If you're in business and you haven't heard about PDF/VT then you're not maximizing your PDF format. This will help you become efficient and transact faster. Learn about it and how it can help your business. Source: https://deftpdf.com/blog

1. What is PDF/VT?

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Introduction
There’s a PDF format that can help businesses and
organizations become much more efficient and it can
be done from a desktop. This standard is called
PDF/VT.

3. PDF/VT
This file format is another type of PDF document standard that can
help people personalize files like invoices, billings, direct mailing,
and more. PDF/VT literally means PDF for
variable and transactional printing, where
contents change for personalization and variable data. It is an
international standard that was released in August 2010 as ISO
16612-2.
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4. What is variable
data printing?
When you think of variable data printing, you think about
the content that may vary per receiver. This simply
means that every recipient may get different content and
should be printed. This method is used mostly in
personalized mails or direct mailings.
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5. What is transactional
printing?
Transactional printing isn’t far from variable printing. It
also has content that varies per receiving customer
and may depend on the transaction that happens
between the giver and the receiver. In business,
transactional printing means the use of invoices,
statements, and billings, and marketing materials such as
transpromotional communications.
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6. Getting deep with
PDF/VT files
To clarify, PDF/VT is still a PDF file. Like any other PDF file, it
still has the same file extension and can still be opened by the
same reader like Adobe Acrobat. But just like any other PDF
standard, it has special features that allow efficient
workflow or easier access. PDF/VT is based on
PDF/X-4 and PDF/X-5, two existing PDF standards for
printing jobs.
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What you can do
with PDF/VT
With PDF/VT, you can still use transparency, color,
or grayscale, you can still add 8-bit and 16-bit
images, and you can still add layers in your project.
The only downside with this standard is the fact that
you cannot encrypt the file.

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What’s so special
about PDF/VT
What’s so special about PDF/VT is the fact that it can
take a simple PDF and make it exceptionally
astounding as it can have additional objects like
visuals, text, and images without having to
compromise its printed quality. It can also include
OCCDs or Optional content configuration
dictionaries which allows better image quality.

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Different
types of
PDF/VT

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Different types
It’s not hard to remember and like an iPhone, it is
simply labeled in increasing number as it increases
features. There’s PDF/VT-1, PDF/VT-2, and
PDF/VT-2S. What’s the difference? Let’s elaborate.

11. PDF/VT-1
PDF/VT-1 is in a single file. All the data that can be
found in this file is embedded inside. It’s basic but it’s
simplified and usually preferred by those who like
information to be provided straight out.
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PDF/VT-2
PDF/VT-2 offers a PDF that can link to other PDF
objects. This PDF is perfect for documents that
contain large data and makes it easier for authors to
put up a reference.

13. PDF/VT-2S
PDF/VT-2s can be the most complicated. It supports
live streaming and allows processing for some parts of
the data.
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14. Processing PDF/VT files
● Adobe is certainly the vendor of such software to run and
create PDF/VT files but such software cannot be purchased
directly for individual buyers.
● To get a processing engine for printing, you need to get
software that has this incorporated in the workflow product.
This software is called Adobe PDF Printing Engine or
otherwise called APPE.
● If you’re an organization that already has some workflow up
and running in their office computers, then our provider can
help you with PDF/VT.
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15. Who usually uses PDF/VT?
● Businesses and organizations that often transact with other
businesses will often find themselves using this standard to operate
smoothly and efficiently.
● If the business uses and transacts with a lot of names,
addresses, and a variety of data per recipient, then this
transactional document can fit them just right. Most of the time,
marketing and finance departments make use of such a format.
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16. Uses and Benefits
● It can often be used in billings, invoices, personalized
marketing materials, and even proposals.
● In effect, the personalization of the document helps build
relationships between businesses and also helps the organization
appear professional.
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