.content.transform.AbstractContentTransformer2.transform(AbstractContentTransformer2.java:161)
   at org.alfresco.repo.content.ContentServiceImpl.transform(ContentServiceImpl.java:569)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
   at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
   at org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.invokeJoinpointUsingReflection(AopUtils.java:309)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.invokeJoinpoint(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:183)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:150)
   at net.sf.acegisecurity.intercept.method.aopalliance.MethodSecurityInterceptor.invoke(MethodSecurityInterceptor.java:80)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
   at org.alfresco.repo.model.ml.MLContentInterceptor.invoke(MLContentInterceptor.java:125)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
   at org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.impl.ExceptionTranslatorMethodInterceptor.invoke(ExceptionTranslatorMethodInterceptor.java:44)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
   at org.alfresco.repo.audit.AuditMethodInterceptor.invoke(AuditMethodInterceptor.java:146)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
   at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor.invoke(TransactionInterceptor.java:110)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:202)
   at $Proxy51.transform(Unknown Source)
   at org.alfresco.repo.rendition.executer.AbstractTransformationRenderingEngine.render(AbstractTransformationRenderingEngine.java:71)
   at org.alfresco.repo.rendition.executer.AbstractRenderingEngine.executeRenditionImpl(AbstractRenderingEngine.java:494)
   at org.alfresco.repo.rendition.executer.AbstractRenderingEngine$1.doWork(AbstractRenderingEngine.java:426)
   at org.alfresco.repo.rendition.executer.AbstractRenderingEngine$1.doWork(AbstractRenderingEngine.java:406)
   at org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AuthenticationUtil.runAs(AuthenticationUtil.java:519)
   at org.alfresco.repo.rendition.executer.AbstractRenderingEngine.executeImpl(AbstractRenderingEngine.java:405)
   at org.alfresco.repo.rendition.executer.AbstractRenderingEngine.executeImpl(AbstractRenderingEngine.java:369)
   at org.alfresco.repo.action.executer.ActionExecuterAbstractBase.execute(ActionExecuterAbstractBase.java:196)
   at org.alfresco.repo.action.ActionServiceImpl.directActionExecution(ActionServiceImpl.java:780)
   at org.alfresco.repo.action.ActionServiceImpl.executeActionImpl(ActionServiceImpl.java:700)
   at org.alfresco.repo.action.ActionServiceImpl.executeAction(ActionServiceImpl.java:538)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
   at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
   at org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.invokeJoinpointUsingReflection(AopUtils.java:309)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.invokeJoinpoint(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:183)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:150)
   at org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.impl.AlwaysProceedMethodInterceptor.invoke(AlwaysProceedMethodInterceptor.java:34)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
   at org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.impl.ExceptionTranslatorMethodInterceptor.invoke(ExceptionTranslatorMethodInterceptor.java:44)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
   at org.alfresco.repo.audit.AuditMethodInterceptor.invoke(AuditMethodInterceptor.java:146)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
   at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor.invoke(TransactionInterceptor.java:110)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:202)
   at $Proxy37.executeAction(Unknown Source)
   at org.alfresco.repo.rendition.RenditionServiceImpl.executeRenditionAction(RenditionServiceImpl.java:281)
   at org.alfresco.repo.rendition.RenditionServiceImpl.render(RenditionServiceImpl.java:183)
   at org.alfresco.repo.thumbnail.ThumbnailServiceImpl.createThumbnailNode(ThumbnailServiceImpl.java:592)
   at org.alfresco.repo.thumbnail.ThumbnailServiceImpl.access$000(ThumbnailServiceImpl.java:67)
   at org.alfresco.repo.thumbnail.ThumbnailServiceImpl$1.doWork(ThumbnailServiceImpl.java:248)
   at org.alfresco.repo.thumbnail.ThumbnailServiceImpl$1.doWork(ThumbnailServiceImpl.java:245)
   at org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AuthenticationUtil.runAs(AuthenticationUtil.java:519)
   at org.alfresco.repo.thumbnail.ThumbnailServiceImpl.createThumbnail(ThumbnailServiceImpl.java:243)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
   at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
   at org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.invokeJoinpointUsingReflection(AopUtils.java:309)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.invokeJoinpoint(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:183)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:150)
   at org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.impl.AlwaysProceedMethodInterceptor.invoke(AlwaysProceedMethodInterceptor.java:34)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
   at org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.impl.ExceptionTranslatorMethodInterceptor.invoke(ExceptionTranslatorMethodInterceptor.java:44)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
   at org.alfresco.repo.audit.AuditMethodInterceptor.invoke(AuditMethodInterceptor.java:146)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
   at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor.invoke(TransactionInterceptor.java:110)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:202)
   at $Proxy122.createThumbnail(Unknown Source)
   at org.alfresco.repo.thumbnail.CreateThumbnailActionExecuter.executeImpl(CreateThumbnailActionExecuter.java:124)
   at org.alfresco.repo.action.executer.ActionExecuterAbstractBase.execute(ActionExecuterAbstractBase.java:196)
   at org.alfresco.repo.action.ActionServiceImpl.directActionExecution(ActionServiceImpl.java:780)
   at org.alfresco.repo.action.ActionServiceImpl.executeActionImpl(ActionServiceImpl.java:700)
   at org.alfresco.repo.action.AsynchronousActionExecutionQueueImpl$ActionExecutionWrapper$1$1.execute(AsynchronousActionExecutionQueueImpl.java:403)
   at org.alfresco.repo.transaction.RetryingTransactionHelper.doInTransaction(RetryingTransactionHelper.java:388)
   at org.alfresco.repo.transaction.RetryingTransactionHelper.doInTransaction(RetryingTransactionHelper.java:259)
   at org.alfresco.repo.action.AsynchronousActionExecutionQueueImpl$ActionExecutionWrapper$1.doWork(AsynchronousActionExecutionQueueImpl.java:412)
   at org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AuthenticationUtil.runAs(AuthenticationUtil.java:519)
   at org.alfresco.repo.action.AsynchronousActionExecutionQueueImpl$ActionExecutionWrapper.run(AsynchronousActionExecutionQueueImpl.java:415)
   at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886)
   at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908)
   at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)
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There is one PDF that ALWAYS causes this and another which sometimes does. The vast majority work fine.

The one that ALWAYS causes this is the result of using PDFToolkit to overlay one PDF on another (I have added Overlay to the library of functions). Of the PDFs I overlay to create a combined document, one is generated from QuarkExpress and the other from Apache FOP 1.0.

It occurred to me that the problem could be with the Overlay but the simple fact is that the new function in the toolkit is just a simple wrapper around the PDFBox function of the same name and the resultant PDF displays perfectly (inside Share and outside Alfresco) and prints fine as well - so it must be a valid PDF. The component parts of the combined PDF do "thumbnail" OK individually - usually. The Apache FOP one always thumbnails OK,  but the one laid up by QuarkExpress occasionally doesn't "thumbnail" but that might be because the error in "thumbnailing" the combined document knocked out the thumbnail service. Either way, it is inconsistent.

I have tried updating PDFRenderer from PDFRenderer-2009-09-27 to PDFRenderer-0.9.1 but that had no effect.

I am using Alfresco 4.0a.

Anyone had anything similar?

Bob Johnson

amandaluniz_z

I've read in the forum that some people fixed the issue downgrading ImageMagick (https://forums.alfresco.com/en/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=19886)

Also there's a ticket open in the Alfresco's issues page (https://issues.alfresco.com/jira/browse/ALFCOM-2504)

Adei