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The PDF Association celebrates its members’ public statements
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LLMs and generative artificial intelligence, as much (or more) than everything else computers can do, is subject to the iron law of GIGO (Garbage in, Garbage Out).

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Overcoming ossification requires everyone to agree on the strategy and specific technical changes affecting all stakeholders.

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The PDF Association is proud to announce the release of “ISO/TS 32005 Document management – Portable Document Format – PDF 1.7 and 2.0 structure namespace inclusion in ISO 32000-2”. This publication aims to address and clarify the rules governing PDF structure namespaces for both PDF 1.7 and PDF 2.0.

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This update from the PDF/UA Processor LWG includes an example of its work mapping PDF’s structure types to web accessibility APIs.

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The most recent specification of PDF doesn’t limit page size… at all. That’s up to the implementation.

PDF issues on GitHub

As its members become more active in PDF Association communities we’ve taken new steps to ensure that easy access to respective public and private GitHub repositories.

PDF Week Fall 2023

Leverage PDF Week Fall 2023 to highlight your support for standardized PDF technology!

PDF Week Fall 2023

Save October 16-20 for PDF Week Fall 2023 in San Francisco including an open Industry Symposium on Advancing PDF’s Imaging Model!

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DARPA recognizes the PDF Association’s contributions to its SafeDocs program.

ISO 32000-2, Figures 20 and 21.

PDF’s imaging model is due for its first refresh in 20 years. You can participate by joining the new PDF Association Technical Working Group dedicated to this objective.

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