Job Definition Format - Definition and Overview

There are several ways to specify jobs.

JDF is a standard for this application domain in the graphical arts industry. It is an XML format about job ticket, message description and message interchange. JDF was initiated by Adobe Systems, Agfa, Heidelberg and MAN Roland but handed over to CIP3 at DRUPA 2000. CIP3 then renamed itself to CIP4.

See also

• Print Production Format
• Portable Job Ticket Format
• Printing Industry Markup Language
• Internet Printing Protocol
• CUPS
• Workflow management

External links

• CIP4 (http://www.cip4.org/)
• What is JDF? (http://www.adobe.com/products/extreme/jdf.html)
• JDF papers from Agfa (http://graphics.agfa.com/news/news_drupa_2004-03-25.html)
• Technology Reports (http://xml.coverpages.org/jdf.html)