Additional Resources of Information
Below the Books section you will find the Slides section, next White Papers and then Videos.
Books

Unfortunately, there are only few books on CIP4 topics. We have listed four, even if it looks a bit more at first sight.
- Workflow Automation (English)
- Standards in Media Production (German, Chinese)
- XJDF (English)
- JDF Workflow (English, French, German, Russian, Spanish)
We have indicated the respective translations individually in the overview below. The German, Spanish and the Russian version of "JDF Workflow" can be downloaded for free.
Below the Books section you will find the Slides section, next White Papers and then Videos.
XJDF - Exchange Job Definition Format
Standards in der Medienproduktion
媒体生产标准
Der JDF-Workflow
JDF Workflow
JDF-Рабочий поток
Le Flux JDF
Flujo de Trabajo JDF
Slides

The presentations were created for certain events such as seminars, fairs, congresses, etc. The respective creators of the presentations are responsible for the content. CIP4 does not guarantee the accuracy of the slides.
Workflow Automation

Definition Workflow, Metadata, Process-Resource Model, (X)JDF/(X)JMF
2023 PDF
2023 PowerPoint pptx
CIP4 and JDF: 15 years dedicated to graphic industries workflow automation

JDF, XJDF, PrintTalk, PDF Metadata
2016 PDF
XJDF for Developers

Details of XJDF are explained and many examples of code snippets are presented.
2017 PDF
White Papers

The following CIP4 white papers present some aspects of(X)JDF in a concise way to give you an easy introduction to this complex subject. The aim is to provide you with a technical overview of a specific topic in just a few pages.
XJDF - The evolution of JDF
Differences between JDF and XJDF
2015 web page
XJDF and JDF Side by Side
Differences and similarities between JDF and XJDF using the example of ConventionalPrinting job
2017 web page
XJDF – Building blocks for the “Printing Industry 4.0"

Published 2022
CIP4 BVDM collaboration on XJDF white paper on Printing Industry 4.0.
Please, feel free to download our whitepaper XJDF - Building blocks for the "Printing Industry 4.0. It is aimed both at users in print shops and at software and interface developers in the supply industry.
Videos und Tutorials

There are currently three entries in this section: The first video shows and explains the type of work done at an Interop face-to-face meeting. In the next, Dr. Rainer Prosi, CIP4's Chief Technical Officer, discusses CIP4 technologies of (X)JDF and their impact in the printing industry. The last post is a link to the CIP4 expert training videos. It is a series of 13 videos that explains in detail the basic features of JDF and its applications.
Twice a year, CIP4 organizes Face-to-Face meetings: InterOps.
XJDF, INDUSTRY 4.0, CIP4, PRINECT - Dr. Rainer Prosi · Heidelberg/CIP4
The CIP4 expert training videos can be viewed or downloaded from the the tutorial page on Confluence. Please follow the link.