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Format

Acrobat PDF/X - Portable Document Format - Exchange PDF/X-5pg

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Summary

Name
Acrobat PDF/X - Portable Document Format - Exchange PDF/X-5pg
Identifiers
  • MIME: application/pdf
  • PUID: fmt/491
Format type
Presentation
Description
PDF/X was developed by the Committee for Graphics Arts Technologies Standards (CGATS) and Adobe. This 'exchange standard' format is based on Adobe's PDF specification and includes additional notes specifically to facilitate graphics exchange. PDF/X is a subset of the PDF specification, and is an application standard as well as a file format standard. There are several versions of the standard, which address specific issues.
File extensions
pdf
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Relationships

Has priority over
Is subtype of

Internal signatures

PDF/X-5pg

Note
BOF: %PDF-1.(0-7). Specification is based on 1.6, however doesn't specifically preclude other versions. <pdfxid:GTS_PDFXVersion>PDF/X-5pg</pdfxid:GTS_PDFXVersion>

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
None
Byte Sequence
255044462D312E[30:37]
Endianness
None
Min Frag Length
Variable
Offset
None
Max offset
None
Byte Sequence
3C7064667869643A4754535F5044465856657273696F6E3E5044462F582D3570673C2F7064667869643A4754535F5044465856657273696F6E3E
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Updated in V88

    Release date
    27 September 2016

    Acrobat PDF/X - Portable Document Format - Exchange PDF/X-5pg: Gave priority over x-fmt/453 - TrueType Font. Suggested by Archives New Zealand.

  • Added in V66

    Release date
    18 December 2012

    Acrobat PDF/X - Portable Document Format - Exchange PDF/X-5pg: Signature developed through PRONOM Research.

    Acrobat PDF/X - Portable Document Format - Exchange PDF/X-5pg: Outline Entry Added with assistance from Nick Parker, Numen Digital.