1. A computer-based method for high fidelity conversion of a document to a less rich format, comprising: identifying one or more bounding areas in the document using a computer-based processor, where the one or more bounding areas respectively comprise a blending of elements that is not supported in the less rich format; rasterizing the elements in the respective one or more bounding areas; and retaining a format of a non-rasterized element in the document that is outside the one or more bounding areas.