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This document describes PDF/raster, a strict subset of the PDF file format designed for storing, … Read more

TechNote 0010 offers ISO TC 171 SC 2 WG 5-reviewed and industry-supported clarifications of ISO … 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

PDF Assiciation publication about PDF/X. PDF/X was the first ISO standard based on PDF technology. … Read more

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

The PDF/VT Application Notes discuss topics that aid implementers of PDF/VT workflow tools and demonstrate the … Read more

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This video is of the Finnish Business Archive Association organised event held in 2015 in … Read more

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

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You missed PDF Days Europe 2015? Never mind! Most sessions were recorded, and may be … Read more

This flyer reviews the first three parts of the PDF/A standard.

PDF/UA is the common name for ISO 14289. An international standard approved in 2012, PDF/UA … 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

This paper describes a proposed set of actions for enabling the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) … Read more

PDF/A l’essentiel 2.0 PDF pour l’archivage à long terme is the french translation of PDF/A … Read more

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In late 2014, over two days in Washington DC and New York City over 20 … Read more

Prior to development of the Isartor Test Suite, the PDF/A Competence Center Technical Working Group … Read more

Im August 2011 veröffentlichte die ISO (International Organization for Standar- dization) nach über dreijähriger, weltweiter … Read more

This flyer explains the specification for PDF/VT, a.k.a. ISO 16612-2. PDF/VT addresses the requirements of … Read more

PDF/A ist ein ISO-Standard für die Verwendung des PDF-For- mats in der Langzeitarchivierung elektronischer Dokumente. … Read more

PDF/UA ist die gebräuchliche Bezeichnung für ISO 14289-1 – ein internationaler Standard, der im August … Read more