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[[Main Page]] > [[Documentation]] > [[Media type preservation plans]] > [[Portable Document Format]] > PDF to PDF/A using Ghostscript | [[Main Page]] > [[Documentation]] > [[Media type preservation plans]] > [[Portable Document Format]] > PDF to PDF/A using Ghostscript | ||
| − | == File 1 == | + | == File 1 (primarily text) == |
*File used was A checklist for documenting PREMIS-METS decisions in a PREMIS profile, May 2010, Sally Vermaaten, OCLC, http://www.loc.gov/standards/premis/premis_mets_checklist.pdf. | *File used was A checklist for documenting PREMIS-METS decisions in a PREMIS profile, May 2010, Sally Vermaaten, OCLC, http://www.loc.gov/standards/premis/premis_mets_checklist.pdf. | ||
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!style="width:20%"|'''Original''' | !style="width:20%"|'''Original''' | ||
!style="width:20%"|'''Normalized''' | !style="width:20%"|'''Normalized''' | ||
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| + | |PDF version | ||
| + | |PDF 1.5 | ||
| + | |PDF/A-1b | ||
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*10 embedded subsets | *10 embedded subsets | ||
*2 non-embedded subsets: Arial and Arial Italic | *2 non-embedded subsets: Arial and Arial Italic | ||
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| + | *10 embedded subsets | ||
| + | *Substituted Helvetica for Arial | ||
| + | *Substituted Helvetica Oblique for Arial Italic | ||
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|Features | |Features | ||
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| + | *Annotations: yes | ||
*Forms: no | *Forms: no | ||
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*Outline: no | *Outline: no | ||
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| + | *Annotations: yes | ||
*Forms: no | *Forms: no | ||
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*Outline: no | *Outline: no | ||
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| − | == File 2 == | + | == File 2 (text, graphics, colours, images) == |
*File used was IFPI Digital Music Report 2010, http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/DMR2010.pdf | *File used was IFPI Digital Music Report 2010, http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/DMR2010.pdf | ||
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!style="width:20%"|'''Original''' | !style="width:20%"|'''Original''' | ||
!style="width:20%"|'''Normalized''' | !style="width:20%"|'''Normalized''' | ||
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| + | |PDF version | ||
| + | |PDF 1.4 | ||
| + | |PDF/A-1b | ||
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|Features | |Features | ||
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| + | *Annotations: no | ||
| + | *Forms: yes | ||
| + | *Outline: no | ||
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| + | *Annotations: no | ||
*Forms: no | *Forms: no | ||
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*Outline: no | *Outline: no | ||
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| − | + | == File 3 (fillable form) == | |
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| + | *File used was Understanding Canada: Canadian Studies Application, Faculty Research Program, http://www.iccs-ciec.ca/pages/z_pdfs/FEP_FRP/FRPEnForm.pdf | ||
| + | *Used Ghostscript 8.71 using the following command: gs -dPDFA -dBATCH -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sOutputFile=FRPEnForm_PDFA.pdf FRPEnForm.pdf | ||
| + | *Note that the version normalized to PDF/A is no longer usable as a fillable form | ||
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| + | {| border="1" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" width=90% | ||
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| + | |- style="background-color:#cccccc;" | ||
| + | !style="width:20%"|'''Property''' | ||
| + | !style="width:20%"|'''Original''' | ||
| + | !style="width:20%"|'''Normalized''' | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |PDF version | ||
| + | |PDF 1.6 | ||
| + | |PDF/A-1b | ||
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| + | |File size | ||
| + | |153,196 bytes | ||
| + | |61,175 bytes | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |PageCount | ||
| + | |5 | ||
| + | |5 | ||
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| + | |Fonts | ||
| + | |5 non-embedded fonts | ||
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| + | *5 embedded subsets | ||
| + | *Substituted font Helvetica-Bold for Arial, Bold | ||
| + | *Substituted font Helvetica for Arial | ||
| + | *Substituted font Helvetica-Oblique for Arial, Italic | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Features | ||
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| + | *Annotations: yes | ||
| + | *Forms: yes | ||
| + | *Outline: yes | ||
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| + | *Annotations: no | ||
*Forms: no | *Forms: no | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:31, 23 November 2010
Main Page > Documentation > Media type preservation plans > Portable Document Format > PDF to PDF/A using Ghostscript
File 1 (primarily text)[edit]
- File used was A checklist for documenting PREMIS-METS decisions in a PREMIS profile, May 2010, Sally Vermaaten, OCLC, http://www.loc.gov/standards/premis/premis_mets_checklist.pdf.
- Used Ghostscript 8.71 using the following command: gs -dPDFA -dBATCH -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sOutputFile=premis_mets_checklist_PDFA.pdf premis_mets_checklist.pdf
| Property | Original | Normalized |
|---|---|---|
| PDF version | PDF 1.5 | PDF/A-1b |
| File size | 318,500 bytes | 974,071 bytes |
| PageCount | 14 | 14 |
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| Features |
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File 2 (text, graphics, colours, images)[edit]
- File used was IFPI Digital Music Report 2010, http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/DMR2010.pdf
- Used Ghostscript 8.71 using the following command: gs -dPDFA -dBATCH -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sOutputFile=DMR2010_PDFA.pdf DMR2010.pdf
| Property | Original | Normalized |
|---|---|---|
| PDF version | PDF 1.4 | PDF/A-1b |
| File size | 1,713,072 bytes | 5,337,321 bytes |
| PageCount | 32 | 32 |
| Fonts | 7 embedded subsets | 7 embedded subsets |
| Features |
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File 3 (fillable form)[edit]
- File used was Understanding Canada: Canadian Studies Application, Faculty Research Program, http://www.iccs-ciec.ca/pages/z_pdfs/FEP_FRP/FRPEnForm.pdf
- Used Ghostscript 8.71 using the following command: gs -dPDFA -dBATCH -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sOutputFile=FRPEnForm_PDFA.pdf FRPEnForm.pdf
- Note that the version normalized to PDF/A is no longer usable as a fillable form
| Property | Original | Normalized |
|---|---|---|
| PDF version | PDF 1.6 | PDF/A-1b |
| File size | 153,196 bytes | 61,175 bytes |
| PageCount | 5 | 5 |
| Fonts | 5 non-embedded fonts |
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| Features |
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