JDF Specification for Open Source Digital Printing (Proposed) Version 1.3 Claudia Alimpich IBM Printing Systems Division Boulder CO 303-924-4418 [email protected] 10/11/2002 1. Changes made to this specification................................................................................................................................................5 2. Items to add to specification in the future ....................................................................................................................................6 3. Terminology and Definitions .........................................................................................................................................................7 4. Introduction to JDF........................................................................................................................................................................8 What is JDF?.........................................................................................................................................................................................8 Elements in a JDF Job Ticket................................................................................................................................................................8 Structure of a JDF Job Ticket..............................................................................................................................................................10 Comments in a Job Ticket....................................................................................................................................................................10 5. Use of JDF by Open Source Digital Printing..............................................................................................................................11 How Open Source Digital Printing will use JDF ................................................................................................................................11 Elements of an Open Source Digital Printing JDF Job Ticket............................................................................................................11 Structure of an Open Source Digital Printing JDF Job Ticket............................................................................................................11 6. Fundamentals of JDF ...................................................................................................................................................................14 JDF Node ............................................................................................................................................................................................14 Resources and ResourcePool ..............................................................................................................................................................14 Resource Links and ResourceLinkPool ...............................................................................................................................................15 Resource References............................................................................................................................................................................16 Partitionable Resources ......................................................................................................................................................................17 Using Resource References and Partitionable Resources...................................................................................................................19 Resource Update .................................................................................................................................................................................20 7. JDF Supported by Open Source Digital Printing ......................................................................................................................22 Batch....................................................................................................................................................................................................23 Billing Code.........................................................................................................................................................................................23 Binding ................................................................................................................................................................................................23 Black Overprint ...................................................................................................................................................................................24 Class ....................................................................................................................................................................................................25 Collate .................................................................................................................................................................................................25 Comment/Description of Job...............................................................................................................................................................26 Covers..................................................................................................................................................................................................26 Cutting.................................................................................................................................................................................................28 Delivery Method ..................................................................................................................................................................................29 Destination or Physical Printer Requested .........................................................................................................................................30 Document File Format ........................................................................................................................................................................30 Document File Name...........................................................................................................................................................................31 File Type..............................................................................................................................................................................................33 Fit Policy .............................................................................................................................................................................................33 Folding ................................................................................................................................................................................................34 Hold Job ..............................................................................................................................................................................................36 Image Shift Back Side..........................................................................................................................................................................36 Image Shift Front Side.........................................................................................................................................................................37 Input Tray Name..................................................................................................................................................................................38 Input Tray Number ..............................................................................................................................................................................39 Insert Folded Sheet..............................................................................................................................................................................40 Insert Sheet..........................................................................................................................................................................................40 Interleave Sheets..................................................................................................................................................................................41 Job Created By ....................................................................................................................................................................................42 Job Creation Date/Time ......................................................................................................................................................................42 Job ID..................................................................................................................................................................................................43 Job Modification Date/Time................................................................................................................................................................43 Job