PDF to PDF/A

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Convert PDF documents to PDF/A for archiving and long-term preservation. Convert to a specific PDF/A ISO conformance level locally.

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PDF to PDF/A

PDF/A is an ISO-standardized version of the Portable Document Format (PDF) specialized for use in the archiving and long-term preservation of electronic documents.

Set the PDF/A conformance level

Based on a PDF 1.7 (ISO 32000-1). Level B (basic) conformance requirements plus new features:

JPEG 2000 image compression
Support for transparency effects and layers
Embedding of OpenType fonts
Provisions for digital signatures in accordance with the PDF Advanced Electronic Signatures
The option of embedding PDF/A files to facilitate archiving of sets of documents with a single file

Allow Downgrade of PDF/A Compliance Level

In order to convert to PDF/A, when certain elements are found in the original PDF, it's possible that a conformance downgrade is needed to be able to perform the conversion.

Converting to PDF/A...

Running pre-flight validation and applying ISO compliance

Analyzing document structure

Embedding missing fonts (Simulated)

Verifying color spaces & ICC Profiles

Injecting ISO PDF/A Metadata

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PDF to PDF/A

Set the PDF/A conformance level

Converting to PDF/A...

Your documents are now PDF/A compliant!