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The PDF Association publishes a variety of documents and other resources for those interested in leveraging PDF technology, and as of Q4 2021, also sells the ISO standards relating to PDF technology as developed by ISO TC 171 SC 2.

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Print workflow and metadata

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.



ISO 16684 (XMP)

ISO 16684 is the ISO family of standards that defines XMP (eXtensible metadata platform) for XML-based metadata. XMP is widely used across PDF and other file formats, and is mandated by many of the ISO PDF subsets standards.



PDF 2.0 Application Note 003: Use of object metadata streams

This free application note summarizes precisely where PDF creators should add XMP metadata to PDF 2.0 objects, and thus where PDF 2.0 processors should search for it.



Technical Note 0009: XMP Extension Schemas in PDF/A-1

This TechNote explains how to construct an XMP extension schema for PDF/A-1.



Technical Note 0008 – Predefined XMP Properties in PDF/A-1

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 …



Technical Note 0003 – Metadata in PDF/A-1

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 …



Technical Note 0001 – PDF/A-1 and Namespaces

A PDF/A-1 file must be identified as such by the presence of a certain entry in its XMP document metadata. This technical note discusses the implicit provisions and the wording inaccuracies in the standard.