CIP4 - an organization dedicated to standardizing automation in the printing industry

The CIP4® Organization is a not-for-profit standards association, whose mission is to foster the adoption of process automation in the printing industry. A global organization with representatives from 26 countries, CIP4’s membership boasts a diverse membership that includes printers, prepress companies, publishers, vendors of graphic arts systems and software, integrators, distributors, consultants and educators

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Hochschule der Medien Workflow Symposium, Nov. 7

Please join HdM & CIP4 for an annual symposium

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CIP4 Interop #45 in Dresden, September 22-26

The 45th twice-yearly CIP4 Interop is taking place in Dresden, Germany, hosted by Koenig & Bauer

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Thanks to all who attended our booth at drupa!

CIP4's booth at drupa was busy

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New specifications

The CIP4 Organization published JDF 1.8, XJDF 2.2 and PrintTalk 2.2 Schema and Reference Specifications at Drupa 2024.

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CIP4 publishes four ICS documents

The CIP4 Organization is proud to announce the publication of four updated Interoperability Conformance Specifications (ICS) documents.

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Read the latest XJDF & JDF Newsletter. Subscribe, and we will reply with the current issue of the CIP4 Newsletter

We are pleased to present you with the brand new issue of the CIP4 Newsletter

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CIP4's main technologies

What is (X)JDF?

The Job Definition Format (JDF) and the Exchange Job Definition Format (XJDF) are industry standards designed to simplify information exchange between different applications and systems in and around the graphic arts industry.

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What is PrintTalk?

PrintTalk is a branch of the CIP4 standards based around the business and transactional model of automating print procurement and vending.

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What is ICS?

An ICS (Interoperability Conformance Specification) defines specific requirements for (X)JDF and PrintTalk interoperability of (X)JDF and PrintTalk-compatible devices and controllers, and subsequent MIS implementations.

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Efficient standards and a streamlined structure

Specifications

Do you want to look up something in the current specifications of (X)JDF or PrintTalk? Are you looking for information about the corresponding XML Schemas? You will find this and more here - all clearly arranged.

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JDF Integration Matrix

Are you wondering if the integration of two commercial products have been successfully tested, installed or validated by users? This overview gives you the answers.

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CIP4 tools and libraries

Do you want to create a JDF or XJDF file without programming? Or do you want to use software libraries to quickly create an application that can read or write (X)JDF or PrintTalk? You can find these and other tools here.

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