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We have spent years understanding the #PDF file format. We have compiled our best articles into a single index and have spent 3 months reviewing and updating it.
We would love your feedback or suggestions.
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Not all PDFs are PDF/A compliant. Compressing or merging strips out what made it compliant and leaves the metadata saying it still is. Nothing warns you until compliance issues emerge.
Here's how JPedal handles this:
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We already support /Brotli for PDF and noticed some tools adding unofficial implementation for JPEG XL so we have added support for /JPXDecode just in case in our software
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Is it too early for Christmas planning? 🎄
We're already planning our Christmas party at IDR Solutions!
Our celebrations usually involve silly jumpers, games and plenty of pizza 🍕
We're still deciding what to do this year.
Does your company have a Christmas party tradition?
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We analysed 726 PDFs and 763 PNGs to see how both formats really stack up in terms of file size. Some of the results were not what we expected. If you care about file storage for documents and images, the full breakdown is here:
blog.idrsolutions.com/pdf-vs…
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We have published a deep dive into HTML vs PDF file sizes, including results from testing 726 PDFs. The findings were… surprising. If you care about PDF and HTML performance and storage, then the full technical breakdown is worth a read:
blog.idrsolutions.com/html-v…
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The full talk is up: Chika Emebo & Mark Stephens on managing a team that spans four generations.
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ALT Title card: When Four Worlds Collide, Chika Emebo & Mark Stephens, IDR Solutions, BoS USA 2025
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We used to find this when we ran free #NetBeans events in UK. And the most annoying thing was a waiting list and empty spaces from noshows world.hey.com/jason/5300-in-…
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Brotli support arrives in #PDF. Read the official news from @PDFAssociation at pdfa.org/no-excuses-brotli-c… Obviously BuildVu, FormVu and JPedal work with any PDF files containing #brotli data
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Our #PDF blog (25+ years of posts) has moved off WordPress to Hugo. Nothing else changed except it loads faster now. blog.idrsolutions.com/
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We have been working a new feature applying the Arlington model from @PDFAssociation against #PDF files and seeing what turns up. Found a version 1.9 PDF (allegedly)
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PDF/A, PDF/A-1, PDF/A-2, PDF/A-3, PDF/A-3b — if the acronyms have started blurring together, here's what they actually mean and how to check a file complies:
blog.idrsolutions.com/what-i…
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Preparing PDFs for external sharing? If you're just drawing over text rather than removing it from the content, you're not actually redacting anything.
New tutorial: PDF text redaction in Java with JPedal — GDPR-safe, ~20 lines of code. blog.idrsolutions.com/how-to… #Java #PDF #GDPR
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Drawing a black box over PDF text isn't redaction. The text is still there — copy-paste it and see. True redaction removes it from the content stream too. Here's how to do both in Java with JPedal in under 20 lines. 🧵 blog.idrsolutions.com/how-to… #Java #PDF #JPedal
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Your Java image processing is 3X slower than it should be.
Watch this latest complete migration guide: 2 methods, minimal code changes:
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#Java #Developertutorial
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After 25 years running a profitable software company, @markee174 argues that chasing shortcuts is often what makes companies fail.
The long road wins.
Watch it: businessofsoftware.org/talks…
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Building a software company is hard. Doing it alone is harder...
Join the BoS community in Cambridge this April. Buy one ticket, get the wisdom of two legendary events.
One for the calendar, one for the headphones today. 🎧
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