Pdf measurements in Metadata panel

Hello,
for some reason the measurements of a pdf file are shown incorrectly in the Bridge Metadata panel.
It would be a good place to check the size of an ad, but it does not show the measurements right.

Thanks for that. I did as you suggested, but my current libary has only recent images all from one camera, which doesn't produce RAW fles, the Ricoh CX4. I will go back to an earlier library where I have several cameras involved included two whose raw files are processed by Aperture, and i'll bet I'll see the 35mm equivalent.
Is there any way I can tell Aperture the formula for my CX4 lens such as that its minimum focal length of 4.9mm is equivalent to 28mm on a 35mm camera?
In any case, I am happy to know what you just told me, because I will be using Aperture to process images from two other cameras it does recognize. By 'recognize' I mean it will process their raw files.

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According to the description in the link you had only a small typo (XML instead of XMP)
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zevrix.com

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