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Fri Oct 03, 2025 7:01 pm

Some pdfs from our customers fail validation checks after conversion
Code:

var converter = new PdfStandardsConverter(ms);
converter.ToPdfA1B(outputMs);

VeraPDF Conformance checker output:
<validationReport jobEndStatus="normal" profileName="PDF/A-1B validation profile" statement="PDF file is not compliant with Validation Profile requirements." isCompliant="false">
<details passedRules="128" failedRules="1" passedChecks="4999" failedChecks="1">
<rule specification="ISO 19005-1:2005" clause="6.7.3" testNumber="2" status="failed" failedChecks="1">
<description>The value of Title entry from the document information dictionary, if present, and its analogous XMP property "dc:title['x-default']" shall be equivalent</description>
<object>CosInfo</object>
<test>Title == null || Title == XMPTitle</test>
<check status="failed">
<context>root/trailer[0]/Info[0]</context>
<errorMessage>The value of Title entry from the document Info dictionary and its matching XMP property "dc:title['x-default']" are not equivalent (Info /Title = , XMP dc:title['x-default'] = "")</errorMessage>
</check>
</rule>
</details>
</validationReport>
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yegor.androsov
 
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Tue Oct 07, 2025 2:11 am

Hello,

Thank you for your letter. In order to locate the root cause of the verification failure, please provide your original PDF document. You can attach them here or send an email to [email protected]. If the file is large, you can share us with the download link.

Sincerely,
Lisa
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Lisa.Li
 
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Tue Oct 07, 2025 8:13 am

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yegor.androsov
 
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Tue Oct 07, 2025 10:07 am

Hello,

Thank you for sharing the document.
Its' converted PdfA1B document did indeed fail validation by Adobe. I have logged this issue into our bug tracking system using the number SPIREPDF-7771. Our development team colleagues will further assist in investigating and fixing the issue. I will notify you as soon as its' hotfix version is available. Thanks for your understanding.

Sincerely,
Lisa
E-iceblue support team
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