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PDF Days Europe 2022 - Working Together!

Set aside September 12-13 2022 for PDF Days Europe 2022, in-person in Berlin and live-streamed online! PDF developers should consider the Deep Technical Workshop with Peter Wyatt, Sept. 8-9.

GIGD on a globe

This Global Information Governance Day it’s time to focus on how better PDF = better IG. #GIGD

Global Information Governance Day, PDF, PDF/A, PDF/UA

Digital signatures and advanced digitization are leading trends in information governance.

Computer storage devices and a shield.

It is essential to understand that with long term storage secure formats does not in themselves prevent user error or data corruption.

Adobe Standards Support Endowment

The Standards Support Endowment supplements PDF Association membership dues to support administration of ISO TC 171 SC 2 and the continuing development of improved and new ISO standards for PDF.

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The latest veraPDF adds support for PDF/A-4, the archival subset specification for PDF 2.0.

PDF Association Take One 2022

This summary recalls developments in 2021 and looks forward to PDF Association activities in 2022.

3D model rendering

The PDF Association now hosts 3D PDF demonstration files provided by PDF Association members.

ISO 32000-2 Document management Portable Document Format Part 1 PDF 2.0 cover with PDF Association logo

Support PDF standards development; buy your ISO standards from the PDF Association! Members even get a discount!

CMYK blend mode examples

PDF Association CTO Peter Wyatt explains the transparent imaging model in PDF and recounts its significance since Adobe introduced this technology in 2001.

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