Profile-Specific Visual Output
Use PDF/A-3b when that exact profile is required and an image-only derivative is acceptable. The output does not claim level-a accessibility or level-u Unicode text conformance.
PDF to PDF/A-3b
Generate an image-only PDF/A-3b visual copy without embedded attachments.
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What Does This PDF/A-3b Tool Create?
Create a visual archival derivative with the PDF/A-3b profile. Selected pages are rendered into RGB images inside a new PDF 1.7 document, with embedded sRGB color information and PDF/A-3b identification.
PDF/A-3 can support embedded associated files, but this converter does not create that type of package. It removes source attachments and produces page images only. It does not generate an electronic invoice, attach XML or preserve the original document's selectable text and interactive features.
PDF/A-3b Conversion Features
No Inherited Attachments
Build the new document from rendered pages without copying embedded files from the source. Required information stored only in an attachment must be handled separately in the receiving workflow.
Adjustable Page Detail
Set 72, 150, 200 or 300 DPI and select the page range. The output records visible page appearance at that resolution, rather than preserving original editable objects.
Verified Output Structure
Check the generated metadata, output intent, page tree and image streams before download. Representative release fixtures are also independently validated with the PDF/A-3b veraPDF profile.
How Do I Create an Image-Only PDF/A-3b?
- Select one unencrypted PDF and check whether important material exists in attachments rather than on visible pages.
- Keep PDF/A-3b selected only if it matches the receiving workflow's requirements.
- Set the pages and image resolution within the displayed resource limits.
- Confirm the loss of selectable text, attachments and interactive features, then begin conversion.
- Download the copy, review every required page and retain the original and any supporting files separately.
Inspect the Source PDF
Choose the document and identify any required embedded supporting files.
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Confirm the Output Scope
Keep PDF/A-3b selected, choose DPI and acknowledge the removed features.
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Download and Compare
Save the visual copy and retain required original files separately.
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When Is This PDF/A-3b Copy Appropriate?
Use this converter for a workflow that requests the PDF/A-3b profile and needs only a visual copy of the selected pages. The profile alone does not turn a document into a structured invoice or a complete records package. If the recipient expects associated XML, a specific invoice schema or preserved supporting attachments, this page-image output does not meet those additional requirements.
Who Can Use a Visual PDF/A-3b Copy?
Records Operators
Prepare a page-image derivative for a process that explicitly accepts the PDF/A-3b profile without associated files.
Submission Coordinators
Check that a requested profile and the actual deliverable match before transferring a visible-page copy.
Document Reviewers
Compare rendered page content with the original while tracking supporting files as separate records.
Settings and Output Checks
| Setting | What to Expect |
|---|---|
| Default profile | PDF/A-3b, using a new PDF 1.7 structure with RGB page images and an embedded sRGB profile. |
| Input and selection | One PDF up to 100 MiB and 500 source pages; up to 50 selected pages. |
| Image limits | 72, 150, 200 or 300 DPI; 24 megapixels per page and 120 megapixels per job. |
| Generated file | Maximum 160 MiB. No embedded source files or newly attached XML. |
| Removed content objects | Selectable text, forms, links, layers, attachments and original digital-signature objects. |
Check for Information Outside the Visible Pages
Before converting a document that contains an embedded spreadsheet, decide whether the receiving workflow needs that spreadsheet. This converter can retain the rendered pages, but it will not carry the embedded workbook into the new PDF/A-3b. Keep the workbook and original PDF separately, or use the required associated-file packaging workflow if the recipient expects one combined submission.
Troubleshooting PDF/A-3b Output
| Situation | What to Check |
|---|---|
| An attachment is missing from the result | Attachments are intentionally excluded from this image-only converter. Use the original file to retrieve and preserve any required supporting material. |
| An invoice system rejects the file | Check its invoice and associated-data requirements. A PDF/A-3b visual copy is not automatically a structured electronic invoice. |
| The output is too large | Reduce resolution or convert a smaller page range. A short source PDF can still contain pages that render into large images. |
FAQs
Does PDF/A-3b Automatically Include XML?
No. A permitted feature of a file format is not automatically present in every file. This converter adds no XML attachment and removes attachments inherited from the source.
Can This Create a Factur-X or ZUGFeRD Invoice?
No. It creates a page-image PDF/A-3b copy. It does not construct or validate invoice data, an invoice profile or the required associated-file package.
Does This Preserve the Original Signed Record?
It creates a new visual derivative and removes the source signature object. Keep the original signed record and any required supporting files.