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Seybold Seminar Amsterdam 2004
CIP4 JDF Intensive
7-Minutes with a JDF Vendor
Jef Mertens
Marketing Mgr :Apogee
Agfa-Gevaert N.V. - Mortsel
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Agfa and CIP4
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Long standing tradition
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Agfa is actively driving the standard
Contributing to CIP4 C++ toolkit
First Prepress system JDF implementation in 2002
Participating and chairing differents workgroups
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Involved in CIP3 for the PPF format definition
Support for the Adobe PJTF format
One of the 4 initiators of JDF
Founding Member of CIP4
(Prepress, MIS, Testing)
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Connecting the islands through JDF/JMF
Faster
Approvals
Earlier
Invoice
24/24h
Accessible
Improved
Planning
Better
Service
Better
Control
Reduce
Re-Keying
Easier
Tracking
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Less
Mistakes
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CIP4 interoperability tests
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Scope:
Full JDF specification
Full production workflow
from genesis to completion
Industry-wide
standardization effort through a
structured appraoch
Large industry support
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Products
participating
Pairs tested
May
2003
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Sept.
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Dec.
2003
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Test Matrix results
Producers
Consumers
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:ApogeeX 3.0 Connectivity
Prepress Workflow
Product Definition
(Creation, MIS, …)
Prepress Control
Adobe “Albion”
Agfa :Delano
Agfa :Delano
DALiM
MiSTRAL/PRiNTEMPO
CERM CERM6
EFI Hagen OA*
Process Info
Status
Graphisoft Integrale*
HDM Prinect Prinance
Prepress Production
GlobalGraphics Harlequin
Screen TrueFlow
Job Content
Job Intent
Hiflex Print
NovaVison PrintVis
OCSL Optimus 2020
Prism WIN MIS
Shuttleworth MIS
Plate Info
Ink Preview
Tharstern TharsternSQL
Printplus
Layout Marks
Color Info
Job Status
Control
Imposition / Step & Repeat
Dynagram Dynastrip
HDM SignaStation/-Pack
Production Control
Ppi Media printnet
LithoTechnics Metrix
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OneVision Speedflow
Impose
Grafitec Pollycontrol
HDM Prinect System
KBA Logotronic Pro (JDF
Link)*
Creo Pandora
Creo Preps
Press Control
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MAN Roland Pecom
*testing in progress
live demo at drupa 2004
:Delano 1.2 Connectivity
Project Management
Prepress Production
Agfa :ApogeeX
Creo Prinergy (currently not via
JDF)
Proofing
Prepress Job &
Tracking
GlobalGraphics Harlequin
Product Definition
(Creation, MIS, …)
Adobe “Albion”
Job Intent
HDM Prinect Prinance
Hiflex Print
OCSL Optimus 2020
Job Status
Control
Production Control
Ppi Media printnet
live demo at drupa 2004
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JDF Features in ApogeeX
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AX
3.0
Administrative information
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MIS job with single part
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Layout + populated runlist
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JDF 1.2
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MIS job with multiple part
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JMF communication (job/status)
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Import Layout in Impose TP
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Stripping (MIS Imposition)
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Press ticket
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JDF ExportJefto
prepress
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