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December 10, 2021
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PDF/A-1b not compliant

  • December 10, 2021
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Hi,

 

Seems PDF/A-1b files from FM are not compliant PDF/A-1b when testing in Acrobat. Tested with a simple lorem ipsum FM doc with an image. Report "xmp property not predefined and no extension schema".

 

Anyone else being able to replicate this?

 

Best regards.

Mats

 

 

 

 

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    Correct answer Stefan Gentz

    PDF/A-1 requires PDF version 1.3 or 1.4. Also, it does not support things like transparencies. I guess, this might be the reason, why not even the latest Creative Cloud apps (I just checked InDesign, PhotoShop, and Illustrator) or FrameMaker support this any longer out-of-the-box. The only support that is there in the Creative Cloud apps currently is PDF/X-1a/b, PDF/X-2, PDF/X-3, and PDF/X-4.

     

    However, you can use Acrobat Pro DC to convert a PDF to a PDF/A:

    https://helpx.adobe.com/in/acrobat/using/pdf-x-pdf-a-pdf.html

     

    Note, that for PDFA/1-a you need activate the Tagged PDF option in FrameMaker's Publish Settings, as PDF/A requires tagged PDFs.

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    Stefan GentzCommunity Manager
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    December 10, 2021

    Thanks for reporting this. I did a first quick test, and I could reproduce this. I filled in the File Info for the FM document, and Acrobat Conformance Report reports the same error you get. However, XMP metadata is coming in the published PDF. We will investigate the exact issue and if it is a problem in FrameMaker or Acrobat Conformance Check.

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    Mats21937602xpodAuthor
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    December 10, 2021

    Thanks.

     

    I was also curious why FM do not offer PDF/A-1a files as output, but ony -1b? Within many governmental organzations in Europe, only -1a is accepted for long-term archiving. Seems odd that much less advanced software like MS Word can generate compliant PDF/A-1a but not FM.

     

    Best regards,

    Mats

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    Stefan GentzCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
    Community Manager
    December 10, 2021

    PDF/A-1 requires PDF version 1.3 or 1.4. Also, it does not support things like transparencies. I guess, this might be the reason, why not even the latest Creative Cloud apps (I just checked InDesign, PhotoShop, and Illustrator) or FrameMaker support this any longer out-of-the-box. The only support that is there in the Creative Cloud apps currently is PDF/X-1a/b, PDF/X-2, PDF/X-3, and PDF/X-4.

     

    However, you can use Acrobat Pro DC to convert a PDF to a PDF/A:

    https://helpx.adobe.com/in/acrobat/using/pdf-x-pdf-a-pdf.html

     

    Note, that for PDFA/1-a you need activate the Tagged PDF option in FrameMaker's Publish Settings, as PDF/A requires tagged PDFs.

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      Mats21937602xpodAuthor
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      December 10, 2021

      And using FM 16.0.3.979.

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