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Format

Acrobat PDF/X - Portable Document Format - Exchange 3:2003

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Summary

Name
Acrobat PDF/X - Portable Document Format - Exchange 3:2003
Identifiers
  • MIME: application/pdf
  • PUID: fmt/148
Format type
Page Description
Description
This 'exchange standard' format is based on Adobe's PDF 1.4 (2003) specification and includes additional notes specifically for delivery of high quality colour advertisements. A subset of the PDF specification, and an application standard as well as a file format standard, it is considered a 'more reliable' PDF file. There are several versions of the standard, to address specific issues.
File extensions
pdf
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Relationships

Has priority over
Is subsequent version of
Is subtype of

Internal signatures

PDF/X-3:2003

Note
BOF first 8 bytes: %PDF-1.4 Variable bytes: /GTS_PDFXVersion(PDF/X-3:2003)

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
None
Byte Sequence
255044462D312E34
Endianness
None
Min Frag Length
Variable
Offset
None
Max offset
None
Byte Sequence
2F4754535F5044465856657273696F6E{0-1}285044462F582D333A3230303329
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Updated in V90

    Release date
    30 March 2017

    Acrobat PDF/X - Portable Document Format - Exchange 3:2003: Gave priority over all parent Acrobat PDF versions. Issue raised by Archives New Zealand and State Records New South Wales.

  • Updated in V88

    Release date
    27 September 2016

    Acrobat PDF/X - Portable Document Format - Exchange 3:2003: Gave priority over x-fmt/453 - TrueType Font. Suggested by Archives New Zealand.

  • Added in V62

    Release date
    28 August 2012

    Acrobat PDF/X - Portable Document Format - Exchange 3:2003: Signature developed through PRONOM Research.