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PDF at a glance
Adobe introduced PDF in the early 1990s as part of the Acrobat family. Adobe later handed the specification to ISO, and PDF 1.7 became ISO 32000-1 in 2008.
ORA at a glance
ORA
OpenRaster emerged from the libre graphics community as a practical answer to the lack of a clean open interchange format for layered raster artwork.
Format comparison
| Feature | PDF | ORA |
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| File type | Document | Image |
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| Created year | 1993 | 2006 |
| Inventor | Adobe | Libre Graphics community |
| Status | active | active |
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| Vector scaling | Supported | Not supported |
When to use each format
When to use PDF
- Your source file is already in PDF.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to ORA.
- PDF is commonly used in document workflows.
When to use ORA
- Your target workflow expects ORA.
- Improve delivery compatibility with ORA.
- ORA is commonly used in image workflows.
FAQs
Why convert PDF to ORA?
Convert to ORA when you need a layered raster file that remains editable across open creative applications.
It is a good target for illustration handoff, collaborative painting workflows, and vendor-neutral layered artwork exchange.
What changes when converting PDF to ORA?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Moving to ORA removes vector scaling.
What should I review after converting PDF to ORA?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.
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