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Why You Should Join CIP4. Christian Anschütz, Membership Officer Mark Wilton, Education and Marketing Officer. What is CIP4 ?. “The International C ooperation for the I ntegration of the P rocesses in P repress, P ress and P ostpress” - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Why You Should Join CIP4
Christian Anschütz, Membership Officer
Mark Wilton, Education and Marketing Officer
What is CIP4 ?
• “The International Cooperation for the Integration of the Processes in Prepress, Press and Postpress”
• Promotion and development of the “Job Definition Format” (JDF)
• Registered in Switzerland since 2001
• CIP4 brings together vendors, consultants, and end-users in the print communications, graphic arts industry, and associated sectors, covering a variety of equipment, software, peripherals, and processes.
• Members participate in focused working groups to define the
– Job Definition Format (JDF), PrintTalk, and other standards relevant to process automation;
– to study user requirements; to test product interoperability; and to
– develop a range of JDF software development tools.
CIP4 is international
Status: May,27th 08
Started July 2000 with 40 members – Now 317 Members, 29 Countries
Who are you?
Total: 319 / Status: ;May, 27th 2008
Share of end users 27% !
Key tasks of JDF
• Order bag: Product description & production way
• Scheduler: Planning details
• Automation: Presetting information
• Status: Job tracking & controlling
• Job costing:Shop floor data collection
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JDF Integration with Prinect • drupa 2008
Benefits for vendors and consultants
• Open source tools
– Faster JDF adoption by using JDF libraries
– Benefit from standardized methodes
• Documentation
• JDF Marketplace
• Community:
– Technical working groups
– Regular Interop Meetings
– Knowledge exchange
Resources: Collaboration
• WebEx - CIP4´s key communication tool
• Document Archives
– including drafts and subject papers not available to the public
• Member Email Forum (Browser Accessible)
• Working Group Email Archives
• CIP4 Wiki
Resources: The Standards
• Job Definition Format Specification
• JDF Schema
• Printtalk Reference Implementation & Schema
• Interoperability Conformance Specifications
• Application Notes
• Print Production Format (“CIP3”)
Resources: Tools
• Software Development Kits
– Java and C++
• JDF Editor (Mac, PC, or Source)
• CheckJDF Utility
• FixJDF Utility
• Alces
• Elks
JDF Marketplace
• Publicly available resource for finding the latest information on JDF-
enabled products and services available
– JDF Jobticket Software
– JDF Workflow and MIS systems
– JMF-enabled systems and equipment
– Development tools
– JDF consulting
• Free listing for CIP4 members
• Up to 2 regular editions per year
• Maintained by the members themselves
Benefits for printers
• Get involved
– Accesss to all resources, e.g. documentation
• Community:
– Share your needs and requirements
• Business promotion
– CIP4 Cybermall
Privileged membership at reduced annual fee.
CIP4 Cybermall – Meet Your Business Partner
• Free advertising service
• Multilingual
• Multiple sales areas
• No need to own JDF enabled
products -appropriate for
– Printers, bookbinders and
prepress services
– Consultancy, services, institutes,
associations
– vendors
Join our multilingual user forums!
• Share your thoughts, needs and
requirements with more than 156
vendors worldwide.
• You do not need to be a technical or
JDF expert!
• Available in Spanish, French,
German, English, Japanese
Resources: Learning
• Open JDF Tutorials
• JDF Tutorial Slides
• Introduction to CIP4/JDF/JMF
• FAQ
• Glossary of Terms
• JDF Expert Certificate Program
– English (IPA)
– Spanish (TAJMAR)
• BRIDG’s Managers Guide to JDF
Resources: Document Archives
• White Papers
– General
– Business/ROI
– Case Study
– Integration/Technical
• Presentations
CIP4 Membership
• $150 USD/Year for Associate class membership– Includes all faculty and staff
– Access to 30+ working groups and committees
– Member Directory
– Interop Events
– Email Archive
– Sample JDF and JMF instances
– Pre-release copies of standard
– Marketing Opportunities for Continuing Education
– Resume or position postings in JDF Bulletin
CIP4 Membership
• $3000 USD/Year for Full class membership– Includes all of the above plus …
– Interop participation
– Option to participate in JDF Parks and Pavilions at major events (ex. drupa, Ipex, IGAS, Print, and Graph Expo)
– Speaking opportunities
– Free listings in JDF Marketplace, JDF Matrix, and Cybermall
– Business Networking Group mingles, summits and other programs
– Access to JDF product certification testing program
– Right to use JDF tools (ex. SDKs) in commercial products
CIP4 Membership
• $15,000 USD/Year for Partner class membership– Includes all of the above plus …
– Guaranteed seat on the CIP4 Advisory Board
How to apply…
• At the JDF Experience reception desk
• Online at http://www.cip4.org/members/application_form/
