Initial IP draft versions of JDF 1.7, XJDF 2.1 and PrintTalk 2.1 are now available for download at:
All three specifications are incremental updates with respect to their predecessor specifications:
JDF 1.7 is an incremental upgrade that contains detail changes with respect to JDF 1.6.
XJDF 2.1 is an incremental upgrade that contains detail changes with respect to XJDF 2.0.
PrintTalk 2.1 is an incremental upgrade that contains detail changes with respect to PrintTalk 2.0.
These are the initial specification review specifications as called for in section IV of the CIP4 intellectual Property Policy which can be found at:
https://www.cip4.org/files/cip4/documents/2005-06-03_CIP4_IP_Policy.pdf
Please review the specification drafts carefully and post comments as Adobe fdf files in the tables at
The initial 60 day review period ends on January 2 2020. Minor technical and editorial modifications may still be applied and will be tracked in the CIP4 issue tracking system: https://jira.cip4.org
CIP4 aims to publish all specifications simultaneously, therefore PrintTalk 2.1 is being updated to 2.1 although very few technical changes are anticipated due to the fact that PrintTalk 2.0 has just recently been released.
Thanks to everyone who has invested in making JDF 1.7, XJDF 2.1 and PrintTalk 2.1 happen!
CIP4 is pleased to announce the release of PrintTalk 2.0, the latest iteration of the PrintTalk standard and the first to be based on XJDF 2.0.It is available at: PrintTalk
PrintTalk is an XML standard that is maintained by CIP4 and provides a single format for Print Providers to collaboratively communicate Business Transactions and specifications of Print Products both with their Print Buyers and among themselves.
The final specification review version of PrintTalk 2.0 is now available for download at:
https://confluence.cip4.org/download/attachments/15663320/PrintTalk%20Specification%202.0-IP-4.pdf
A detailed list of modifications - mostly minor and editorial - can be found at:
PrintTalk 2.0 IP Review
This is the 4th and final call for review of PrintTalk 2.0 according the CIP4 Intellectual Property Policy:
V. Publication Specification Review:
A final draft of each proposed Specification will be distributed to all Members for review not less than 60 days prior to final acceptance and publication of such Specification and the Member agrees to give, for all patent claims necessary to implement any area of the Specification, via email to the Secretariat@cip4.org, prior to the expiration of the 60-day review period(…)
The review period commences now and continues until October 19 2019.
Please let me know if you have any Intellectual Property related to PrintTalk 2.0 and if so which of the options you choose to grant:
A.) When requested, Member will grant a license to any such patent claim, at any time issued,
without compensation, to any applicant, regardless of competitive status, desiring to utilize
the license for the purpose of implementing the Specification; or
B.) When requested, Member will grant a license to any such patent claimant any time issued, to
any applicant, regardless of competitive status, under fair and reasonable terms and conditions,
to utilize the license for the purpose of implementing the Specification; or
C.) For each patent claim, at any time issued, that is necessary to implement areas of the Specification,
the Member is not willing to comply with or to give assurances under "A" or "B".
The pre booking date for the hotel www.tanneurs.com expires on September 2. After this date we cannot guarantee any booking in this hotel.
Please mention the code "meeting CIP4 - Océ" in the reservation made by mail to the following address: info@tanneurs.com
The final working draft version of PrintTalk 2.0 is now available for download at:
https://confluence.cip4.org/download/attachments/15663320/PrintTalk%20Specification%202.0-IP-3.pdf
A detailed list of modifications - mostly minor and editorial - can be found at:
https://confluence.cip4.org/display/PUB/PrintTalk+2.0+IP+Review
This is the 3rd call for review of PrintTalk 2.0 according to the CIP4 Intellectual Property Policy:
V. Publication Specification Review:
After reviewing the suggested changes received from any Member and incorporating such revisions as deemed reasonable, the CTO will submit the final working draft for approval by the Technical Steering Committee and all working group members for comments and IP review within a specified period which shall be not less than 45 days.
The review period commences now and continues until July 27 2019.
Please let me know if you have any Intellectual Property related to PrintTalk 2.0 and if so which of the options you choose to grant:
A.) When requested, Member will grant a license to any such patent claim, at any time issued,
without compensation, to any applicant, regardless of competitive status, desiring to utilize
the license for the purpose of implementing the Specification; or
B.) When requested, Member will grant a license to any such patent claimant any time issued, to
any applicant, regardless of competitive status, under fair and reasonable terms and conditions,
to utilize the license for the purpose of implementing the Specification; or
C.) For each patent claim, at any time issued, that is necessary to implement areas of the Specification,
the Member is not willing to comply with or to give assurances under "A" or "B".
The deadline for registering with the hotel for the interop #36: Copenhagen, Denmark is rapidly approaching.
If you have not yet registered and intend to participate, please register both at the hotel and in confluence at #36: Copenhagen, Denmark.
See you in Copenhagen!
