We are pleased to announce the latest release of veraPDF. Version 0.8 features a re-designed command line interface (CLI) for validation and feature extraction. Highlights of this release are: Refactored plug-in architecture; Re-designed CLI for PDF/A validation and feature reporting; Supporting install scripts; Updated validation profile syntax; Simplified machine-readable report format; Synchronization with PDFBox 2.0 RC1 […]
The veraPDF consortium is pleased to announce the latest release of the veraPDF PDF/A validation software and test-suite currently under development. Highlights for this release are: validation of all conformance criteria for ISO 19005-1 (PDF/A-1), conformance level b; a complete PDF/A-1b test corpus, including 200 new test-files: PDF features reporting; and a cross-platform installer. Prototype […]
An early release of the veraPDF validation library is now available. This 0.4 release delivers: a working validation model and validator; an initial, unverified PDF/A-1b validation profile; and prototype PDF feature reporting (characterisation). This release comes ahead of our development schedule enabling users to test our first implementation of PDF/A-1b validation on single files, using […]
The first public prototype of veraPDF’s validation software has been released. The software can be downloaded at: http://downloads.verapdf.org/rel/veraPDF-library-GUI-0.2.0.zip veraPDF is developing industry-supported open source, file-format validation for all parts and conformance levels of ISO 19005 (PDF/A). The software is designed to meet the needs of memory institutions responsible for preserving digital content for the long term. The […]
PREFORMA awarded three of the six suppliers a contract for the prototyping phase in April 2015. veraPDF was successful in proceeding to phase 2 for the conformance checker for the PDF/A strand. We are still in the early stages of development. We have been busy focusing on PDF/A validation fundamentals and establishing good working practices. You can […]
We worked with closely with both memory institutions and industry to gather their requirements for the PDF/A conformance checker. OPF and DPC consulted with their members, and held a webinar to explain the aims of veraPDF and get feedback on the following points in the functional and technical specification. Functional specification: scope of PDF/A validation; policy requirements; use cases; interfaces; integrations […]