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The latest software release features improved PDF/A-2b and PDF/A-3b validation and the fully featured REST API. veraPDF 0.12 has the following features: Conformance checker: * PDF/A-2 and PDF-A/3 improvements: implemented checks for optional content, JPEG2000 requirements * full compliance with BFO test suite (PDF/A-2b) * PDF/A-1b fix: check for form field appearance * code refactoring to enable PDF model implementation via different PDF parsers performance and memory optimization Test corpus: * full coverage of all predefined XMP properties Documentation: * The first version of the wiki identifying all PDF/A validation rules is available at: https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation-profiles/wiki Infrastructure: * veraPDF-library project refactored into multiple projects * PDF Box validator implementation in separate project * Automated source packaging with dependencies * Corpus test results published online The veraPDF validation engine implements the PDF/A specification using formalisations of each requirement in PDF/A-1, PDF/A-2 and PDF/A-3. The wiki determines each rule used by the software and provides details on the error(s) triggering a failure of the rule. Download veraPDF 0.12 at: http://downloads.verapdf.org/rel/verapdf-installer.zip Release notes are published at: https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-library/releases/tag/v0.12.4 <https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-library/releases/tag/v0.12.4> veraPDF is building the definitive, open source PDF/A validator. Please download and test the software. If you encounter problems, or wish to make suggestions, 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 <http://verapdf.org/subscribe/> to the veraPDF consortium’s newsletter , or follow us <https://twitter.com/_veraPDF> on Twitter . Led by the Open Preservation Foundation and the PDF Association, the veraPDF consortium is developing the definitive open source, 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* *http://openpreservation.org/ <http://openpreservation.org/>* To find out more about becoming an OPF member or software supporter visit: http://openpreservation.org/about/join/