Ok - thanks. Got it working with RGB so I'll stick with that.
-----Original Message----- From: Leonard Rosenthol [mailto:lrose...@adobe.com] Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 12:10 PM To: Post here Subject: Re: [iText-questions] What is required to make a file PDF/A? Depends on what ICC profile you specify for the output intent. If you use a CMYK profile, then you can't use RGB data. If you use an RGB profile, then you can't have CMYK data. Your choice. Leonard On 11/21/11 11:02 AM, "David Thielen" <da...@windward.net> wrote: >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:tvtre...@nepatec.de] >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 <da...@windward.net> >> >> 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:lrose...@adobe.com] >> 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 <da...@windward.net> >> Reply-To: Post here <itext-questions@lists.sourceforge.net> >> Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:48:16 -0800 >> To: Post here <itext-questions@lists.sourceforge.net> >> 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:lrose...@adobe.com] >> 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 <da...@windward.net> >> Reply-To: Post here <itext-questions@lists.sourceforge.net> >> Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 08:12:16 -0800 >> To: Post here <itext-questions@lists.sourceforge.net> >> 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:lrose...@adobe.com] >> 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 <da...@windward.net> >> Reply-To: Post here <itext-questions@lists.sourceforge.net> >> Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:12:38 -0800 >> To: Post here <itext-questions@lists.sourceforge.net> >> 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:lrose...@adobe.com] >> 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:tvtre...@nepatec.de] >> 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 <da...@windward.net> >> >> 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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