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| PDF Association // September 5, 2019 |
ISO-standardized subsets of PDF such as PDF/A, PDF/UA and PDF/X already include identification mechanisms. However, in many cases users of PDF files would like to leverage 3rd party standards or …
| August 1, 2008 |
ISO 32000-1 is the first ISO specification for PDF. The document is an ISO formalization of Adobe’s own PDF Reference 1.7, and is technically identical to the Adobe document. On submission of PDF 1.7 to ISO for standardization in 2007, …
| March 20, 2008 |
This TechNote explains how to construct an XMP extension schema for PDF/A-1. It complements TechNote 0008: Predefined XMP Properties in PDF/A-1. Both TechNotes should be used in combination as follows: If metadata requirements for PDF/A-1 documents arise, first consult the …
| March 20, 2008 |
This TechNote lists all XMP schemas and properties which are allowed in PDF/A-1. Most importantly, it covers the predefined XMP schemas for use in PDF/A-1. In addition to providing a convenient summary, it also contains notes and recommendations regarding the …
| March 18, 2008 |
PDF/A-1 imposes certain requirements and restrictions on document metadata in a compliant PDF/A-1 file where certain information is required to be encoded as XMP metadata, while corresponding entries in the document information dictionary for a document may be present but …
| March 18, 2008 |
A PDF/A-1 file must be identified as such by the presence of a certain entry in its XMP document metadata. In order to be able to retrieve this entry reliably, it is essential that all syntactical requirements for storing metadata …
| March 14, 2008 |
Digital signatures are primarily used to check the integrity of the signed part of the document. They also can be used to authenticate the signers identity and determine the time of signing. The concept of digital signatures was introduced in …
| March 14, 2008 |
The PDF/A-1 requirements related to color handling may be confusing to users and developers who are not familiar with color management concepts and ICC profiles. This TechNote describes the affected objects in PDF, details the requirements of PDF/A-1 with respect …
| August 25, 2005 |
The primary purpose of ISO 19005 is to define a file format based on PDF, known as PDF/A, which provides a mechanism for representing electronic documents in a manner that preserves their static visual appearance over time, independent of the …
| August 31, 1990 |
Written by Adobe Systems co-founder Dr. John Warnock in 1990, the Camelot Project describes the vision that became PDF. Dr. Warnock created this PDF in 1995. It conforms with PDF 1.2, which explains the lack of accessibility features (introduced with …
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