Test Of Archiving Software - Save As PDF...

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Type	Name	Platform	Version	Price	URL	Remarks
Individual web page in static state	Function 'Save As PDF...'	Mac OS X	10.3.5	Integral in† Mac OS X	-	aa

Conclusion

With the function 'Save As PDF', Mac OS X makes it possible to print a web page as a PDF file, instead of for the printer. It is advantageous to use the function to archive the visual parts of a web page, which then appear as a static snapshot of the web page. The method cannot be used to archive dynamic elements. The (static) visual parts of the archive web page appear remarkably correct with this archiving function, and the only disadvantage is that the web page is made up in a printable format (A4, A3, etc.).

Recommended settings

The utility is used by downloading the desired page from the browser, then choosing ’print’ in the ’archive’ menu (command + p). A dialogue box will appear, where 'Save As PDF', and a path to the archived web page are chosen. The utility should be set to include the background in the archived material. This can be done by choosing the setting for the browser in the dialogue box (such as Safari or Internet Explorer), then checking ‘print background’ (different browsers may use different wording)

Archiving speed
Archiving time (min)	File size (MB)	Archiving speed (MB/min)	Degree of presence required
Not tested	Not tested	Not tested	Not tested

Test details

Test date and time: Friday October 19 2004, 12 p.m. – 1.p.m.

Tested by: Bo Hovgaard Thomasen

Tested by archiving: http://www.dr.dk/nyheder , http://www.dr.dk/skum

Speed test carried out by archiving: http://www.dr.dk/nyheder/html/nyheder/baggrund/tema2003/krise/index.jhtml

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Test results

The following have been evaluated according to the following scale for the number of archived elements: 0=none, 1=few, 2=average, 3=most, 4=all

Structure
aaaa		3	aa
aa	Cascading Style Sheets	4	The archived web page follows the online web pageís CSS
	Page composition	4	All elements are correctly positioned on the archived web page
	Background	4	All backgrounds are archived.
	Pop-up-windows	0	The programme can only archive single pages
	Archiving of all desired web pages	-	Not relevant for this programme
Movement between elements in the structure
Link		0	aa
Print/writing	Textual link	0	Links not active. The archived material is static
	Drop-down menu	0	Links not active. The archived material is static
	Formulas such as login	0	Links not active. The archived material is static
Image	Animation	0	Links not active. The archived material is static
	Graphics	0	Links not active. The archived material is static
	Photo	0	Links not active. The archived material is static
	Moving images	0	Links not active. The archived material is static
Link target		0	aa
Print/writing	Text	0	Links not active. The archived material is static
Image	Animation	0	Links not active. The archived material is static
	Graphics	0	Links not active. The archived material is static
	Photo	0	Links not active. The archived material is static
	Moving images	0	Links not active. The archived material is static
	Other	-	Aa
Sound	aa	0	Links not active. The archived material is static
Automation		0	Aa
aa	Automatic redirection	0	Links not active. The archived material is static
Movement in elements in the structure
Automatic + inherent		0	aaa
Print/writing		0	Movable print/writing archived only as snapshot†
Image	Animation	0	Animation archived only as static image
	Moving images	0	Moving images archived only as static image
	Banner ads	0	Banner ads archived only as static image
Sound	Background sound	0	Sound not archived
Sound	Banner ads	0	Sound not archived
Automatic + online		0	aa
Print/writing	Chat as reader	0	The archived material is static. Chat can only be archived as snapshots, no action..
Image	Levende billeder	0	The archived material is static.
Sound		0	Sound is not archived
User intervention + inherent		0	aa
Print/writing	Archived chat	0	The archived material is static
	Mouse-over	0	The archived material is static
	Quizzes	0	The archived material is static
	Clickable maps	0	The archived material is static
Image	Non-streamed image(such as slideshows, clickable maps)	0	The archived material is static
	Games	0	The archived material is static
	Quizzes	0	The archived material is static
	Clickable maps with zoom or activation	0	The archived material is static
	Mouse-over	0	The archived material is static
Sound	Non-streamed sound, activated in games, quizzes, etc.	0	Sound is not archived
Sound	Mouse-over	0	Sound is not archived
User intervention + online		0	aa
Print/writing	Chat (as participant)	0	The archived material is static
	Polls	0	The archived material is static
	Test-yourself	0	The archived material is static
Image	Streamed images	0	The archived material is static
Image	Spil	0	The archived material is static
Sound	Streaming (both archived and live)	0	The archived material is static
Non-movable elements
aaaa		3	aaa
Print/writing	aaa	4	All text† is archived
Image	aa	4	All images are archived
Sound	aa	0	Sound is not archived

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The test was carried out by graduate student Bo Hovgaard Thomasen during the period from July- December 2004, and its premises and main results are explicated in the text Test of software and strategies for micro-archiving websites.

Note: We do not have the resources to offer technical support or other advice on the use of the tested archiving programme beyond what can be found on this web page.

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Revised 16.03.2023

Test Of Archiving Software - Save As PDF...

Test results

aaaa

3

aa

Link

0

aa

Link target

0

aa

Automation

0

Aa

Automatic + inherent

0

aaa

Automatic + online

0

aa

User intervention + inherent

0

aa

User intervention + online

0

aa

aaaa

3

aaa