Capture image into a PDF form?

Hi,
Is it somehow possible to capture an image from a digital camera/scanner etc. (over WIA) into a PDF form?

Hi,
Designer ES doesnt have possibility to capture image from digital camera. You can create form from already existing PDF file with image.
To create this PDF you can use Adobe Acrobe 9 which has possibility to create pdf from Scanner.
BR,
Paul Butenko

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