Convert pdf to pdf/a

[Shervin Asgari <sh...@redpill-linpro.com>]

Hi.

Is there any way to convert exisiting PDF to PDF/A using pdfbox?

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Shervin Asgari
Java faggruppeleder / Systemutvikler
Redpill Linpro AS - Changing the game
Mobil:   +47 918 64 148

Re: Convert pdf to pdf/a

[Maruan Sahyoun <sa...@fileaffairs.de>]

Dear Shervin,

to best of my knowledge there is currently no built in feature to support that. Although PDFBox provides the basic capabilities what's missing is a "rules engine" which a) identifies what is and is not allowed if a PDF conforms to PDF/A b) specifies how exceptions are to be handled and possibly converted to be conformant and c) a "profile handling" as the same exists for PDF/E, PDF/X ...

Of course if you take care of that rule set and it's implementation PDFBox could provide a base to do the PDF manipulation involved.   

Maruan Sahyoun

FileAffairs GmbH


Am 17.03.2010 um 12:47 schrieb Shervin Asgari:

> Hi.
> 
> Is there any way to convert exisiting PDF to PDF/A using pdfbox?
> 
> -- 
> Shervin Asgari
> Java faggruppeleder / Systemutvikler
> Redpill Linpro AS - Changing the game
> Mobil:   +47 918 64 148
>