PDF / A - the archive format

2005 has the ISO the PDF/ A format ("A" = archive) certified as a standard for long-term archiving of documents.

The PDF/ A-Standard excludes functions that impair long-term displayability. Only the subset of was defined PDF, with which documents to be archived can be described in such a way that the requirements for long-term archiving are met and the long-term legibility of the documents is guaranteed - regardless of the application software and operating system with which they were originally created.

With PDF/ A-2 is there a current version which aspects like the JPEG-2000 compression is taken into account and can also contain file attachments, provided that these themselves PDF/ A-1- or PDF/ A-2 compliant.

In 2012, in order to meet the requirements of different user groups, PDF/ A-3 another standard has been published which allows file attachments of any file type.

 

PDF/ A - creation, validation and conversion

PDF/ A Live! is a compact software for the long-term archive format PDF/ A. PDF/ A Live! can direct a variety of source formats into the formats PDF/ Convert A-1b, A-2 and A-3 and PDF-Documents for their conformity to the specified ISO Check standard. The test result can alternatively be displayed as text, PDF/ A or XMLfile are output.

PDF/ A Live! can be easily expanded. Connect the application to your archive system with simple measures or integrate the electronic signature for converted documents. Of course, the software is available as both a client and a server version.

Convince yourself of the capabilities of PDF/ A Live! client single, you can test the workstation version free of charge and use it to validate up to 50 documents per day and convert up to 15 documents. Do you want API- or use batch functions, you need a valid license key.

PDF/ A Live! - At a glance

  • Generation of PDF/ A-1, PDF/ A-2 and PDF/ A-3
  • PDF/ A validation and conversion interactively or via server
  • comfortable PDF/ A modules for service container management
  • Expandable to the "extended" version with MRC-based image compression and integrated OCR

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