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Common validation error messages from PDF to PDFA conversion

Created by Jo Gilham on Sep 02, 2014 · last edited by Jo Gilham · on Sep 02, 2014 (view history) · 4 versions
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Common validation error messages from PDF to PDFA conversion
Detailed description The validation error messages found from two pieces of validation software when performed on the same [file:
]From PDFBox Preflight:
Invalid font definition
Syntax Error: invalid float range in Number operand
Invalid color space...
From Adobe Preflight
CIDset in subset font is incomplete
Font not embedded
Syntax problem: Real value out of range (too high) (also commonly get the other extreme - too low)
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