From cave paintings to paper, print and PDFs, humans have always improved how they share information. Now the next evolution is here: multimedia PDFs that combine familiar documents with video, interaction and dynamic content.
From its origin as 'The Camelot Project' to its current status as the default file format for trillions of documents, the PDF has dominated professional communication for decades. But as our digital world shifts towards dynamic and interactive content, the static PDF has become a communication bottleneck. This blog post explores the comprehensive history of the PDF file format and reveals how technology is finally bridging the gap between standard 'digital paper' and rich multimedia.
