ISO 24517-1:2008

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 24517-1
First edition
2008-05-15
Document management — Engineering
document format using PDF —
Part 1:
Use of PDF 1.6 (PDF/E-1)
Gestion de documents — Format de documents d'ingénierie utilisant le
PDF —
Partie 1: Utilisation du PDF 1.6 (PDF/E-1)

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Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction.vi
1 Scope.1
2 Normative references.1
3 Terms and definitions .2
4 Notations .3
5 PDF/E-1 conforming files and readers .3
6 Syntax.4
6.1 File header.4
6.2 File trailer.4
6.3 Document ID .4
6.4 Cross-reference tables and cross-reference streams.4
6.5 Document information dictionary.4
6.6 String objects.4
6.7 Stream objects.4
6.8 Linearized PDF.5
6.9 Implementation limits.5
7 Graphics .5
7.1 General .5
7.2 Output intent .5
7.3 Colour spaces.5
7.4 Images .7
7.5 Form XObjects .7
7.6 Reference XObjects.7
7.7 PostScript XObjects.7
7.8 Shading operator.7
7.9 Extended graphics state.7
7.10 Rendering intents .7
7.11 Content streams .8
7.12 Optional content .8
7.13 Print scaling .8
8 Fonts.8
8.1 General .8
8.2 Font types.9
8.3 Composite fonts .9
8.4 Embedded font programs.9
8.5 Font subsets .10
8.6 Character encodings.10
9 Annotations.10
9.1 General .10
9.2 Annotation types .11
9.3 Annotation dictionaries .11
10 Interactive forms.11
11 Actions.11
11.1 General .11
11.2 Hypertext links.12
12 Presentations .12
13 Metadata .12
13.1 General.12
13.2 Version Identification .12
13.3 Document information dictionary .13
13.4 XMP header .14
13.5 File identifiers.14
13.6 File provenance information.14
13.7 Validation.14
14 Embedded files .14
15 Multimedia .15
15.1 General.15
15.2 Self-contained .15
15.3 Handling of multimedia .15
15.4 Must-have parameters.15
15.5 Alternate presentations.15
16 3D .15
16.1 General.15
16.2 Display of 3D annotations.15
16.3 Supported 3D formats .15
16.4 3D JavaScript .16
17 Unrecognized data.16
17.1 Extensions to the PDF format .16
18 Encryption .16
18.1 General.16
18.2 Encryption version .16
18.3 Direct objects in the encryption dictionary.17
18.4 User access permissions.17
19 Digital signatures.17
19.1 General.17
19.2 Declaring the presence of signatures .17
19.3 Signature dictionaries .17
19.4 Signature reference dictionaries.17
19.5 Document permissions dictionary.18
19.6 Detection and notification.18
19.7 Display of signature fields .18
19.8 Detection of changes .18
19.9 Prevention of changes .
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