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Mats21937602xpod
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Dec 10, 2021 8:22 AM UTC
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PDF/A-1b not compliant

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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    Stefan GentzCorrect answer
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    Dec 10, 2021 12:22 PM UTC

    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 Gentz
    Legend
    Dec 10, 2021 9:31 AM UTC

    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
    Participating Frequently
    Dec 10, 2021 9:40 AM UTC

    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 GentzCorrect answer
    Legend
    Dec 10, 2021 12:22 PM UTC

    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
      Participating Frequently
      Dec 10, 2021 8:34 AM UTC

      And using FM 16.0.3.979.

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