Thank you - this is getting me a lot further. Now I'm getting an exception saying that the RGB colorspace is not allowed. It looks like we have to convert to CMYK for the colorspace.
So question, is it better to always use CMYK or should we stick with RGB and only use CMYK if we need PDF/A output? Thanks - dave -----Original Message----- From: TvT [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 3:43 AM To: Post all your questions about iText here Subject: Re: [iText-questions] What is required to make a file PDF/A? Hi, here's an example: http://itextpdf.com/examples/iia.php?id=226 And you are right, the method to use is called 'setPDFXConformance': (Probably historical reasons?) writer.setPDFXConformance(PdfWriter.PDFX1A2001); You should better upgrade to the latest version. If you can't do that try to use at least 2.1.7. I checked the history of iText since 2.1.7 and didn't find (major) changes in the PDF/A area. But maybe i overlooked it. Best you check for yourself again: http://itextpdf.com/history/ Also try to run your code in the current version and verify the output... 2011/11/18 David Thielen <[email protected]> > > The javadoc for 5.1.3 is the same - just setPDFXConformance(). I think that > is how it's set. But maybe version 2 didn't fully implement it. > > > > Thanks - dave > > > > > > > > From: Leonard Rosenthol [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 11:08 AM > > To: Post here > Subject: Re: [iText-questions] What is required to make a file PDF/A? > > > > Then I am guessing whatever version of iText you are using is too old :(. > > > > From: David Thielen <[email protected]> > Reply-To: Post here <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:48:16 -0800 > To: Post here <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [iText-questions] What is required to make a file PDF/A? > > > > I understand that. However PdfWriter only has setPDFXConformance(), no > setConformance() or setPDFAConformance(). And the documentation for > setPDFXConformance says: > > > > Sets the PDF/X conformance level. Allowed values are PDFX1A2001, PDFX32002, > PDFA1A and PDFA1B. It must be called before opening the document. > > > > I'm clearly missing something but going through the javadoc I can't find > anything else that discusses PDF/A. > > > > Thanks - dave > > > > > > > > From: Leonard Rosenthol [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 9:49 AM > To: Post here > Subject: Re: [iText-questions] What is required to make a file PDF/A? > > > > PDFAConformance. PDF/X is a completely separate standard! > > > > From: David Thielen <[email protected]> > Reply-To: Post here <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 08:12:16 -0800 > To: Post here <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [iText-questions] What is required to make a file PDF/A? > > > > I set it using PdfWriter. setPDFXConformance(PdfWriter.PDFA1B); > > > > It's a lot closer now but I still get: > > · Author mismatch between Document Info and XMP Metadata > > · Creation date mismatch between Document Info and XMP > Metadata > > · Device process color used but no PDF/A OutputIntent (253 > matches on 4 pages) > > · Last Modification Date mismatch between Document Info and > XMP Metadata > > · Metadata missing (XMP) > > · PDF/A entry missing > > · Producer mismatch between Document Info and XMP Metadata > > > > Are these expected? Or do I need to set something else also? > > > > Thanks - dave > > > > > > > > From: Leonard Rosenthol [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 9:20 AM > To: Post here > Subject: Re: [iText-questions] What is required to make a file PDF/A? > > > > If you are creating the PDF ENTIRELY with iText - then you can just use the > setConformance() API and it will take care of the details for you. If you > are starting with an existing PDF - then there aren't any options for iText > at this time. > > > > But that will ONLY get you PDF/A-1b. > > > > PDF/A-1a requires that you properly structure & tag your content - something > that iText will not (currently) do for you. So you will need to do all that > work yourself if you want full conformance. > > > > And then there's PDF/A-2, which iText doesn't currently support either > - but most folks aren't there just yet. > > > > Leonard > > > > From: David Thielen <[email protected]> > Reply-To: Post here <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:12:38 -0800 > To: Post here <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [iText-questions] What is required to make a file PDF/A? > > > > I didn't know about pre-flight, that's cool. > > > > Ok, ran my iText generated document through it and got the following: > > · Convert to PDF/A-1a (sRGB) > > · Convert to PDF/A-1b (sRGB) > > > > I then double clicked on "Verify compliance with PDF/A-1a" and got a lot: > > · Author mismatch between Document Info and XMP Metadata > > · CIDset in subset font missing (238 matches on 4 pages) > > · Creation date mismatch between Document Info and XMP > Metadata > > · Device process color used but no PDF/A OutputIntent (253 > matches on 4 pages) > > · Last Modification Date mismatch between Document Info and > XMP Metadata > > · MarkInfo missing > > · Metadata missing (XMP) > > · PDF/A entry missing > > · Producer mismatch between Document Info and XMP Metadata > > · Structured PDF: Structure tree root entry missing > > > > The biggies seem to be the CIDset for the fonts and colors stored correctly. > I'm guessing this is not a simple couple of hours to add in. > > > > Is there a setting in iText to set these values or does this require a 3rd > party app? > > > > Thanks - dave > > > > > > > > From: Leonard Rosenthol [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 8:44 AM > To: Post all your questions about iText here > Subject: Re: [iText-questions] What is required to make a file PDF/A? > > > > > no external referencing > > > > > Careful with that phrase as it's led to misunderstanding by non-technical > people. > > > > What you really mean to say is "no externally referenced resources/assets". > > > > Leonard > > > > From: TvT [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 7:12 AM > To: Post all your questions about iText here > Subject: Re: [iText-questions] What is required to make a file PDF/A? > > > > 1. That depends which PDF/A you mean: > PDF/A-1a or PDF/A-1b or PDF/A-2? > > 2. Even if you take the simplest PDF/A-1b there is lots of stuff to consider. > Best you read the PDF/A spec. (ISO 19005-1:2005 or ISO 19005-2:2011) No > javascript, no external referencing, colors etc etc. > > 3. What probably acrobat is looking at is the PDF/A tag in the meta > information. Probably if you set that one acrobat will say its PDF/A. A > better check is the PDF/A preflight check acrobat professional is offering. > It shows you which part of the spec you are missing. If all tests pass then > you probably have a 95% compliant PDF/A document. > > Regards, > ToM > > 2011/11/17 David Thielen <[email protected]> > > I thought it was just embedding fonts but when we do that Acrobat says it is > not PDF/A. > > > > thanks - dave > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure > contains a definitive record of customers, application performance, > security threats, fraudulent activity, and more. Splunk takes this > data and makes sense of it. IT sense. 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And common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-novd2d _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions iText(R) is a registered trademark of 1T3XT BVBA. Many questions posted to this list can (and will) be answered with a reference to the iText book: http://www.itextpdf.com/book/ Please check the keywords list before you ask for examples: http://itextpdf.com/themes/keywords.php ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a definitive record of customers, application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity, and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. IT sense. And common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-novd2d _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions iText(R) is a registered trademark of 1T3XT BVBA. Many questions posted to this list can (and will) be answered with a reference to the iText book: http://www.itextpdf.com/book/ Please check the keywords list before you ask for examples: http://itextpdf.com/themes/keywords.php
