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| PDF Association // May 13, 2020 |
Today, PDF is at the heart of manufacturing and engineering communications. PDF technology supports manufacturing worldwide, conveying ideas, plans, communications, contracts, specifications, contracts… and of course, 2D and 3D drawings …
| July 15, 2017 |
TechNote 0010 offers ISO TC 171 SC 2 WG 5-reviewed and industry-supported clarifications of ISO 19005, parts 1-3 for developers of PDF/A creators and validators.
| March 24, 2014 |
Prior to development of the Isartor Test Suite, the PDF/A Competence Center Technical Working Group (TWG) led the way in development of best practices and other tools to support ISO standards for mainstream PDF technology. Between April, 2007 and March …
| 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 signerÂ’s 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 …
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