This guide is intended to help designers, composition tool operators and software vendors avoid creating inefficient PDF files that slow workflows and put tight deadlines at risk.

This guide is intended to help developers or software vendors to ensure PDF files can be processed quickly without compromising their visual appearance.

These print workflow and metadata standards specify the intended appearance, processing steps, or job tickets for printed products through the use of existing PDF features.

PDF/VCR enables variable data printing applications using PDF template-based variable content substitution and a framework for in-RIP variable content merging.

The ISO 16612 family of standards defines PDF/VT for supporting variable data and high-volume transactional printing. PDF/VT builds on top of PDF/X.

The ISO 15930 family of standards define PDF/X, which support the graphic arts and professional printing sectors.

PDF Assiciation publication about PDF/X. PDF/X was the first ISO standard based on PDF technology. A subset of the PDF specification, PDF/X was designed to constrain PDF files in order to cater to specific use-cases in the print industry.

The PDF/VT Application Notes discuss topics that aid implementers of PDF/VT workflow tools and demonstrate the various design features of the PDF/VT file format. The document was developed by the PDF/VT Competence Center of the PDF Association, in close cooperation with, …

The 4th International PDF/A conference included presentations on PDF/A and PDF/A-2, accessibility, metadata, archives and libraries and public administration in addition to presentations on all of the PDF standards.