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<p>Another quick follow-up on this.</p>
<p>I just tested the Demo using a two-page PDF newsletter generated
by Canva - which generally produces absolutely horrendous PDF
files. And I tested the AutoTag output from my version of Adobe
Acrobat Pro and compared it to the output from the Demo API. <br>
</p>
<p>First thing to note is that I am not given the option of using
Adobe Cloud for AutoTag when I attempt to use the AutoTag feature
in Adobe Acrobat Pro. I selected not to use the cloud because I
want to be able to compare the outputs.<br>
</p>
<p>Next thing to note is that the output from the AutoTag built in
to Acrobat has gotten much better recently. Even just a few months
ago, it was not worth my time to start remediating a Canva file
with Autotag. But today, the file it output on its own was a good
starting point.</p>
<p>Comparing the output from Acrobat Pro to the Cloud Demo, I notice
a few differences. One significant difference in this file is that
the built-in Acrobat Autotag does not correctly tag any
annotations (hyperlinks). Whereas the Adobe AutoTag API Demo does
a pretty good job of generating proper Link/Reference tags. Also,
the AutoTag API Demo actually creates a root <Document> tag
like it is supposed to, instead of putting everything inside a
<Section> tag.</p>
<p>I would say that if you have a choice, right now, and you don't
mind the loss of privacy/security with uploading files to Adobe,
then I would recommend using the AutoTag API Demo instead of using
the built-in Adobe Acrobat Autotag feature.</p>
<p>Phil.<br>
</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2023-05-19 08:10, Philip Kiff wrote:<br>
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<p>A couple corrections and a re-interpretation after re-reading
things this morning.</p>
<p>The media release was from May 17, the day before GAAD, not on
May 18.<br>
</p>
<p><span class="ContentPaneDiv"><span class="ContentPaneDiv1">Adobe
isn't claiming they are going to release a stand-alone
version of the PDF Accessibility Checker . I must have heard
that somewhere else, but wherever I heard it, it doesn't
sound like that's true based on the media release. I'm not
quite sure what the release is saying about the checker - I
think Adobe needs someone with clear language training to
help write their media releases!: <br>
"</span></span><span class="ContentPaneDiv"><span
class="ContentPaneDiv1">The PDF Accessibility Checker,
available in Acrobat via an API, will enable organizations
to quickly and easily evaluate the accessibility of existing
PDFs at scale."</span></span></p>
<p><span class="ContentPaneDiv"><span class="ContentPaneDiv1">So
the PDF Accessibility Checker will probably also be an API
connecting to a cloud-based function? And when you use it in
Acrobat, it will use the cloud-based API, instead of running
locally on your computer using code run by Acrobat. It's too
bad that they are calling it "PDF Accessibility Checker",
since that will mean it gets confused with the per-existing
free PAC (PDF Accessibility Checker) tool.</span></span></p>
<p><span class="ContentPaneDiv"><span class="ContentPaneDiv1">I
guess we'll see.</span></span></p>
<p><span class="ContentPaneDiv"><span class="ContentPaneDiv1">Phil.<br>
</span></span><span class="ContentPaneDiv"><span
class="ContentPaneDiv1"></span></span></p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2023-05-19 01:31, Philip Kiff
wrote:<br>
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<p>So I found Adobe's media release [1] from yesterday (GAAD,
May 18) that sparked the Forbes and other article (links at
end of emal).</p>
<p>Adobe has a page in their Developer documentation area [2]
with more info.<br>
</p>
<p>They have a free demo [3] (requires login) where you can test
it out.<br>
</p>
<p>I think that what Adobe are announcing is the new API aimed
at developers, not just a new iteration of the Auto-Tag
feature that has been built into Adobe Acrobat Pro for many
years. <br>
</p>
<p>Adobe seems to be suggesting that this API is partially
driven by their so-called "AI" branded as "Sensei". It is not
clear to me that the AutoTag feature in Acrobat Pro runs the
exact same code as that in their (new?) API. Leaving aside the
misleading marketing language around the phrase "artificial
intelligence", I have the impression that Acrobat Pro's
AutoTag feature depends entirely on code run locally on your
computer, whereas the AutoTag API will run somewhere in
Adobe's Cloud. Maybe the results will be similar. Who knows.</p>
<p>Is that different than the AutoTag in the "new Acrobat" that
you're talking about Bevi?<br>
</p>
<p>Like Bevi and Susan, I find the AutoTag feature currently
included in Adobe Acrobat Pro to be mediocre. Though I often
still use it as a starting point when I am remediating files.
