CIP3--Digitizing Prepress, Delivering Promise

PostScript was seen as the most commonly used file format. Due to its nature, it was well-suited to serve the CIP3 semantics needs. The PPF file is syntactically identical to a PostScript file and adheres to the PostScript specifications. A PPF file can be part of the PostScript file that is consumed by the RIP to create images, but can also live on its own. A native PostScript interpreter will neglect the information found in the PPF.