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Summary

Name Acrobat PDF/X - Portable Document Format - Exchange PDF/X-5pg
Version  
Other names  
Identifiers MIME:  application/pdf
PUID:  fmt/491
Family  
Classification Presentation
Disclosure  
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.
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Related file formats Has priority over Acrobat PDF 1.0 - Portable Document Format (1.0)
Has priority over Acrobat PDF 1.1 - Portable Document Format (1.1)
Has priority over Acrobat PDF 1.2 - Portable Document Format (1.2)
Has priority over Acrobat PDF 1.3 - Portable Document Format (1.3)
Has priority over Acrobat PDF 1.4 - Portable Document Format (1.4)
Has priority over Acrobat PDF 1.5 - Portable Document Format (1.5)
Has priority over Acrobat PDF 1.6 - Portable Document Format (1.6)
Has priority over TrueType Font  
Has priority over Acrobat PDF 1.7 - Portable Document Format (1.7)
Is subtype of Acrobat PDF 1.6 - Portable Document Format (1.6)
Technical Environment  
Released  
Supported until  
Format Risk  
Developed by None.
Supported by None.
Source Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date 18 Dec 2012
Source description  
Last updated 18 Dec 2012
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