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h1. PDF files Formats for archiving: * pdf/a-1 (a or b) * pdf/a-2 (a, b or u) * png (Portable Network Graphics) - only suitable for graphics, does not support EXIF metadata Accepted formats (i.e. require further conversion by ARCHE): * all other pdf variants More information: * https://www.ianus-fdz.de/it-empfehlungen/pdf-dokumente * https://guides.archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/g2gp/TextDocs_Toc * PDF Association: http://www.pdfa.org/ * https://www.pdf-tools.com/public/downloads/whitepapers/whitepaper-pdfa-de.pdf Software for conversion: * Adobe Acrobat * LibreOffice/ OpenOffice * MS Office * "many more":https://lmgtfy.com/?q=convert+to+pdf%2Fa Software for validation and conformance checking: * verapdf (https://software.verapdf.org/) {{collapse(How to) # download and install program # Single file check: ** Use verapdf-gui.bat which gives you a GUI ** Or use CLI # Batch file check in folder with subfolders: ## Use CLI (in Windows open e.g. with windows+R then type cmd and hit enter ## Navigate to folder containing verapdf.bat ## Start verapdf with command and also write output to file for saving <pre><code class="text"> verapdf --recurse Y:\ARCHE\staging\ThunauKamp_16335\data\Kampagne_01_1965-1984 > veraPDF_Thunau.xml </code></pre> More documentation: * https://docs.verapdf.org/cli/ * https://docs.verapdf.org/cli/validation/ * https://docs.verapdf.org/cli/config/ }} {{collapse(Meaning of Errors) * All properties specified in XMP form shall use either the predefined schemas defined in the XMP Specification, ISO 19005-1 or this part of ISO 19005, or any extension schemas that comply with 6.6.2.3.2. ** https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation-profiles/wiki/PDFA-Parts-2-and-3-rules#rule-6623-7 ** if valid with preflight, but not with verapdf see: https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-library/issues/676 }} * Adobe Acrobat Preflight (https://software.verapdf.org/) {{collapse(How to) * Single: Preflight GUI; see https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/user-guide.html?topic=/acrobat/morehelp/preflight_acrobat_pro_.ug.js * Batch: Create droplet; see https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/automating-document-analysis-droplets-or.html (only works for files in one folder, no subfolders) }}