 JRA Software, Publisher
  PDFMetamaker 2.0 is a web-server application for entering metadata directly into PDF documents that are stored on a web server. The PDF files remain on the web server. No client software is required other than the standard Acrobat Reader plug-in.
PDFMetamaker 3.0 development plans are underway. This upgrade will add advanced batch processing controls using a database backbone, including the ability to split folder-level PDF files into multiple docukment-level PDF files, complete with document-level metadata. Click here for further details.
Why embed metadata in a document?
 to make the document portable - the metadata travels with the document to eliminate the possibility of broken links (as when the metadata is stored in an external database) to permit full-text indexing to also include metadata in the search-index (as demonstrated in SearchPDF). Having fields of data in the search-index permits structured queries and unstructured (full-text) queries to be performed in combination.Why enter metadata in the web browser?
Let' s face it - entering metadata is a labor-intensive and repetitive task. It is difficult to ask a technician to sit for 8 hours entering metdata, as you must do when the data entry interface is a local desktop application.
Putting the metadata entry task in the web browser liberates the technicians to perform their task anywhere, anytime. This permits shorter data entry sessions on a completely flexible schedule. Technicians do not even have to be on-site, which opens up the possiblity of using the services of mothers, students, and part-timers that need the flexible hours and flexibility of location.
Here is how it works:
 The index fields are displayed in a browser frame on the left side of the screen.
On the right side of the screen, page 1 of the current document is displayed.
Above both of these frames is a custom navigation toolbar that allows operators to field-index an entire folder of documents.
 PDFMetamaker Control Buttons
 Clicking his button inserts the entered metadata directly into the opened PDF file, saves the file, and then automatically opens the next one for indexing.
 The second button inserts the entered metadata into the opened file, saves it and leaves it open.
 Use the third button if you need to undo (clear) what you have entered.
 Use the fourth button to return to the file list (see below)
 The File List in PDFMetamaker displays the files that were retrieved for field-indexing.
"Committing" the files moves them to a final folder for search-indexing. "Getting" files will bring in a new batch of unindexed files for field-indexing.
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