[IRTalk] Fwd: [WEB4LIB] veraPDF 0.20 released

[Hilton Gibson]

FYI.

*Hilton Gibson*
Stellenbosch University Library
*http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2992-208X
<http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2992-208X>*


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Becky McGuinness <becky at openpreservation.org>
Date: 1 August 2016 at 12:04
Subject: [WEB4LIB] veraPDF 0.20 released
To: WEB4LIB at listserv.nd.edu


*apologies for cross-posting*

The latest version of veraPDF is now available. Version 0.20 has the
following enhancements:

*Application enhancements:*
*added signature types to features report;
*depth of feature reporting now configurable; and
*altered log level of some validation methods.

*Conformance checker fixes:*
*fix for validation of character encoding requirements of invisible fonts;
and
*fix for ICC Profile mluc tag.

*Test corpus:*
*34 new test files for PDF/A-2b.

*Download veraPDF 0.20:*
http://downloads.verapdf.org/rel/verapdf-installer.zip

*Release notes:*
https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-library/releases/latest

*Call for testing*
veraPDF is building an open source, industry-approved PDF/A validator.
Please support our efforts by downloading and testing the software. If you
encounter problems, or wish to suggest improvements, please add them to the
project’s GitHub issue tracker (
https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-library/issues). Your feedback is very
important, it helps to improve the software.

Keep up to date with the latest developments of veraPDF by subscribing to
the veraPDF consortium’s newsletter (http://verapdf.org/subscribe/).

veraPDF will be demonstrating the software at the PREFORMA Experience
workshop on 23 November in Berlin. Find out more at:
http://experienceworkshop.preforma-project.eu/.

*About veraPDF*
Led by the Open Preservation Foundation and the PDF Association, the
veraPDF consortium is developing an open source, industry-approved, file-format
validator for all parts and conformance levels of ISO 19005 (PDF/A). The
software is designed to meet the needs of memory institutions responsible
for preserving digital content for the long term.

The veraPDF consortium is funded by the PREFORMA project (
http://www.preforma-project.eu/). PREFORMA (PREservation FORMAts for
culture information/e-archives) is a Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP)
project co-funded by the European Commission under its FP7-ICT Programme.

-- 
Becky McGuinness | Community Manager
@openpreserve | Skype: becky.mcguinness1

*Open Preservation Foundation*
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2016-08-01
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