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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CIP4's 48th. Face-to-Face Interop: Girona Spain

April 13-17, 2026

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CIP4 publishes a new version of the Integrated Digital Printing ICS

Integrated Digital Printing ICS (version 1.8) has been published

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CIP4 publishes a guide to introduce JDF

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2025 CIP4/Hochschule der Medien Workflow Symposium

HdM & CIP4 jointly host a workflow symposium in Stuttgart

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CIP4's 47th. Face-to-Face Interop: Venlo Netherlands

October 6-10, 2025

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CIP4 publishes a new version of the Quality Control ICS documents

Quality Control ICS 2.2 published

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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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