ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 16612-2 First edition 2010-08-15 Graphic technology Variable data exchange - Part 2: Using PDF/X-4 and PDF/X-5 (PDF/VT-1 and PDF/VT-2) Technologie graphique Echange de donnees d'impression variables Partie 2: Utilisation de PDF/X-4 et PDF/X-5 (PDF/VT-1 et PDF/VT-2) Reference number ISO 16612-2:2010(E) @ ISO 2010 No r y IHS under ted without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 16612-2:2010(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In downloading this file, parties accept therein the responsibility of not infringing Adobe's licensing policy. The IsO Central Secretariat accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by IsO member bodies. In the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DOCUMENT @ISO2010 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, isO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56 . CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail copyright@iso.org Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ ISO 2010 - All rights reserved py IHS unde I without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 16612-2:2010(E) Contents Page Foreword .iv Introduction 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms 3.1 Terms and definitions . 3.2 Abbreviated terms .. 4 Notations 5 Conforming files and equipment 5.1 5.2 PDFVT-1conformance 5.3 PDF/VT-2 conformance. 5.4 PDF/VT-2s conformance.. .6 5.5 AllPDF/VTfileconformancelevels 5.6 Validation of PDF/VT files... 6 Technical requirements 6.1 General 6.2 PDF/VT file requirements.... 6.3 PDF/VT-1 and PDF/VT-2 file identification 6.4 Architecture.. 6.5 Document part hierarchy .... .9 6.6 Document part metadata (DPM)... 6.7 Recurring graphical object definitions.. 12 Annex A (normative) Use of multipart MIME for streamed generation of PDF/VT data... ..16 Annex B (informative) PDF/X conformance summary. .18 Annex C (informative) Example DPart structure... ...19 AnnexD(normative)XMLrepresentationofthedocumentparthierarchy.. .26 Annex E (normative) Naming conventions for DPM keys . Annex F (normative) Determining XObject equivalence 32 Bibliography.. .36 Copyrght International Organization forStandardizalon ghts reserved ii ut license from IHS Not for Resale