Projects   

PDF/D

While it is our most obvious project, it is not the only area we are currently working on. The PDF/D specification is still very much a work-in-progress but you can read more about our ideas here: PDF/D Overview

PDF to PDF/D Converter

The PDF/D Consortium intends to collaborate on a shared source PDF to PDF/D converter (.NET C#) for consortium members .

Compliance Report Format

The PDF/D Consortium has published an open reporting format for PDF compliance checking products so that results can be easily compared.

Open Compliance Reporting format (available to non-members)

PDF Compliance Tests

Currently the PDF/D Consortium is working on a set of negative PDF ISO-32000-1 compliance tests in the same style as the Isartor PDF/A tests.

PDF Compliance Tests

PDF/A Compliance Tests

One area of weakness in all of today's PDF/A validators is thorough XMP metadata validation. The PDF/D Consortium is attempting to help address this.

PDF/A Compliance Tests

PDF/D Compliance Tests

Once PDF/D becomes more well defined, the PDF/D Consortium will create a set of compliance tests for PDF/D too.

About PDF/D   

What is PDF/D?

PDF/D is "Document PDF": no Flash, no audio, no JavaScript, no 3D, just documents with an emphasis on internationalization and support of structured documents. It is a pragmatic subset of the PDF specification with stricter constraints.

The PDF/D specification is still very much a work-in-progress but you can read more about our ideas here: PDF/D Overview

PDF/D Consortium

If you have interest in participating and working with us on building a better PDF, please contact us at for details about joining.

Philosophy

PostScript and the original PDF specification were not created by committees. Linux Kernel development is not democratic. Neither is PDF/D.

Members   

Solid Documents

Solid Documents is the founding member of the PDF/D Consortium.