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JDF Specification 1.7.pdf (29Mb) | XJDF Specification 2.1.pdf (29Mb) | PrintTalk Specification 2.1.pdf (3.3Mb) | CIP3 PPF Spec 3.0.pdf (1Mb) |
Further information
Here you will find links to more detailed, and technical information regarding the CIP4 data formats. For each of these formats we give a short introduction as well as the current specification. The JDF and XJDF specification includes the messaging formats JMF and XJMF respectively. Moreover, examples for these formats can be found there. Please click on one of the sub-topics.
Links to sub-topics
- Job Definition Format (JDF) - version 1.7 (2020)
- Exchange JDF (XJDF) - version 2.1 (2020)
- PrintTalk - version 2.1 (2020)
- Print Production Format (PPF/CIP3) - version 3.0 (2000)
- Portable Document Format (PDF) Metadata - (2010/2019)
- Interoperability Conformance Specifications (ICS)
- Specification Archive