You also need to worry about color!! PDF/A has significant requirements concerning the colors used in a PDF - so that converting existing PDF to PDF/A is not a trivial task on many documents.
Leonard On Sep 17, 2007, at 3:13 AM, Rene Jahn wrote: > If you have an existing pdf, you can try to convert to PDF/A-1b if: > > - "fonts" are embedded > - no transparency is used > - no encryption is used > > Simple "copy" the old content an merge your code with the link from > Paulo. > > The problem with above procedure are Symbol fonts! > Maybe you can replace the fonts, but that's a lot of work. > > Rene > > > -----Ursprungliche Nachricht----- > Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:itext- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Paulo Soares > Gesendet: Montag, 17. September 2007 11:53 > An: Post all your questions about iText here > Betreff: Re: [iText-questions] Creation of PDF/A PDF's > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >> Tobias Meier >> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 10:36 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [iText-questions] Creation of PDF/A PDF's >> >> Hi, >> >> i have a question regarding the PD/A standard support of iText. >> (In the book there are no specifics and a reference to future iText >> version is made) >> >> In the newest release of iText (2.0.5) i read the following: >> >> "Added support for PDF/A-1" >> >> So what does that mean? >> 1. How can i create a PDF/A conform PDF? > > See http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.java.lib.itext.general/31582/. > >> 2. How can i make an exising PDF PDF/A conform? > > Not with iText. > >> >> Do I have to "manually" set the necessary parameters like PDF-Version >> 1.4, > > No. > >> XMP-Metadata, > > No. > >> Remove all JScript ...? > > Not needed when creating a new PDF. > > > >> >> Does iText support PDF/A-1a or PDF/A-1b ? >> > > Both but you'll have a lot more work with PDF/A-1a. > > Paulo > > > Aviso Legal: Esta mensagem i destinada exclusivamente ao > destinatario. Pode conter informagco confidencial ou legalmente > protegida. A incorrecta transmissco desta mensagem nco significa a > perca de confidencialidade. Se esta mensagem for recebida por > engano, por favor envie-a de volta para o remetente e apague-a do > seu sistema de imediato. I proibido a qualquer pessoa que nco o > destinatario de usar, revelar ou distribuir qualquer parte desta > mensagem. Disclaimer: This message is destined exclusively to the > intended receiver. It may contain confidential or legally protected > information. The incorrect transmission of this message does not > mean the loss of its confidentiality. If this message is received > by mistake, please send it back to the sender and delete it from > your system immediately. It is forbidden to any person who is not > the intended receiver to use, distribute or copy any part of this > message. > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > iText-questions mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions > Buy the iText book: http://itext.ugent.be/itext-in-action/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions Buy the iText book: http://itext.ugent.be/itext-in-action/
