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ISO 19005-4, known as PDF/A-4, defines a subset of PDF 2.0 for representing electronic documents … Read more

The document part metadata in a PDF file that conforms to this document can be … Read more

This document describes a method for storing data in a PDF file that correspond to … Read more

This International Standard specifies the AFP document architecture by defining a subset appropriate for long-term … Read more

PDF 2.0 expanded PDF’s 3D support to include ISO’s Product Representation Compact (PRC) file format.

ISO 14289-1:2014 (PDF/UA-1) defines the use of tagged PDF in files conforming to ISO 32000-1:2008 … Read more

ISO 19005, known as PDF/A-3, is equivalent to PDF/A-2, but with the addition of the … Read more

ISO 19005-2 defines a subset of PDF 1.7 for representing electronic documents in a manner … Read more

ISO 24517 defines PDF/E which is a subset of PDF 1.6 supporting the exchange of … Read more

ISO 32000-1 was the first ISO-standardization of PDF. It’s based on Adobe’s PDF 1.7.

ISO 19005-1 is a part of a series of standards known as PDF/A which defines … Read more

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