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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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Understanding the problems faced by diverse parsers can be a great learning experience. The “Issue … Read more

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The PDF/UA Reference Suite is a resource for software developers and practitioners interested in best-practices … Read more

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veraPDF is the industry-supported open-source validator for PDF/A-1, PDF/A-2 and PDF/A-3. The software was developed … Read more

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Nach der ursprünglichen Veröffentlichung des Matterhorn-Protokolls im August 2013 in englischer Sprache steht nun endlich … Read more

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This collection of four sets of graphically-rich, robust, valid PDF/VT files facilitates testing and demonstrating … Read more

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This test suite comprises a set of files which can be used to check the … Read more

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