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Resolved errata against industry and ISO PDF-related publications.

This Application Note describes means of incorporating custom metadata structures into PDF files, and includes … Read more

This Application Note provides acceptable uses of HDR images and color data when using PDF/A … Read more

This document provides guidance and recommendations for application developers who want to create PDF files … Read more

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This members-only technical resource lists various PDF extensions and other evidence associated with attribution.

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Free XMP Extension Schema templates that support compliance with ISO standards and specifications utilizing XMP.

Based on PDF/A, the EA-PDF specification defines a specification for a vendor- and platform- neutral … Read more

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Commercial and free PDF creation, viewing or validation software that exposes the relationship between a … Read more

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These Techniques provide atomic example files and test procedures in a vendor-neutral manner, allowing PDF … Read more

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PDF cheat sheets are quick-reference tools to help developers work more efficiently while ensuring that … Read more

The primary purpose of ISO 16684 is to define a metadata format and XML serialization … Read more

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This members-only page lists various PDF-aware forensic tools that allow technical examination, editing, and/ or … Read more

Private data is everywhere is in almost every broadly-adopted file format. This Application Note answers … Read more

This document broadens the concept of XMP specified in ISO 16684-1 so that XMP can … Read more

This document defines how the XMP data model can be serialized to JSON-LD.

This part of ISO 16684 specifies the use of RELAX NG to describe serialized XMP … Read more

This document defines two essential components of XMP metadata – data model and serialization.

This document provides an overview and technical introduction to the Print Product Metadata (PPM) ISO … Read more

An ISO extension to PDF 2.0 adding support for glTF 3D models in PDF.

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Authoritative answers to common questions about Tagged PDF.

ISO 14289-2:2024 (PDF/UA-2) defines the use of tagged PDF in files conforming to ISO 32000-2:2020 … Read more

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