The specification IP version #2 of PrintTalk 2.0 is now available for download at:
https://confluence.cip4.org/download/attachments/45384094/PrintTalk%20Specification%202.0-IP-2.pdf
This is the second IP review according to CIP4s IP Policy:
V. Publication Specification Review: At least 30 days prior to when the CTO intends to declare that no further substantive changes will be made to the working draft of a Specification, the CTO will make a “Call for final changes to the draft.” During that period all Members are encouraged to review the working draft for patent claims that they may hold that are necessary for the implementation of any area of the Specification.
PrintTalk 2.0 is an improved version of PrintTalk 1.5. The major change is the use of XJDF for product description rather than JDF 1.5.
Please review the specification draft carefully and post intellectual property related comments as Adobe fdf files in the tables at PrintTalk 2.0 IP Review.
The 30 day review period ends on March 23 2019. Minor technical and editorial modifications may still be applied and will be tracked in the CIP4 issue tracking system: https://jira.cip4.org/projects/PTK
Thanks to everyone who has invested in making PrintTalk 2.0 happen!
The initial IP draft version of PrintTalk 2.0 is now available for download at:
https://confluence.cip4.org/download/attachments/45384094/PrintTalk%20Specification%202.0-IP-1.pdf
PrintTalk 2.0 is an improved version of PrintTalk 1.5. The major change is the use of XJDF for product description rather than JDF 1.5.
Please review the specification draft carefully and post intellectual property related comments as Adobe fdf files in the tables at PrintTalk 2.0 IP Review.
The initial 60 day review period ends on February 19 2019. Minor technical and editorial modifications may still be applied and will be tracked in the CIP4 issue tracking system: https://jira.cip4.org/projects/PTK
Thanks to everyone who has invested in making PrintTalk 2.0 happen!
The next annual CIP4 general meeting will be held at the Copenhagen Interop on Wednesday March 27.
Remote participation will be available. More details soon.
There will be a face to face technical workgroup meeting at the Heidelberg Shinagawa site: https://goo.gl/maps/uyDVnHxFbYC2
This is a follow-up of the IGAS JTWG meeting on July 31st.
I hope to see many of you again in Shinagawa!
Preliminary Agenda:
Note that the times are guesses – we willput in a 15 minute break in the middle to clear our heads.
14:00 – Arrive and Introduce participants
14:15 – Requirements of JDF/XJDF from Japan
14:30 – Report from the Boulder Interop
- Status XJDF
- Status JDF
- Status PrintTalk
- Next versions (time line)
15:00 – ICS Status
- Print Procurement (XJDF/PrintTalk)
- Quality Control (XJDF/XJMF/PrintTalk)
- IDP(JDF/XJDF)
16:00 – Digital Finishing in IDP
- XJDF translation of best practice complex example
- Discussion of a pipe ICS for near-line communication
16:45 Next steps and adjourn
Directions
The next Interop: Public Space#35: Boulder, USA will be from
September 17-21 2018
The focus topics are still in the make - be sure to check the interop page.
And don't forget to register at https://confluence.cip4.org/display/PUB/%2335%3A+Boulder%2C+USA
Due to the reduction of the number of work groups, we need to reorganize the membership rules for the Technical Steering Comittee (TSC)
If any active CIP4 member is interested in joining the TSC, please send an informal email to secretariat@cip4.org stating this intention.
Requirements for TSC membership:
- Active participation in TSC phone conferences
- Active participation in interop meetings and TSC face to face meetings (Joining most interops is sufficient)
- Technical interest and proficiency with JDF, XJDF, PrintTalk etc. at a reasonable level. (No formal tests required)
- Non-partisan technical interest in the developments of CIP4
The current TSC will review the applications by early June 2018 and unless we have a deluge of applications, I anticipate that any reasonable application will be accepted.
CIP4 is pleased to announce the releases of a new version of the Job Description Format (JDF) specification. The Version 1.6 specification is now available at www.cip4.org. In addition to incorporating a number of technical enhancements and additions, this new version is backward compatible with JDF 1.5 and previous versions. CIP4 has also begun the process of creating an online Integration Matrix enabling JDF users to quickly identify vendor pairings that have already been successfully integrated, a tool that will be helpful to users seeking new solutions to integrate within an existing business and/or production workflow.
CIP4 is pleased to announce the release of XJDF, the latest iteration of the JDF standard. XJDF is designed to simplify workflow automation by making it easier to both implement, and validate with the use of standard XML tools. CIP4 has developed XJDF to build upon, and improve, based upon historical experience with the JDF standard over the past nearly two decades. The new standard will coexist in parallel with JDF 1.6, which is being released simultaneously. This concurrent release of both versions offers industry stakeholders the option to incorporate JDF, XJDF or a combination of the two into their product offerings and/or production environments.
The integration matrix at https://cip4.org/jdfwork/jdf-integration-matrix/jdf-matrix-application.html is still sparsely populated.
We will have someone on site to update the matrix in real time. If you are coming to the interop please be prepared with a list of your companies products and the respective products that you integrate with.
If you are not coming to the interop please download and send the form to secretariat@cip4.org so that we have a basis to work on.