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JDF – An Overview. JDF Technology on One Slide JDF is a Graphic Arts Job Ticket Data Interchange Format Specification - JDF is not an Application or System.

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Page 1: JDF – An Overview. JDF Technology on One Slide JDF is a Graphic Arts Job Ticket Data Interchange Format Specification - JDF is not an Application or System.

JDF – An JDF – An Overview Overview

Page 2: JDF – An Overview. JDF Technology on One Slide JDF is a Graphic Arts Job Ticket Data Interchange Format Specification - JDF is not an Application or System.

JDF Technology on One Slide

• JDF is a Graphic Arts Job Ticket Data Interchange Format Specification - JDF is not an Application or System

• JDF is encoded in XML

• Content is referenced, not embedded

• JDF is extensible

• JDF Job Definition + JMF Messaging +JDF Capabilities + ICS Documents define the JDF Framework

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JDF on Another Slide- Goals and Requirements -

• Why JDF?

– Automation increases Efficiency

– Information allows for informed decisions

– We have a digital content workflow with a paper based management workflow – there is room for improvement!

• What does JDF enable?

– Setup a Job in the graphic arts from the view point of:

• Technical Applications

• Management Information Systems

• Customers

– Collect data that is relevant to a Job from origination to delivery

• Business Data

• Technical Data

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History of JDF

1999: Adobe, Agfa, MAN and Heidelberg form the GAT initiative with the goal of defining a job ticket for the Graphic Arts that also integrates MIS.

2000: The CIP3 Consortium takes ownership of the standard.2001: JDF 1.0 is released.2002: JDF 1.1 is released.

– Ambiguities/Bugs found in implementation were removed

– Additional Processes were added

– Consistency between diverse areas was enhanced2004: JDF 1.2 is released

– More additional processes

– Even more mature and consistent 2005: First set of ICS documents are published

JDF 1.3 will be released– More additional processes

– Even more mature and consistent

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Postpress&

Delivery

JDF in the

workflow

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The JDF Node

• Description of a generic Process– The “Verb” in JDF– Do something at a given time– Structured container for Scheduling and Auditing

• One JDF node type for both Products and Processes

Input (Resources) Output (Resources)JDFNode

Start End

TimeScheduling

Auditing

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PrintTalk – www.printtalk.org

• JDF describes the product to be produced

• PrintTalk describes the business context of the product

– Request For Quote

– Quotation

– Purchase Order

– Invoice

– Change Order

– …

• PrintTalk also contains Pricing Information

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Product Intent vs. Process Modeling

• Goal of Product Intent Description– Customers view of the “thing” they want to manufacture

– Contract Negotiation

– Process Independent

CoverCover

EndSheets

EndSheets

ReaderPages

ReaderPages

BookBook

ContentsContents

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Product Intent vs. Process Modeling

• Goal of Process Modeling – Interface between MIS and Production– Process interdependencies – Manufacturing Instruction Details

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Gray Boxes

• Incomplete Model of a Process• The MIS View of the process

– It’s only important if it affects the cost!– Thus, parameters not affecting costs are not

important

• Exact Process execution is potentially undefined– Ordering of steps is not necessarily predefined– Detailed Work Steps may be left out

• E.g. MIS knows RIPping, but not Trapping or ColorSpaceConversion

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Audit Objects in the JDF Ticket

• Logging of Job Execution– Actual times

• Start time

• End time

• Phases

• Logging of Late Changes– Resources (used 85g Paper instead of 80g)

– Consumables

• Status Summary • Event Log

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JMF Messaging

• Semi Real-time data interchange format

• Small XML structures– JDF is referenced via URL, not bound into

message

– Idea is to minimize network traffic and delay transmission of data until it is actually needed

– Send potentially interesting information as soon as it is available

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JMF Messaging

• Used for:– Plug + Play bootstrapping (Future)

– Snapshots of Job / Device status

– Dynamic job update (Change Orders)

– Job submission and Queue/QueueEntry handling

• Generally used within an Intranet

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JDF in Creative

• Specify the Context of a Page – Is it a Cover?

– Page 3 of this PDF is Page 17 of the Book

• Specify Product Details– Media to use

– Binding Options

– Color Options

• Track Times spent on Creative Work• Specify Deadlines

Postpress&

Delivery

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JDF in Asset Transfer

• Link incoming Content Filesto user Jobs

– Also useful for Advertisements

– Page 3 of this PDF is Page 17 of the Book

• Retain Preflight Information

– Preflight Profiles

– Preflight Reports

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Delivery

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• Track Milestones of a job

– All pages approved

– All plates are ready

– …

• Specify Colors to use

• Specify Deadlines

JDF in Prepress Postpress&

Delivery

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• Track Milestones of a job– All Sheets Printed

• Specify Colors to use• Specify Media

– Printer Supplied or Publisher Supplied

• Specify Amounts– Waste

– Overage

• Specify Deadlines

JDF in Press Postpress&

Delivery

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• Track Milestones of a job– Signatures have been folded

– Binding Completed

• Specify Amounts– Waste

– Overage

• Specify Packing– Pallets

– Cartons

– Boxes

– …

• Specify Deadlines

JDF in Postpress Postpress&

Delivery

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• Track Milestones of a job

– Products have been Delivered

• Specify Amounts

– Multiple “Drops” with multiple “Drop Items”

– Individual tracking of Deliveries

• Specify Deadlines

JDF in Delivery Postpress&

Delivery

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JDF – A Technical Overview JDF – A Technical Overview

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