<br>
</p>
<p>But I can see a value in having an API that developers can
incorporate into their own PDF generation processes or when
trying to automate large-scale remediation efforts on
collections of files. There are already some other document
accessibility companies that offer automated solutions for
remediation of PDF files in bulk, I think, so I expect this
signals that Adobe has decided to enter into this business
market more aggressively.</p>
<p>There are two other items worth noting that appear towards
the end of Adobe's press release. This fall, they plan to
release a stand-alone PDF accessibility checker and they plan
to include the AutoTag feature in the free Adobe Reader
instead of it requiring the purchase of the expensive and
overpriced Adobe Acrobat Pro. I'll be curious if the
accessibility checker will be a new product that checks
against a full set of WCAG or PDF/UA criteria to compete with
offerings from CommonLook and PAC, or if it will simply be a
stand-alone version of the rudimentary Accessibility Check
feature currently built into Adobe Acrobat Pro. <br>
</p>
<p>[1] Media Release: <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://news.adobe.com/news/news-details/2023/Media-Alert-Adobe-Scales-PDF-Accessibility-With-Adobe-Sensei-AI/default.aspx"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://news.adobe.com/news/news-details/2023/Media-Alert-Adobe-Scales-PDF-Accessibility-With-Adobe-Sensei-AI/default.aspx</a>
<br>
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<p>[2] Developer AutoTag API page: <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://developer.adobe.com/document-services/apis/pdf-accessibility-auto-tag/"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://developer.adobe.com/document-services/apis/pdf-accessibility-auto-tag/</a></p>
<p>[3] Demo Sign Up:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://acrobatservices.adobe.com/dc-accessibility-playground/main.html"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://acrobatservices.adobe.com/dc-accessibility-playground/main.html</a><br>
</p>
<p>Phil.</p>
<p>Philip Kiff <br>
D4K Communications<br>
</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2023-05-18 18:45, <a
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<p class="MsoNormal">We’ve been testing the new Acrobat for
a year or so, and keep testing the AutoTag feature.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It gets better with every new edition,
but it’s been around for a few years and we still can’t
depend on it for much.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It did do one PDF just ok, sort of: it
was a one-page document with one heading and several
paragraphs of body text. Tagged the title at the top of
the page as <H5>, which from our testing seems to be
the default heading tag AutoTag uses for the first
heading.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Duh.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It seems to be sales hoopla from Adobe
in honor of GAAD day. Time will tell if we actually get
anything of substance from Acrobat.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sure wish Adobe would focus on making a
more accurate PDF from MS Office and InDesign so that we
don’t have to remediate the PDF after it’s made, but maybe
that’s asking too much!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To quote from the article:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“For example, before using the new
Adobe API, a global financial firm spent more than 9 hours
to make each individual presentation slide deck
accessible. With Adobe’s new API, the firm has automated
70–80% of that process.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Should we tell them? Should we tell
them that had they just created the file correctly in the
first place, it would have taken only a few minutes, and
no 9 hour remediation would have been required?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">NINE HOURS? What the heck were they
doing? Oh yeah, they were using Adobe to fix an Adobe
file. That works.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">/sarcasm<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> athen-list <<a
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moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu</a>>
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<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:chagnon@pubcom.com"
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] [EXT]Re: PDF remediation
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Here’s some
additional information released by Forbes:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Adobe Wants
To Help Make PDF Documents More Accessible With AI-Based
Auto-Tag API | May 17, 2023 | Steven Aquino | Forbes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto"><a
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<b>Subject:</b> RE: [Athen] [EXT]Re: PDF remediation
help<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Aaron,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I don’t know why the article is being
posted as news. It’s grossly out of date and is from the
Microsoft news network portal. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Adobe's New
AI Automates PDF Accessibility Tags<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto"><a
href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/adobe-s-new-ai-automates-pdf-accessibility-tags/ar-AA1biX4V"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/adobe-s-new-ai-automates-pdf-accessibility-tags/ar-AA1biX4V</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3">The
photo captions reference software releases in 2013,
“Adobe announced Monday, May 6, 20<b><u>13</u></b>…” and
the rest is pure nonsense.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3">The
AutoTag feature has been in Acrobat Pro for quite a few
years. It’s had marginal improvement every year, but
overall still sucks at correctly tagging a document,
separating text from graphics, and creating a logical
reading order. We teach our clients and students how to
use it only when there’s no better way to remediate a
bad PDF.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We’re beta testers for Adobe and I
don’t see anything substantial on the horizon for Acrobat
anytime soon, other than an overhaul of the user interface
(which is getting bad reviews). We still have hope for the
future, however.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’m chalking up this news release as
stale and inaccurate.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> athen-list <<a
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moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu</a>>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] [EXT]Re: PDF remediation
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Per recent
discussions, this article was just released 8 hours ago.
I think we should expect a number of updates from Adobe
regarding PDF accessibility, remediation and AI in the
coming months.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Adobe's New
AI Automates PDF Accessibility Tags<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto"><a
href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/adobe-s-new-ai-automates-pdf-accessibility-tags/ar-AA1biX4V"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/adobe-s-new-ai-automates-pdf-accessibility-tags/ar-AA1biX4V</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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