Belongs to
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Category: Metadata
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Type: Changes
What it does
Makes sure that the metadata in the different metadata locations has the same values. In case of
inconsistencies, the most recent value is used.
If multiple creators are not considered an inconsistency, select the Allow
multiple creators checkbox. In that case, the "Creator" property
will not be changed, even if it is not the same in the different metadata
locations.
How it works
There are two metadata locations in a PDF file:
- The info dictionary contains information about the file, such as the
title, the author, the creation date ... and is visible through the file's
Document properties. It's not in XML format.
- The XMP metadata stream also contains information about the file, but
this information is represented as XMP metadata - XMP referring to Adobe's
labeling technology Extensible Metadata Platform. All
information in the info dictionary is also represented in the XMP metadata
stream dictionary, in the form of XMP properties.
Inconsistencies may occur when only one of the metadata locations has been updated.