Hi, I want to try to produce PDF/A-1b files from Lilypond to submit to the Australian Music Centre (australianmusiccentre.com.au). It looks like it would be possible to do this by exporting to Postscript and using Ghostscript:
http://www.ghostscript.com/doc/9.14/Ps2pdf.htm#PDFA Has anyone done this and have any tips or pitfalls before I start on this journey myself? Vaughan PS Here are the Australian Music Centre guidelines about file formats. I think they just want to be able to open the file in Finale or Sibelius, and save them as PDF with their PDF/A1-b -compliant process. > The AMC's order of preference for file formats is as follows: > > 1. *Sibelius* or *Finale* files. > These files are preferred as they can be used to generate the > highest-quality archival production masters. > > *Non-standard fonts*: the AMC has access to a wide library of fonts. > For Finale files AMC staff use the 'Data Check' function to identify any > missing fonts and we will follow up with you should there be any issues. If > you are a Sibelius user and are concerned about non-standard fonts, please > use the notes box at the bottom of this page and staff will consult with > you to ensure the appearance of your score is as you intend. > > *Layout concerns*: to ensure there is no discrepancy in the layout of > your score when it is processed by the AMC, we firstly require that you use > one of the AMC's supported paper sizes: A4, A3 or B4-JIS. Secondly, we > recommend that you use Finale's 'Lock systems' or Sibelius's 'Lock format' > functions to prevent the programs from reconfiguring the layout when the > file is opened on the AMC's computers. > > 2. *PDF/A-1b* files. > If you are unable to provide Finale or Sibelius files, but do have the > ability to provide us with PDF/A-1b files, this is the AMC's second > preferred submission method. > > PDF/A-1b is an archival version of the PDF file format designed to > ensure consistent reproduction of a file's contents across different > computers over time. All score materials processed by the AMC are > eventually stored as PDF/A-1b files. Production of PDF/A-1b files is a > fairly complex process and any submitted files must be validated by AMC > staff as compliant. > > 3. *PDF* files. > As a last resort, we will accept submissions of regular PDF files. > > This method should be avoided wherever posible as it presents the > greatest difficulty in generating high-quality archival production masters. > Materials submitted in this way will often have to be physically printed > off and scanned - resulting in a loss in quality. > > > > Frequently Asked Questions > *I don't use Finale or Sibelius - why don't you accept more formats?* > Unfortunately the AMC does not have resources to purchase (and keep > updated) copies, and train staff in all software packages which are > available on the market to produce score materials. Finale and Sibelius are > used by the vast majority of our repesented artists and this is why we > accept materials in these file formats. >
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