veraPDF consortium releases 0.4 of its prototype PDF/A validator

Duff Johnson // September 17, 2015

veraPDF logo The veraPDF consortium has released an update to its prototype veraPDF validation library. This 0.4 release delivers:

a working validation model and validator;
an initial, unverified PDF/A-1b validation profile; and
prototype PDF feature reporting (characterisation).

This release, which is ahead of schedule, enables users to test the first implementation of PDF/A-1b validation on single files via a graphical user interface (GUI).

The latest version of the 0.4 release can be obtained from: https://software.verapdf.org/releases

Release notes for version 0.4 are available on GitHub, as are instructions for unpacking the zip archive, running the GUI and loading the PDF/A-1b profile.

The PDF/A-1b profile has been tested internally against our corpora, but has not been fully assessed by the PDF Associations PDF Validation Technical Working Group (TWG), nor has it passed the PREFORMA projects acceptance tests.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Duff Johnson

PDF Association

Duff serves the PDF industry as ISO Project co-Leader and US TAG chair for both ISO 32000 (the PDF specification) and ISO 14289 (PDF/UA). As Executive Director of the PDF Association, Duff coordinates several working groups, speaks at a wide variety of industry events and promotes the advancement and adoption of PDF technology worldwide. An independent consultant, Duff Johnson is a veteran …